Season opener cancelled after PGA fails to find new venue

Season opener cancelled after PGA fails to find new venue

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Due to a lack of a suitable location for The Sentry, The PGA Tour has decided to postpone its 2026 season-opening event in Hawaii.

Due to the island’s severe weather, the tournament, scheduled for 8 to 11 January, had to be moved from Kapalua’s Plantation Course.

However, the PGA Tour claimed that due to “logistical challenges” including “shipping deadlines, tournament infrastructure, and vendor support, it was unable to play the tournament because it had been evaluated for alternative locations in Hawaii and beyond.”

The Sony Open will now take place in Honolulu, Hawaii, between January 15 and January 18 at the Waialae Country Club.

The Sentry moved from California to Maui in 1999, and the tour switched from a calendar-year schedule to a new one in 2024. Between 1986 and 2013, the Tour began the season there.

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Source: BBC

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