When it comes to the future of the PGA Tourand specifically the 2027 PGA Tour season, a lot is up in the air. But on Monday we got an official look at the new schedule, and it’s not good news for golf fans in Hawaii.
The PGA Tour’s Hawaii swing is no more. Both the traditional season-opening event at Kapalua and the Sony Open in Hawaii won’t be contested next year, at least not as PGA Tour events.
The Tour confirmed the news following early reports from Associated Press AND Sports Business Journal.
Here’s what you need to know.
The PGA Tour confirms that Hawaii will not be on the 2027 schedule
The Sentry, formerly known as the Sentry Tournament of Champions, was held from 1999-2025 at the Kapalua Plantation Course. For many years, it acted as the official PGA Tour season opener.
But starting next year, the tournament will no longer serve that purpose.
The PGA Tour confirmed the development in a statement released Monday night.
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“We are grateful to The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua Resort, Maui County and the State of Hawaii for their longtime support of our PGA Tour season-opening event,” the statement read, “as well as the fans, partners and volunteers throughout Maui who have supported the event throughout the years.”
The news of the tour’s end comes after the 2026 event controversially canceled due to course conditions regarding Maui water issues.
Sentry’s tour sponsorship with the PGA Tour runs through 2035. Sports Business Journal reports that the company could potentially take over sponsorship for the late January event at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
As for the Sony Open, the Tour revealed that they are in discussions to turn it into a PGA Tour Champions event.
The news comes as the Tour plans to revise its 2027 schedule. CEO Brian Rolapp has stated that the hope is to reduce the total number of tournaments, while simultaneously bringing several events to major markets.
