2000 Plantation Club Drive,
Lahaina, Hawaii (Maui) 96761
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+1 (877) 527 2582 (toll free)Pro shop
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Ben Hongo (PGA, Director of Instruction)Academy
Kapalua Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland, limited high-end residential and many ocean views.
Designer:
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
Above distances are for the Plantation course. Also at Kapalua Resort is the 18-hole Bay course (par-72; 6600 yds from back tees).
21.006903
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4 mi N of Napili-Honokowai / 33 mi NW of Kahului.
Kapalua (Plantation)
Kapalua Resort (Plantation course): Located on the northeast coast of the Hawaiian Island of Maui, the spectacular Kapalua Resort is home to two 18-hole championship golf courses. The highly-rated Plantation course, a regular early-season stop on the PGA Tour, is complemented by the easier-going and also well-rated Bay course.
Kapalua's Plantation course is one of the top-rated and finest championship layouts in the Hawaiian Islands. This immensely scenic clifftop layout, contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, immensely scenic and challenging parkland holes.
Built around the natural wonders of the West Maui Mountains, awe-inspiring ocean views, dramatic elevation changes and rolling terrain accompany you throughout. Definitely a course that will challenge your all-round game, and well worth going out of your way to play.
Stay&Play at Kapalua Plantation: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play rates, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
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The golf courses and facilities at Kapalua are operated by Troon Golf, one of the world's leading upscale golf course management and development companies. Both the Plantation and Bay courses are certified as Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary courses.
The Plantation course is home to the PGA Tour's Tournament of Champions, the tour's season opening event. For more details see Top Golf Tournaments at Kapalua Resort.
Plantation course:
Hawaii's 3rd best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 149th best course, and 23rd best public access course (Golf Digest, 2023).
One Ritz Carlton Dr, Kapalua, HI 96761
+1 (808) 669 6200
Visit websiteThe 463-guest room Ritz-Carlton Kapalua is a stunning Maui resort, enveloped in a lush, oceanside setting. With direct access to the secluded, award-winning D.T. Fleming Beach, guests of this luxury Maui hotel can relax in the sun, or connect with the natural, tropical environment through hiking, snorkeling, golf and a variety of other outdoor activities.
Kapalua (Bay and Plantation courses)
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Ka'anapali
46 Hui Drive, Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761.
+1 (808) 669 8083
Visit websiteNapili Sunset is quite literally, on the beach. The resort's two-storey Kanani and Kekalani buildings house 26 units which open to an elevated lawn with a commanding view of Napili Bay, the islands of Molokai and Lanai, and spectacular sunsets over the Pacific Ocean.
Kapalua (Bay and Plantation courses)
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Ka'anapali
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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