The PGA Tour plans to haven’t any occasions in Hawaii for the primary time in 63 years after this 12 months’s season opener in Maui was cancelled due to drought situations.
The Sentry was scheduled for 8-11 January on the Plantation Course in Kapalua, however had to be scrapped because the course didn’t resolve a water rights dispute with one other native firm.
An alternate venue couldn’t be discovered so the season made a much less ceremonious begin on 15 January with the Sony Open at Waialae Nation Membership in Honolulu.
That occasion on Oahu has historically been paired with The Sentry, permitting golfers a two-week keep within the Pacific, however the PGA Tour is contemplating shifting it to the Champions Tour alongside the Mitsubishi Electrical Championship at Hualalai.
Sentry Insurance coverage’s occasion sponsorship deal runs to 2035 and PGA executives have reportedly visited Torrey Pines in San Diego with a view to transferring the title sponsorship as that occasion’s partnership with Farmers Insurance coverage is predicted to finish this 12 months.
The Sentry was previously generally known as the Match of Champions and served because the PGA Tour’s season opener from 1986-2013 and 2024-25.
It sometimes boasted the highest 50 gamers from the ultimate FedEx Cup standings and all winners from the earlier season.
The PGA Tour has hosted at the least one occasion in Hawaii every year because the Sony Open started in 1965.
It mentioned extra particulars in regards to the 2027 schedule might be shared at a later date.
