The PGA Tour has officially cancelled its 2026 season-opening event, The Sentry, after failing to find a replacement venue for the tournament originally scheduled to be held on the Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui.
The event, which was slated for January 8–11, was forced to relocate due to severe drought conditions on the island. However, after evaluating several potential alternatives both within Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland, the Tour concluded that logistical challenges — including tight shipping deadlines, infrastructure limitations, and vendor availability — made it impossible to stage the event elsewhere.
“The PGA Tour has assessed alternate venues in Hawaii and beyond,” the organization said in a statement. “Unfortunately, due to logistical constraints, the tournament will not be played in 2026.”
As a result, the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, running from January 15–18, will now serve as the first official event of the 2026 PGA Tour season.
The Sentry has long held a unique place on the PGA Tour calendar. Originally based in California before moving to Maui in 1999, it served as the traditional season opener between 1986 and 2013. The event reclaimed that spot in 2024 when the Tour reverted to a calendar-year schedule.
The 2025 edition of The Sentry was won by Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, marking one of his most dominant performances in recent memory.
The tournament typically features a limited field of champions — including the top 50 players from the previous season’s FedExCup standings and winners of Tour events — and serves as an early showcase of golf’s elite talent.
While Tour officials have not confirmed whether The Sentry will return in 2027, discussions are reportedly ongoing about identifying a new long-term host site that can maintain the event’s prestige and logistical feasibility amid increasingly unpredictable climate conditions in Hawaii.