For the past 2.5 decades, it was a no-brainer for the first PGA Tour event to tee off at the Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii. The Sentry had records, unforgettable moments, and whatnot, but now it seems the journey is coming to an end with the latest update of the PGA Tour. According to the recent update by Alex Nakajima, the general manager of Kapalua Golf and Tennis, “The golf course has been damaged with no water for months. I proposed to the owner that we need to shut the golf course to increase our chances of saving the golf course and the tournament.” This has led to a change taht has been historical to the tour and the sport.
The PGA Tour has recently announced that, with the ongoing drought conditions and similar challenges on the island of Maui, the tournament will not be contes