Avid golfers dream of playing Kapalua's Plantation Course, which consistently ranks amongst the top courses in Hawaii and rated as one of the top 100 courses in the world. The course is the home of the PGA TOUR’s Sentry Tournament of Champions which returns to Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course from January 1-5, 2020. Tickets for the PGA TOUR's champions-only event are available at sentrytournamentofchampions.com
In preparation for the tournament, a 9-month, multi-million dollar enhancement project began in February 2019. Both the course and the Plantation Course clubhouse and golf shop reopen to the public on November 23rd. In preparation for the tournament, tee times will be limited on the Plantation Course in late November and throughout December and golf carts will be restricted to cart paths only. The Plantation House Restaurant, located in the Plantation Course clubhouse, is expected to open in early December. Tee time reservations can be made up to 45 days in advance by calling 877-527-2582, or 30 days prior through Kapalua Golf’s website (www.golfatkapalua.com).
The following is a Hole by Hole detailed list of improvements to refine and revitalize the course. The original Plantation Course architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw oversaw the project of the 28-year-old course along with Troon’s Design, Development and Agronomy team and Golf Channel personality Mark Rolfing.
General changes on all 18 holes:
All bunkers were rebuilt with new drainage, capillary concrete, reshaped, and new sand
All greens were rebuilt including new drainage, new sand and grassed with TifEagle Bermuda grass
All tees were laser leveled
The entire course was replanted with Celebration Bermuda grass
Hole 1:
Professional tee rebuilt and expanded
Fairway bunkers moved in toward the fairway
The green size expanded, making more hole locations available
The bail out area right of the green has been re-established from native grass to Bermuda grass
Native grass area added behind the fairway bunkers, left of 1 tees and right of 1 fairway
Hole 2:
The green was expanded
Small landform was placed front left of the green surround
Hole 3:
New professional tee added
Forward tees rebuilt and lowered
First two fairway bunkers removed
New fairway bunker added on the right side
Greenside bunker bottoms raised and reduced in size
Green was expanded by 1000 square feet
Native grass area added to the right of the green
Hole 4:
First left fairway bunker removed and first right fairway bunker reduced in size
New professional tee and resort tee rebuilt and lowered
The green was expanded making more hole locations available
Hole 5:
New forward tee added
New fairway bunker at 300 yards and a new approach bunker were added
The green is slightly smaller
The far right greenside bunker was removed
The right greenside bunker bottom was raised 4 feet
Hole 6:
The green expanded 900 square feet to the back and right side
The green now has more pin location options
Native grass area added behind the forward tee
Hole 7:
New professional tee added to the right of the existing tee and the old professional tee was removed
The resort and forward tee complex was rebuilt and lowered
A new landform was added in the middle of the landing zone off the tee
The bunkers were reduced in size
The green was reduced in size by approximately 750 square feet
Hole 8:
Right side professional tee rebuilt and expanded
Left side professional tee removed
Forward tee raised 3 feet
Entire green complex was rebuilt
All bunkers moved slightly closer to the green
Front bunker bottom raised by 4-5 feet
Bailout areas created left and right to capture errant shots
Hole 9:
New professional tee added
Tee complex rebuilt and lowered
A new forward tee added
A new landform in the left rough/fairway landing area
Left fairway bunkers moved-in toward the fairway
Hole 10:
New professional tee added
New native grass areas established in front of professional tee and back left of the green complex
The front left approach area was raised slightly to prevent balls from rolling off into the native area
The green was softened and has many more pin locations available
The green is smaller by approximately 500 square feet
Hole 11:
• The green expanded by approximately 500 square feet
Hole 12:
New native grass areas established right of the right fairway bunkers and behind the green complex
All fairway bunkers were move slightly in toward the fairway
The front left approach bunker was reduced in size
Hole 13:
Native grass was established left of the fairway narrowing the hole off of the tee by 60 feet
A new forward tee was added
The collection area past the fairway bunker was raised
The approach was raised and softened
The green was reduced in size by 1000 square feet
More hole location options were added
Native grass was established behind the green complex
Hole 14:
The forward tee was rebuilt and shifted forward and left
The first fairway bunker was removed
The green expanded by 1200 square feet
There are more pin location options available
Hole 15:
The entire tee complex was rebuilt, lowered, and one small tee was removed
A new forward tee was added
A new landform was added at the end of the first fairway
A new landform was added in the approach area
The bottom of the existing approach bunker was raised by 5 feet
A new bunker was added behind the existing bunker
Native grass was established on the right side of the first fairway slightly narrowing the hole off the tee by 6-10 feet
The green was reduced in sized by 400 square feet
Hole 16:
The first middle fairway bunker was removed
The far left fairway bunker was removed
A new landform was added on the left side of the fairway
A new bunker was added at 280-300 yards in front of the existing approach bunker
The front right greenside bunker was removed
All of the greenside bunkers were reduced in size and moved closer to the green
The green was reduced in size by 600 square feet
More hole location options are now available
Native grass was established on the left side of the hole, right of the green, and behind the green
Hole 17:
The first fairway bunker was removed
A new landform was added front right of the green in the approach area
More hole location options are now available
Hole 18:
The bunker bottoms were raised slightly
A subtle landform was added front middle of the green in the approach
The green expanded by 1200 square feet
There are more hole location options now available
Practice areas:
The putting green was reduced in size by 33 percent
A new chipping green, practice bunker and chipping green fairway were created
The practice range tee was leveled and re-grassed
A new slab was poured on the practice range tee to accommodate practice tee mats
Above list of updates was provided by Kapalua Golf
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