The first tee shot of the PGA Tour season has long sounded like a postcard: sun rays spilling across Kapalua’s Plantation Course, whales breaching off the coast, and players easing into January with a champions-only field (Signature event) and the island breeze at their backs. That chapter is paused for 2026 after the PGA Tour announced that the Plantation Course will not host The Sentry because of drought-related water restrictions and agronomic concerns, forcing the Plantation and Bay courses into recovery measures and prompting the Tour to look elsewhere in Hawaii.

The tournament’s island identity matters: fans, broadcasters, and players expect a Hawaiian backdrop. With Kapalua unavailable, the Tour’s most credible alternatives are courses that have already staged professional tourna

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