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The PGA Tour announced today it is not holding The Sentry at the Plantation Course at Kapalua — the home of the tour’s prestigious season-opening event for the past 27 years — due to the water-starved condition of the course. “Following discussions with the Governor’s office, as well as leadership from Sentry Insurance, Kapalua Resort and Maui County, the PGA …

The PGA Tour’s season-opening event The Sentry is to be moved because drought conditions in Hawaii have made the host course unplayable. The event usually takes place in January at the Plantation Course at Kapalua on the Island of Maui. However, drought conditions in the region mean water conservation measures have been imposed, including at Kapalua. Tour officials visited the …

“We understand and support the PGA TOUR’s decision, given the challenges related to the ongoing drought,” said Stephanie Smith, chief marketing and brand officer and chief golf partnership officer at Sentry Insurance. “We love Maui and the people who make the community such a special place. As we’ve said for years, Maui is a Sentry community not unlike our hometown …

Steven Garcia/Getty Images John Daly etched his name in history on Friday, but he won’t be happy about it. Daly performed exceptionally poorly on the PGA Tour Champions stop at Sanford International in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, recording 19 strokes on a single hole. Daly broke a professional and personal record with Friday’s frustrating outing. Back in 1998, Daly took …

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — John Daly made it into the PGA Tour Champions record book Friday for the wrong reason. He took a 19 on the par-5 12th hole at the Sanford International. He also broke his personal record by one shot. Daly took an 18 on the par-5 sixth hole in the 1998 Bay Hill Invitational when he …

John Daly is no stranger to big numbers. On Friday at the PGA Tour Champions’ Sanford International, Daly didn’t just hit it hard but hit it a lot on Minnehaha Country Club’s par-5 12th hole. Daly needed a tour-record 19 strokes to complete the hole, as he deposited seven balls into the penalty area, either the water that bisects the …

The Athletic will deliver the latest news during this month’s Ryder Cup to your inbox. Sign up now for our free Golf Briefing newsletter. NAPA, Calif. — There was Russell Henley, the ever-low-key 36-year-old veteran, shouting down the gantlet to his vice captain as the birdie putt fell on the final hole, dapping up his partner J.J. Spaun. “Come on, …

Tommy Fleetwood did not crack a smile. He did not allow himself to bounce on the balls of his feet, his stride careful and the mood pensive as he worked his way through the final few holes and sought to finally get across a PGA Tour finish line in first place. He did, in a way that’ll prove to be …

Gripping his third 54-hole lead or co-lead in his last six tournaments, Tommy Fleetwood knew he’d already done what he’s always believed to be the hardest part. He’d put himself in the driver’s seat to begin a PGA Tour Sunday once again – tied atop the Tour Championship leaderboard with Patrick Cantlay, two shots better than anybody else. Now, he’d …

It took 164 PGA Tour starts, 44 prior top 10 placements and six excruciating runner-up finishes, but Tommy Fleetwood on Sunday at the 2025 Tour Championship finally made his way into the winner’s circle. The 34-year-old Englishman converted his third 54-hole lead of the season into his first career PGA Tour victory, claiming the season-long FedEx Cup crown and the …