Pga Tour To Move Season Opener Because Of Drought

The PGA Tour's season-opening arena The Sentry is to beryllium moved because drought conditions successful Hawaii person made nan big people unplayable.

The arena usually takes spot successful January astatine nan Plantation Course astatine Kapalua connected nan Island of Maui.

However, drought conditions successful nan region mean h2o conservation measures person been imposed, including astatine Kapalua.

Tour officials visited nan tract this period and said nan people was "significantly compromised" and would not beryllium successful playable information by January, moreover if restrictions are lifted successful nan coming months.

"We support nan PGA Tour's decision, fixed nan drought conditions Maui is facing," said Hawaii politician Josh Green. "Protecting our h2o and supporting our communities travel first."

The Sentry, which relocated from California to Maui successful 1999, was nan PGA Tour's play opener betwixt 1986 and 2013 earlier returning to that slot successful 2024, erstwhile nan Tour switched backmost to a calendar-year schedule.

As nan first signature arena of nan season, nan section features nan apical 50 players from nan erstwhile year's FedExCup standings, arsenic good arsenic winners of PGA Tour events from nan erstwhile year.