When it comes to the future of the PGA Tour, and specifically the 2027 PGA Tour season, a lot is up in the air. But on Monday we gained some official insight into the new schedule, and it’s not good news for Hawaii golf fans.
The PGA Tour’s Hawaii swing is no more. Both the traditional season-opening event at Kapalua and the Sony Open in Hawaii will not be contested next year, at least not as PGA Tour events.
The Tour confirmed the news following early reports from the Associated Press and Sports Business Journal.
Here’s what you need to know.
PGA Tour confirms Hawaii will not be on 2027 schedule
The Sentry, formerly known as the Sentry Tournament of Champions, ran from 1999-2025 at Kapalua’s Plantation Course. For many years, it acted as the official PGA Tour season opener.
But beginning next year, the tournament will not 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 season-opening PGA Tour event,” the statement read, “as well as the fans, partners and volunteers across Maui who have supported the event throughout the years.”
The news of the tournament’s end comes after the 2026 event was controversially cancelled due to course conditions related to water issues in Maui.
Sentry’s tournament sponsorship with the PGA Tour runs through 2035. Sports Business Journal reports that the company could potentially take over the 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 overhaul the 2027 schedule. CEO Brian Rolapp has stated the hope is to decrease the total number of tournaments, while bringing some events to big markets.
