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PGA Tour Pulls 2026 Sentry From Kapalua After Drought Cripples Course

Drought-driven water limits left the Plantation Course unfit for Tour play, leaving the 2026 opener's venue undecided.

FILE - A Kapalua Ridge Villas sign is viewed on Oct. 3, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)
KAPALUA, MAUI, HAWAII - JANUARY 05: Players walk along the 18th hole during the final round of The Sentry at The Plantation Course at Kapalua on January 5, 2025 in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Tour cited drought, conservation mandates, agronomic damage and island logistics in ruling out Kapalua for the Jan. 8–11 signature event.
  • No replacement site or date has been named, while the Sony Open in Honolulu remains on schedule the following week.
  • The Tour’s agronomy team found the Plantation Course "significantly compromised" during an early-September inspection.
  • Kapalua closed the Plantation and Bay courses on Sept. 2 for at least 60 days to aid recovery after state-imposed irrigation cuts through the Honokōhau ditch.
  • A lawsuit filed Aug. 18 by Kapalua’s owner alleges Maui Land & Pineapple failed to maintain the water-delivery system, a claim the company disputes.