LPGA and PGA Tour Champions to host events in Hawaii next year
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 6, 2026, 7:58 PM
Last updated Oct 6, 2026
The LPGA Tour is set to return to Hawaii, with the Lotte Championship moving from Oahu to the Plantation course in Kapalua. The tournament is scheduled for March 18-21, following the inaugural Nanea Cup on the Big Island featuring LPGA professionals and college players. This decision comes after the PGA Tour's previous loss of the Kapalua season opener due to course issues. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour Champions will host two tournaments in Hawaii, including the Sony Championship at Waialae and the Mitsubishi Electric Championship on the Big Island.
- •Lotte Championship scheduled for March 18-21, 2027, at Kapalua.
- •Nanea Cup to precede Lotte Championship with 95 LPGA players.
- •PGA Tour Champions will host Sony Championship and Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
- •Kapalua's Plantation course is an iconic venue with historic tournaments.
- •Craig Kessler emphasizes the importance of venues with deep-rooted heritage.
- 7:58 PMYahoo Sports — Aloha also means hello: LPGA and PGA Tour Champions both have two events in Hawaii
"The PGA Tour lost Kapalua on Maui as a season opener when a water dispute left the Plantation course unplayable, and then it played the Sony Open in Honolulu for the last time to avoid having one tournament in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.But that's hardly the end of professional golf in Hawaii.
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