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Aloha, PGA Tour. Hawaii Will Be without a Tour Event in 2027 for the First Time in 56 Years
The move ends a 56-year Hawaii run as the tour shifts its season opener and weighs new homes for the Sentry and Sony Open.
- The PGA Tour will vacate Hawaii in 2027 for the first time in 56 years, ending a season-opening tradition in the Pacific Ocean. The tour confirmed the decision on Monday.
- High operational costs, including shipping equipment to Maui, drove the departure. Staff at Kapalua, operated by Troon Golf, were notified Monday that the resort would not host the tour again.
- Sentry, the Wisconsin-based sponsor, expressed pride in its eight-year run at Kapalua. Chief marketing officer Stephanie Smith said, "We cherish the friends and partnerships we have formed."
- The Sony Open on Oahu faces its final sponsorship year and may shift to the PGA Tour Champions schedule, potentially pairing with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship on the Big Island.
- Torrey Pines in San Diego has emerged as the most likely future home for The Sentry, with executives attending the venue this year. The tour will release additional 2027 schedule details later.
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Aloha, PGA Tour. Hawaii will be without a tour event in 2027 for the first time in 56 years - The Morning Sun
The PGA Tour will not be in Hawaii in 2027 for the first time in 56 years as it moves toward a revamped schedule that no longer will start the season in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Sentry was canceled last January on drought-stricken Maui when the grass on the Plantation course at Kapalua was dying due to restrictions brought on by a dispute with the company in charge of a century-old water delivery system. Two staff members at Kapalua,…
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Aloha, PGA Tour. Hawaii will be without a tour event in 2027 for the first time in 56 years
The PGA Tour is bidding aloha to Hawaii on its schedule. The Sentry at Kapalua was canceled last January because of a water dispute that kept the Plantation course from being ready in time.
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