PGA forced to move opening event from Kapalua

PGA Tour Pulls Plug on Kapalua; The Sentry on the Move in 2026

In a surprising move, the PGA Tour has announced that The Sentry will not be contested at its long-standing home of the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Maui for the 2026 season. The decision marks a clear break in tradition: Kapalua has been the calendar-year opening stop on the PGA Tour since 1999 (except for one anomaly in 2001).The PGA Tour attributes the move to worsening drought conditions on Maui, increasingly stringent water conser…

PGA forced to move opening event from Kapalua

The PGA Tour said Tuesday it is leaving Kapalua Resort in Hawaii for its season opener after determining the drought and a water dispute that has left the golf course baked and brown from lack of irrigation cannot be ready…