water-starved condition of the course<\/a>.<\/p>\nA news release from the PGA Tour sent to Hawai\u02bbi Journalism Initiative did not give any indication on the future of The Sentry tournament that has been held at Kapalua every year since 1999.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince it first became a possibility that the PGA Tour would not be able to play at The Plantation Course at Kapalua due to the ongoing drought conditions on Maui, we worked closely with our partners at Sentry to assess options for contesting The Sentry in 2026,\u201d PGA Tour Chief Competitions Officer Tyler Dennis said in a news release. \u201cWhile it is unfortunate to arrive at this decision, we are appreciative of the collaboration and dedication from Sentry Insurance, a tremendous partner of ours.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sept. 16 announcement from the Tour said that due to ongoing drought conditions on Maui, water conservation requirements, agronomic conditions and logistical challenges, The Plantation Course at Kapalua would not be able to host The Sentry in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After assessing alternate venues in Hawai\u02bbi and beyond, the Tour determined it would not be able to contest The Sentry in 2026 because of logistical challenges \u2014 including shipping deadlines, tournament infrastructure and vendor support.<\/p>\n
The PGA Tour said in its news release that it remains in communication with Hawai\u02bbi Gov. Josh Green and respective local stakeholders as the PGA Tour gears up to open its 2026 season in Hawai\u02bbi.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions will open their 2026 seasons in Hawai\u02bbi with the Sony Open in Hawai\u2019i at Wai\u02bbalae Country Club in Honolulu, and the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hual\u0101lai (Jan. 22-24) at Hual\u0101lai Golf Club on the Big Island.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Sentry is a jewel in the PGA Tour schedule,\u201d said Stephanie Smith, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer, Chief Golf Partnership Officer at Sentry Insurance. \u201cWe were determined to find a way to play a signature level event in 2026 \u2013 one that honored the tournament\u2019s tradition and provided the quality of competition that players and fans have come to expect. Despite the Tour\u2019s best efforts, it became impossible to do that. Sentry is committed to our long-term relationship with the Tour \u2013 which runs through 2035 \u2013 and The Sentry\u2019s place as a prominent event. While 2026 will not turn out as we would have liked, we\u2019re optimistic about the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since 2018, Sentry has served as title sponsor of The Sentry, the Tour\u2019s season opening event from 1986-2013, and since 2024 when the Tour returned to a calendar-year schedule.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are appreciative of the PGA Tour\u2019s thorough effort and communication throughout this process,\u201d Gov. Green said. \u201cThough we\u2019re disappointed The Sentry will not be contested in 2026, we are excited that the beauty and Aloha Spirit of the islands will be showcased to fans around the world at the Sony Open in Hawai\u2018i and with the PGA Tour Champions event at Hual\u0101lai. On behalf of our communities, we are grateful to Sentry Insurance for their continued support and partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eligibility for The Sentry field features the top 50 players from the previous year\u2019s FedExCup standings, as well as winners of PGA Tour events from the preceding calendar year. Players eligible for The Sentry in 2026 via a tournament win, but who were not among the top 50 finishers from the prior season\u2019s FedExCup standings, will have access to another Signature Event in 2026, with those players being added to the RBC Heritage field April 16-19 in Hilton Head, S.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sentry will not be played anywhere in 2026. File 2020 PC: PGA Tour The Sony Open in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2911,2912,1699,2913,1765,2914,2684,144,2915,2916,2917,2520,1352,1580,1611,1330,2918,2919,2920],"class_list":["post-4335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-sentry","tag-drought","tag-fedexcup","tag-gov-josh-green","tag-hualalai-golf-club","tag-kapalua","tag-maui-drought","tag-mitsubishi-electric-championship","tag-pga-tour","tag-pga-tour-hawaii","tag-pga-tour-maui","tag-pga-tour-season-opener","tag-plantation-course","tag-rbc-heritage","tag-sony-open","tag-stephanie-smith","tag-the-sentry","tag-the-sentry-canceled","tag-waianae-country-club","tag-waialae-country-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The Sentry will not be played anywhere in 2026. File 2020 PC: PGA Tour<\/p>\n