In ordinary circumstances the PGA Tour would be kicking off their 2026-2027 campaign this week in Hawaii.
The Sentry, previously known as the Sentry Tournament of Champions, was due to be contested at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii, over 8-11 January.
But ongoing drought conditions and water restrictions made it impossible to prepare the course to PGA Tour standards.
The PGA Tour explored the possibility of relocating the event, either elsewhere in Hawaii or to the mainland.
But the circuit’s agronomy team decided last October to cancel the tournament and scrub it from the schedule.
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It means that the first event of the PGA Tour season will be the Sony Open from 15-18 January at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
The Sentry, which relocated from California to Maui in 1999, was the PGA Tour’s season opener between 1986 and 2013 before returning to that slot in 2024, when the Tour switched back to a calendar-year schedule.
The field at the event would have featured the top 50 players from the previous year’s FedExCup standings, as well as winners of PGA Tour events from the previous year.
Recent winners include Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Kirk, Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith, Harris English, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth.
PGA Tour schedule 2025/2026
Date
Tournament
Venue
Jan. 15-18
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan. 22-25
The American Express
Pete Dye Stadium Course
La Quinta, California
Jan. 29-Feb. 1
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course
San Diego, California
Feb. 5-8
WM Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona
Feb. 12-15
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach, California
Feb. 19-22
The Genesis Invitational
Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, California
Feb. 26-March 1
Cognizant Classic
PGA National Resort
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
March 5-8
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Orlando, Florida
March 5-8
Puerto Rico Open
Grand Reserve GC
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
March 12-15
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
March 19-22
Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort
Palm Harbor, Florida
March 26-29
Texas Children’s Houston Open
Memorial Park Golf Course
Houston, Texas
April 2-5
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
April 9-12
Masters Tournament
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, Georgia
April 16-19
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links
Hilton Head, South Carolina
April 23-26
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana
Avondale, Louisiana
April 30-May 3
Miami Championship
Trump National Doral
Miami, Florida
May 7-10
Truist Championship
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
May 7-10
ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic
Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
May 14-17
PGA Championship
Aronimink Golf Club
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
May 21-24
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson
TPC Craig Ranch
McKinney, Texas
May 28-31
Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth, Texas
June 4-7
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Dublin, Ohio
June 11-14
RBC Canadian Open
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley
Caledon, Ontario, Canada
June 18-21
U.S. Open
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Southampton, New York
June 25-28
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands
Cromwell, Connecticut
July 2-5
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run
Silvis, Illinois
July 9-12
Genesis Scottish Open
The Renaissance Club
North Berwick, Scotland
July 9-12
ISCO Championship
Hurstbourne Country Club
Louisville, Kentucky
July 16-19
The Open Championship
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Southport, England
July 16-19
Corales Puntacana Championship
Puntacana Resort & Club
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
July 23-26
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities
Blaine, Minnesota
July 30-Aug. 2
Rocket Classic
Detroit Golf Club
Detroit, Michigan
Aug. 6-9
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro, North Carolina
Aug. 13-16
FedEx St. Jude Championship*
TPC Southwind
Memphis, Tennessee
Aug. 20-23
BMW Championship*
Bellerive Country Club
St. Louis, Missouri
Aug. 27-30
Tour Championship*
East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta, Georgia
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Will it The Sentry return to the schedule next year?
Last August, the PGA Tour announced that former NFL executive Brian Rolapp would be their first chief executive.
Rolapp, who will take over from commissioner Jay Monahan at the end of this year, has promised significant change to the Tour’s current model.
He has formed a nine-person future competition committee that is being be led by 15-time major champion Tiger Woods.
The committee also includes PGA Tour players Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott, Camilo Villegas, Maverick McNealy and Keith Mitchell, as well as former Valero Energy chairman and CEO Joe Gorder, Fenway Sports Group principal owner John Henry and Fenway senior adviser Theo Epstein, a former general manager of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
Just some changes being explored are potentially pushing back the start of the season to February to avoid clashing with the NFL.
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The idea is to create a more compact, commercially aligned schedule that avoids having very few events in early January and builds momentum toward the main portion of the season.
This concept has been publicly discussed by Woods, although no official announcement has been made.
Woods told reporters before the Hero World Challenge last December that they were hopeful the changes could be adopted for the 2026-2027 PGA Tour season.
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