Water restrictions due to drought conditions in Hawaii could put the PGA Tour’s season-opening event in peril, after it was revealed this week the course that hosts the event will close for two months to spur recovery.

Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii has hosted the PGA Tour’s season-opening event, the Sentry, every January since 1999. But the resort will close to golfers for 60 days starting Tuesday, Sept. 2, to address an extended stretch of water restrictions that has limited the resort’s ability to water its Bay and Plantation courses properly.

In a statement released to the press, Kapalua general manager Alex Nakajima said the decision to close “was not made lightly,” noting that the decision to reopen on Nov. 1 would be revisited on Oct. 15, pending the condition of the course.

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