The PGA Tour had started every year on the Plantation course at Kapalua since 1999 except for 2001, when the season began in Australia and then went to Kapalua on west Maui. Brian Rolapp, the CEO of PGA Tour Enterprises, spoke with Hawaii Gov. But there was setback when the Hawaii Water Commissioner and MLP raised restrictions to ban all irrigation. The PGA Tour Champions has a season opener on the Big Island on Jan. 23-25, while the LPGA typically visits Hawaii in early October. The PGA Tour has added Trump Doral near Miami to the 2026 schedule in April.