As Kapalua prepares to reopen its Plantation Course in two weeks, general manager Alex Nakajima acknowledged it is not in condition to play host to a PGA Tour event.
Questions were raised when the PGA Tour announced last week that its traditional season-opening The Sentry tournament in January has been canceled, a month after making the decision that it would not be held at the Plantation Course on Maui. However, Kapalua announced the following day that the Plantation Course will re-open for guest play on Nov. 10.
That is two months before the The Sentry would have taken place, but Nakajima said there is a big difference between guest play and being in condition for PGA Tour players.