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Site of the LPGA’s SBS OPEN at Turtle Bay and PGA TOUR Champion's Tour Turtle Bay Championship, The Arnold Palmer Course is an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay. The unique Hawaii golf course was created for any caliber of golfer to enjoy.
The front nine of this course reminds golfers of true Scottish Links with its sand, water, wind and rolling terrain. The back nine takes a dramatic shift as it meanders through a jungle forest of ironwood pine and a wetlands bird sanctuary. The 17th hole is unquestionably the signature hole on the course with no less than nine craggy bunkers surrounding the landing area and extending all the way up to the green. The 17th green sits on a plateau only 100 feet from the ocean.
The Palmer Course surrounds a beautiful wetland preserve known as the Punaho'olapa Marsh. This 100-acre preserve is home to many endangered species of Hawaiian birds. A man-made moat separates the wetlands from the golf course.
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HOLE 1
The first hole is a 383-yard, par 4 dogleg-right that requires a left-to-right tee shot. The second shot should favor the left side of the green to compensate for the prevailing left-to-right tradewinds.
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HOLE 2
The yardage of the 376-yard, par 4 second hole can be deceiving. The shot plays directly into the wind, and a long second shot is required into a bunkerless green. A huge fairway bunker guards the right side of the landing area on this fairway.
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HOLE 3
At No. 3, straight is more important than far on this difficult 452-yard par 5. It is most important to avoid the large lake extending down the entire left side of the fairway.
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HOLE 4
Players will use two clubs less when the wind is behind them in order to avoid the encroaching lake on the left side of the green on the par 3, 204-yard fourth hole.
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HOLE 5
Attempting to cut the corner could spell trouble at the par 4, 389-yard, dogleg-left fifth hole. A long second shot will be needed to avoid the five greenside bunkers.
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HOLE 6
All players will aim for the left side of the fairway on the 405-yard, par 4 sixth hole as the tradewinds will push the tee shots to the right and toward the green. An accurate, short-iron second shot is needed to avoid the water hazard on the right side of the green.
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HOLE 7
At No. 7, a fairway wood or long iron is the best choice off the tee of this par 4, 394-yard hole. The water left and a waste bunker right place a premium on accuracy. It’s a difficult second shot to a green fronted by and flanked to the right by water.
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HOLE 8
The tee shot to the left side of the par 3, 155-yard eighth green is safest. If the pin is on the right, a carry over water is required.
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HOLE 9
Although long in distance at 511 yards, hitting this elevated par 5 in two shots is possible. Players will need to avoid water down entire right side of the fairway on 9.
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HOLE 10
The 416-yard 10th hole marks the beginning of a challenging back nine. Trees and water on the right add to the difficulty of this long par 4 hole. |
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HOLE 11
The 457-yard 11th is not only the longest par 4 on the course, it also plays into the wind. Only a long tee shot will allow you to go for this well-guarded green in two. Water in front of the green and to the right will catch any errant shots.
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HOLE 12
This one will get your attention right away. The North Shore wind from the sea or the mountains gives the hole constant change all the way to a very deep green. And it always presents its calling cards: sand and wind. As with most championship layouts in Hawaii, Turtle Bay was no cinch to build, thanks to the ancient lava foundation.
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HOLE 13
It’s imperative that players not be short on 13. There’s water from tee to green on this 201-yard par 3. |
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HOLE 14
The 14th hole at 379 yards is the shortest par 4 on the course. Players who get too bold off the tee, however, could wind up in trouble with trees on the left and a marsh on the right.
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HOLE 15
The par 3 15th is a splendid play out of an alley of large ironwood trees. Players will need to check the flag for wind direction on this 177-yard hole.
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HOLE 16
The beauty of the 450-yard, par 4 16th can often mask its difficulty. With a green set into the water hazard on the left, the tee shot must be in the fairway in order to go at any left-side pin position.
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HOLE 17
The tee shot on the par 4 17th must be to the left side of the fairway to avoid the seven bunkers that extend from the landing area to the green. This elevated green on the 452-yard hole provides a dramatic panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. |
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HOLE 18
The par 5 18th is a fitting finish to an exciting round of golf. Only the longest drive on this 577-yard monster will be afforded an opportunity to reach this green in two shots. With water guarding the front of the green, it will take a heroic second shot with a fairway wood to land a ball on the putting surface. |
