With no plans to change the prevailing 2024 PGA schedule, the opening occasion at Kapalua in Maui is “completely” nonetheless on the PGA Tour calendar.
“We’re in fixed contact. I’m in touch with the governor. We hope to be a supply of inspiration for the nice folks of Maui and Lahaina by the point that we get to Maui in January,” commissioner Jay Monahan mentioned Tuesday at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta.
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The Sentry at Kapalua’s Plantation Course is the primary occasion of the 2024 calendar for the PGA Tour beginning Jan. 4. The close by village of Lahaina was destroyed.
“I believe at this level there are such a lot of unknowns, and we wish to be respectful of the challenges,” Monahan mentioned. “We wish to assist be part of the revitalization. There are a number of issues. We’re dedicated, you realize, if we’re allowed to, if we’re invited, if we’re embraced. Given all that must be achieved, we might be there 100%.”
Monahan credited Sentry match director Max Novena and Kapalua workers, who’ve aided fireplace victims and displaced Lahaina residents by making ready meals and providing shelter. Kapalua, a resort neighborhood on Maui, is surrounded by a nature protect and seashores.
A second match on the islands at Waialae Nation Membership in Honolulu is scheduled for January 11-14.
“All of our consideration is to try to get again to Kapalua and to try to be as near what we’ve been prior to now,” Monahan mentioned.