Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course will reopen for play on Monday, November 10, 2025. The golf course has been closed since September 2, 2025, to allow Kapalua Golf’s agronomy team to restore turf health following prolonged irrigation restrictions. As the PGA TOUR announced on September 16, The Sentry tournament will not be contested at the Plantation Course in January 2026. Turf health and course conditions have improved to levels to allow for public play but are still not to PGA TOUR standards. Kapalua Golf’s Bay Course will remain closed until further notice.
“We are deeply grateful for our agronomy team and the work they have done to bring the course back,” Kapalua Golf general manager Alex Nakajima said. “As a key contributor to the Maui economy, reopening the Plantation Course means a lot for our community and the 300 plus employees who work at the course and restaurants. We look forward to welcoming guests back to Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course beginning on November 10.”
Since early September, Kapalua Golf has followed Tier 3 water restrictions which is a 60 percent reduction of normal water use. Over this time, Kapalua’s agronomy team has worked hard to restore course conditions to the highest possible level. A prolonged period of Tier 4 water restrictions – zero irrigation – caused significant stress and damage to Kapalua’s two golf courses over the summer.
Latest from Golf Course Industry
- Bernhard and Company introduces Soil Scout
- Nu-Pipe donates to GCSAA Foundation’s Centennial Campaign
- GCSAA enhances golf course BMP tool
- Melrose leadership programs sending 18 to 2026 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show
- Landscapes Golf Management to manage Wild Ridge, Mill Run
- Career possibilities
- Curley, Couples update a Coachella Valley favorite
- From the publisher’s pen: Next-level sharing
