Golf fans have a lot of questions on their minds when it comes to The Century, the calendar-year opening tournament of golf's PGA Tour season, which is played in Hawaii, on the island of Maui.
This tournament was founded in 1953 and most people follow it with great attention. The last winner of the tournament is Hideki Matsuyama, winning the trophy with a great game.
Most are wondering if this tournament will even take place given the drought conditions in Kapalua.
Famous faces of the golf scene have commented on the situation, believing that the tournament will probably be cancelled.
NBC and Golf.com analyst Mark Rolfing shared his view on the podcast, stressing that the Century likely won't be played in 2026.
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The option of holding the tournament elsewhere has also been ruled out due to the full schedule, and judging by Rolfing's words, it is now too late for anything.
The PGA Tour leaders were also forced to cancel the Genesis Invitational due to massive fires, and the tournament was then moved to Torrey Pines.
"I don't think there is any scenario where the Sentry can be played in 2026," he said, as quoted by Golf Magic.
"There's all these conversations about why couldn't we play somewhere else. The schedule is basically full.
We're 85 days away from the start of the tournament. It's just too late. There's just no time for planning.”
PGA officials
PGA officials have not yet responded to these predictions or revealed whether the tournament will take place, but we may get an answer in the coming days and weeks. Undoubtedly, their desire is for everything to go smoothly, but on the other hand, sometimes it is impossible to adapt.
It is a great pity that this kind of tournament is not played, however, the weather conditions stood in the way of holding this tournament, and we will closely monitor the situation and see if anything will change.
