The PGA Tour is canceling its season opener at The Sentry instead of finding a replacement course for the water-deprived Kapalua course on Maui, the first time a tournament has been canceled since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

The Sony Open in Honolulu will be the first tournament of 2026 on Jan. 15-18, the latest start to a year since the PGA Tour was formed in 1969.

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The Sentry has been canceled outright for 2026, it was announced Wednesday, after officials had explored moving it from Kapalua due to drought issues. Instead, the Sony Open will be the PGA Tour's season-opening event Jan. 15 to 18

The Sony Open is in its last year of title sponsorship, leaving Hawaii's place on the PGA Tour schedule in doubt after this year

The Sentry has been the first PGA Tour e

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