PGA Tour claimed to have made a ‘disappointing’ decision which makes the product worse for fans

“Old school, Seth Raynor gem, lot of doglegs, power’s not necessarily a huge indicator of potential success there. It’s sort of a throwback in a lot of senses. In not having those two golf courses on the PGA Tour rotation, I think it just makes it worse overall as a product.

“Do I understand it from a business perspective? Absolutely. As you pointed out, the resources, the man power, the expenses are exorbitant. And now in a new for-profit world, that has to come under the microscope. But just from a golf course product standpoint, it’s going to be disappointing to not see 400 yard drives. It’s going to be disappointing to not see the modern players with the modern equipment can’t really shape the ball all that well having to work it on some of Waialae’s tight corners.

“So I think that’s disappointing from that perspective, particularly as I think the PGA Tour should be leaning in a direction of iconic courses.”

All eyes on what event the PGA Tour decide to start the 2027 season with

It is obviously a huge blow to Hawaii to lose both of the tournaments. But it is now going to be interesting to see what event now kicks off the season.

The WM Phoenix Open seems an obvious contender given the atmosphere which is always created at TPC Scottsdale. It also comes right at the end of the NFL season, which helps with television viewing figures.

Perhaps the PGA Tour could look to move a notable event to much earlier in the schedule.

Ultimately, there is enough faith in Rolapp right now to believe that the PGA Tour will benefit in the long run from this decision, even if it is incredibly unfortunate for those venues that have been staples of the PGA Tour for so long now.