Pendrith earned his way to Kapalua for the first time thanks to his win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last May. That victory vaulted him up and into the top 50 of the FedEx Cup standings, where he remained for the rest of the season. He even made it to East Lake for the Tour Championship, his first time doing so.

Pendrith's Sunday albatross was the first at The Sentry in 26 years, but his personal tally is considerably higher.

It was barely caught on camera, but Taylor Pendrith made history early in the final round of the PGA Tour's season opener.

Starting now, you can divide the 27-year history of Kapalua hosting a PGA Tour event into two distinct eras: The pre-albatross era, which is everything before Sunday, and the post-albatross era, which is everything after Taylor Pendrith's remarkable 2 on the 520-yard par-5 fifth.

Taylor Pendrith didn't win The Sentry on Sunday, but he will go home with distinction. Pendrith recorded the first albatross in tournament history at Kapalua, which began hosting the PGA Tour's season opener in 1999,

Taylor Pendrith had an albatross on the par-5 fifth hole from 203 yards, marking the first at The Sentry since the event moved to Kapalua in 1999. It is the 142nd on Tour since 1983. There were five last season, most recently by Nick Hardy at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship (R2/No. 17).