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Kapalua Resort is a golf and beach resort in Kapalua, Hawaii on the northwest shore of the island of Maui near Lahaina, Hawaii. It is owned by Maui Land & Pineapple Company.

Description

Surrounded by 22,000 acres (89 km2) from the verdant mountain ridges and summit of Puʻu Kukui to lava rock bays, Kapalua Resort is set amidst two nature preserves and former pineapple fields. Three beaches and the Kapalua Adventures zipline tours and activities are nearby. In the resort are the 5-acre (20,000 m2) Kapalua Spa, and a variety of restaurants and shops, including the historic Honolua Store. Kapalua Farms sells organic produce and eggs to resort restaurants and the Maui community as well as Pineapple farm tours.

Kapalua Resort include several residential communities, from mountain slopes to beach front: the Kapalua Ritz-Carlton Hotel; several vacation home rental programs, and the Kapalua Tennis Garden complex. Other services include the Kapalua Adventure Center and the Cafe Kapalua bistro.

Golf

Kapalua Bay

The resort has two golf courses: The Bay Course and The Plantation Course. The Bay Course meanders around historic buildings and tropical gardens to the coastline. It was the host course to the Kapalua LPGA Classic, a full-field tournament on the LPGA Tour in 2008.[1] The Plantation Course is a traditional links style course with panoramic mountain and ocean views. It is home to The Sentry, the season-opening event on the PGA Tour, each January.[2]

The Plantation Course is unique among PGA Tour courses in several ways. It is the only course on the tour that plays to par 73; all others play to pars between 70 and 72. It is also the only course with seven holes of more than 500 yards, but at the same time is one of only two courses (Pebble Beach being the other) with six par-4s of less than 400 yards. The elevation changes on the course are starkly illustrated by looking at the 17th, 18th, and 1st holes as a set. The 17th starts atop a mountain, and the course slopes downward through the 18th, with the 1st completing the descent. These three holes play to a combined 1,691 yards for the tour professionals, with only the 18th (at 663 yards) being par-5.[3]

The Plantation Course and The Bay Course are owned by TY Management. On April 1, 2011, Troon Golf was selected to oversee the golf operations at both courses.

The Bay Course[4]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Championship 72.7 / 137 355 162 453 527 408 220 345 349 539 3358 371 192 562 504 372 189 357 195 500 3242 6600
Combo 71.4 / 135 355 162 413 527 408 170 345 315 522 3217 345 168 530 504 372 176 357 154 471 3077 6294
Regular 70.4 / 132 331 135 413 489 366 170 333 315 522 3074 345 168 530 472 340 176 321 154 471 2977 6051
Resort 68.3 / 126 314 128 399 479 350 155 305 308 451 2889 324 144 492 450 329 158 306 152 442 2797 5686
SI Men's 5 17 15 1 9 7 13 3 11 2 6 18 8 16 14 10 4 12
Par 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 36 4 3 5 5 4 3 4 3 5 36 72
Combo 71.7 / 129 304 128 372 479 350 155 305 291 451 2835 284 125 411 450 329 158 281 135 406 2579 5414
Forward 70.2 / 124 304 112 372 432 341 84 300 291 412 2648 284 125 411 406 282 141 281 135 406 2471 5119
SI Ladies' 5 13 17 1 11 15 7 3 9 2 14 6 8 16 12 10 4 18
The Plantation Course[5]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Tour 77.0 / 144 520 219 424 422 526 424 522 199 550 3806 384 161 424 383 301 541 369 550 677 3790 7596
Championship 75.5 / 140 470 219 379 382 526 397 522 199 514 3608 348 161 424 383 301 541 369 513 636 3676 7284
Combo 74.0 / 137 470 199 363 310 526 397 491 186 492 3434 348 161 366 347 301 500 369 513 599 3504 6938
Regular 72.8 / 134 433 199 363 310 484 375 491 186 492 3333 308 161 366 347 271 500 354 462 599 3368 6701
Combo 71.6 / 130 433 173 363 310 484 375 480 170 440 3228 277 161 321 296 271 500 302 452 599 3179 6407
Resort 70.0 / 127 433 173 345 212 445 312 480 170 440 3010 277 144 321 296 263 464 302 452 548 3067 6077
Par Men's 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 36 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 37 73
SI Men's 1 17 3 11 13 15 5 9 7 12 16 14 4 18 6 10 2 8
Combo 72.5 / 129 380 133 258 212 445 294 460 141 383 2706 246 121 294 296 225 464 266 423 503 2838 5544
Forward 70.2 / 124 380 133 258 212 314 294 460 141 383 2575 246 121 294 193 225 335 266 423 503 2606 5181
Par Ladies' 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 36 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 38 74
SI Ladies' 5 17 9 15 3 13 7 11 1 8 18 16 10 14 6 12 2 4

History

Colin Cameron, son of J. Walter Cameron (1895–1976)[6] and grandson of Henry Alexander Baldwin (1871–1946) founded the resort.[7] It is operated by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company. The name kapa lua means "two borders" in the Hawaiian language.[8] The beach was called "Fleming's" after David Thomas Fleming (1881-1955) manager of Honolua Ranch, who introduced pineapple as a major crop to the area.[9] His 1915 house became the Pineapple Hill restaurant in 1964 until it closed in 1996.

A new spa was going to be developed by Miraval resorts, but the partnership was terminated in May 2005.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Kapalua LPGA Classic". official web site. Kapalua Resort. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  2. ^ "Sentry becomes new title sponsor of Tournament of Champions, Signs 5-year deal to sponsor winners-only event at Kapalua". Sentry.com. August 16, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Notebook: Kapalua is unlike any other course on Tour". PGA Tour. Associated Press. January 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  4. ^ "Bay Course".
  5. ^ "Plantation Course".
  6. ^ "About Us - J. Walter Cameron". web site. J. Walter Cameron Center. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  7. ^ Gary Kubota (March 28, 1996). "Obituaries: Frances Cameron, 92, member of Maui Pine family". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  8. ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of kapalua ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleming Beach
  10. ^ Andrew Gomes (May 17, 2005). "Maui Land, Miraval drop joint venture". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved November 15, 2010.

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