Kapalua Resort

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.

Kapalua Resort Logo

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 season-opening event on the PGA Tour, the winners-only Sentry Tournament of Champions, each January. Formerly sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, in 2010 and 2017 it was sponsored by the Seoul Broadcasting System,[2] and between 2011 and 2016 it was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company.[3] In 2018, the event became sponsored by Sentry Insurance.[4]

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.[5]

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[6]
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 355162453527408220345349539335837119256250437218935719550032426600
Combo 71.4 / 135 3551624135274081703453155223217 34516853050437217635715447130776294
Regular 70.4 / 132 3311354134893661703333155223074 34516853047234017632115447129776051
Resort 68.3 / 126 3141283994793501553053084512889 32414449245032915830615244227975686
SI Men's 5171519713311 26188161410412
Par 43454344536 4355434353672
Combo 71.7 / 129 3041283724793501553052914512835 28412541145032915828113540625795414
Forward 70.2 / 124 304112372432341843002914122648 28412541140628214128113540624715119
SI Ladies' 5131711115739 21468161210418
The Plantation Course[7]
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 5202194244225264245221995503806 38416142438330154136955067737907596
Championship 75.5 / 140 470219379382526397522199514360834816142438330154136951363636767284
Combo 74.0 / 137 4701993633105263974911864923434 34816136634730150036951359935046938
Regular 72.8 / 134 4331993633104843754911864923333 30816136634727150035446259933686701
Combo 71.6 / 130 4331733633104843754801704403228 27716132129627150030245259931796407
Resort 70.0 / 127 4331733452124453124801704403010 27714432129626346430245254830676077
Par Men's 43445443536 4344454453773
SI Men's 1173111315597 12161441861028
Combo 72.5 / 129 3801332582124452944601413832706 24612129429622546426642350328385544
Forward 70.2 / 124 3801332582123142944601413832575 24612129419322533526642350326065181
Par Ladies' 43444453536 4344454553874
SI Ladies' 5179153137111 81816101461224

History

Colin Cameron, son of J. Walter Cameron (1895–1976)[8] and grandson of Henry Alexander Baldwin (1871–1946) founded the resort.[9] It is operated by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company. The name kapa lua means "two borders" in the Hawaiian language.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

References
  1. "Kapalua LPGA Classic". official web site. Kapalua Resort. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  2. "Hyundai Tournament of Champions". web site. PGA Tour. 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  3. "Hyundai taking over sponsorship at Kapalua". web site. PGA Tour. 2010. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. "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.
  5. "Notebook: Kapalua is unlike any other course on Tour". PGA Tour. Associated Press. January 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  6. "Bay Course".
  7. "Plantation Course".
  8. "About Us - J. Walter Cameron". web site. J. Walter Cameron Center. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  9. Gary Kubota (March 28, 1996). "Obituaries: Frances Cameron, 92, member of Maui Pine family". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  10. Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel Hoyt Elbert and 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.
  11. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleming Beach
  12. Andrew Gomes (May 17, 2005). "Maui Land, Miraval drop joint venture". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved November 15, 2010.

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