Golf
Legendary Championship Golf
West Maui's magnificent landscapes and undulating topography may have pre-destined it as a home for world-class golf. Certainly, that destiny is today fulfilled. Kapalua Resort is considered by many to be the golf capital of the Pacific, with courses continually ranked among the nation's most prized.
The Bay Course
The Kapalua Resort golf legend began with The Bay Course, a 6,600-yard, par 72 showpiece. Designed by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane, it features gently rolling fairways, generous greens and a signature hole that reaches into the very ocean on a dramatic black lava peninsula. This landmark course set the standard for many of Hawai'i's most famous courses and is the new home to the Kapalua LPGA Classic Tournament each October.
- Kapalua Resort's inaugural course
- Designed by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane
- 6,600-yard, par 72
- Gently rolling fairways and generous greens
- Course follows the shores of Oneloa Bay
- Resort Course open to the public
The Plantation Course
The Plantation Course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, boasts a glorious par 73, 7,411-yard layout, and is home to the season-opening champions-only PGA TOUR Mercedes-Benz Championship each January. Kapalua Resort's "course of champions" traverses natural geographic formations and former pineapple fields to unveil panoramic vistas of the Pacific.
- Host of the annual season-opening, champions-only PGA TOUR Mercedes-Benz Championship
- Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw
- 7,411-yard, par 73
Traverses former pineapple fields
- Links-style design
- Resort Course open to the public
Kapalua Golf Academy
Further enhancing Kapalua Resort's reputation as a premier golf destination, the Kapalua Golf Academy offers a state-of-the-art facility unparalleled in the Hawaiian Islands. Players can learn the basics or hone their skills with assistance from more than 30 PGA professionals-the largest teaching staff in the state. Additionally, instruction can be customized to suit every need.