The PGA Tour confirms exit from Hawaii for 2027 season

The final PGA Tour event in Hawaii may have already been played.The tour will not return to Hawaii in 2027, the PGA Tour confirmed to The Athletic, ending a half-century-long relationship with the islands that often kicked off the PGA Tour season.Since 1999, the season has opened with The Sentry in Maui, followed by the Sony Open in Oahu — until this year, when a water dispute led to grass dying at the Sentry’s host , the Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf.Instead, the Sony Open began the 2026 PGA Tour season.Advertisement