Kapalua’s Plantation Course, site of this week’s 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions on the PGA Tour, was built in 1991 – the first course designed by the now-famous architecture duo of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
The mountainous layout is ranked by Golfweek’s Best as the No. 2 public-access layout in Hawaii and ties for No. 37 among all modern courses built since 1960 in the United States. The course, which features grand ocean views and the most significant elevation changes of any course on Tour, was extensively restored in 2019.
The Plantation maxes out at 7,596 yards and a par of 73, with only one par 3 on the back nine. With several downhill tee shots and the possibility of drives rolling out past 400 yards, the course usually plays significantly shorter than the yardage might indicate.
Thanks to yardage books provided by StrackaLine – the maker of detailed yardage books for thousands of courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges the pros face this week. Check out the maps of each hole below.
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii, site of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions (Courtesy of…
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