A hui hou, Hawaii.
The PGA Tour will not begin its 2027 season at Kapalua, nor will it return to Hawaii in the coming future, the Tour confirmed Monday to Golfweek. Sports Business Journal and the Associated Press first reported the news, saying the Sony Open was also departing the Tour’s schedule, though reports say the event may become a PGA Tour Champions event in the future.
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But it’s official, as The Sentry at Kapalua will not return to the PGA Tour schedule in 2027. Sentry, which has an agreement with the Tour through 2035, is a frontrunner to take over sponsorship of the Tour’s event at Torrey Pines, which lost Farmers as its title sponsor after the 2026 event. Kapalua has hosted the Tour’s season-opening event since 1999.
“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, as well as the fans, partners and volunteers across Maui who have supported the event throughout the years,” the Tour said in a statement to SBJ and the AP. “The PGA Tour will share more details regarding its 2027 schedule at a later date.”
Fans watch as Jordan Spieth chip on the 13th green during the first round of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club.
Stephanie Smith, Sentry’s chief marketing & brand officer and chief golf partnership officer, told SBJ and the AP: “We are proud to have sponsored The Sentry in Kapalua for eight years. We have said from the beginning, we love Maui and Maui is a Sentry community not unlike our hometown of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. We cherish the friends and partnerships we have formed over the past several years. Our commitment to the island runs deep, and we remain committed to being active in the community.”
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Hideki Matsuyama won the final edition of the Sentry at Kapalua in 2025, birdieing the final hole to set a PGA Tour scoring record of 35 under par. There was no tournament held this year due to a water dispute at the property, with the season opening at the Sony in mid-January, which Chris Gotterup won.
The Sony Open dates to 1965 but has been played concurrently since 1971. Next season is set to be the first in 56 years without a PGA Tour event in the state.
The Tour confirmed to SBJ about the Sony’s possible move to the PGA Tour Champions schedule. The senior tour has opened its season at Hualalai every year since 1997.
The only event confirmed on the Tour’s 2027 schedule is the American Express, set for Jan. 21-24.
And for the first time in three decades, the season will not begin in Hawaii.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour leaving Hawaii after 56 years in 2027, per reports
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