Maui, Hawaii – Kaanapali Golf Courses will re-open Nov. 19 after undergoing an extensive renovation by golf course architect Robin Nelson, who re-designed many of the holes and utilized new turf grasses for enhanced conditions from tee to green.
Nelson – known for his more than 30 layouts and re-designs on the islands – retained many elements of the South’s original routing, while presenting a much stiffer challenge to more accomplished players with an array of strategically-placed bunkers, contoured fairways and re-shaped greens.
Nelson also added new tees and the course now offers four sets with yardages to suit players of all abilities. However, even from the tips, which measure 6,400 yards, a premium is placed on strategy off the tee and finding the proper quadrant of the fairway from which to attack the pin.
“Robin’s renovation to Kaanapali’s Resort South Course is phenomenal in that he provides one demanding shot after another for accomplished players, while maintaining scoring opportunities and a fun test for higher handicappers and players who are not long hitters,” says the facility’s PGA general manager Ed Kageyama. “By bringing more of the short game and shot selection into play, Robin has leveled the playing field, so to speak, for a wide spectrum of players, which bodes well for many an enjoyable round on the South Course.”
In addition to Nelson’s re-worked layout that incorporates ocean views and vistas of the islands of Lanai and Molokai, Kaanapali’s tees, fairways and greens boast new turf grass and irrigation that will enhance course maintenance and allow the resort to continue offering the playing conditions for which the property is recognized.
On the tees, Kaanapali will use 419 Hybrid Bermuda, a more dense Bermuda variety with finer blades, which allow for lower mowing heights and faster grow-in for divots. Many fairways have also received enhanced irrigation.
“Kaanapali is a world-renowned resort and, as such, is known for immaculate course conditions,” says Kageyama. “With these new varieties of Bermuda grass, our guests will enjoy playing conditions comparable to any professional tour or prestigious amateur championship.”
Kaanapali South’s greens have been re-grassed with Tifeagle Hybrid Bermuda. The turf grows in very tight, making almost non-existent the heavy grain one typically associates with Bermuda. Tifeagle can also be mowed very closely allowing for faster, smoother and truer greens.
“The Tifeagle greens are a revelation to putt,” says Kageyama. “Not only do the surfaces roll quick and true, this premier turf grass really brings out all the subtleties of Robin Nelson’s brilliant greens.”
Begun in April 2005, the re-design of the Resort South Course is the first phase of a multi-year renovation project for the entire Kaanapali facility that will include the re-tooling of the Tournament North Course’s layout in 2006 and the re-modeling of the pro shop and clubhouse.
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Nelson also added new tees and the course now offers four sets with yardages to suit players of all abilities. However, even from the tips, which measure 6,400 yards, a premium is placed on strategy off the tee and finding the proper quadrant of the fairway from which to attack the pin.
“Robin’s renovation to Kaanapali’s Resort South Course is phenomenal in that he provides one demanding shot after another for accomplished players, while maintaining scoring opportunities and a fun test for higher handicappers and players who are not long hitters,” says the facility’s PGA general manager Ed Kageyama. “By bringing more of the short game and shot selection into play, Robin has leveled the playing field, so to speak, for a wide spectrum of players, which bodes well for many an enjoyable round on the South Course.”
In addition to Nelson’s re-worked layout that incorporates ocean views and vistas of the islands of Lanai and Molokai, Kaanapali’s tees, fairways and greens boast new turf grass and irrigation that will enhance course maintenance and allow the resort to continue offering the playing conditions for which the property is recognized.
On the tees, Kaanapali will use 419 Hybrid Bermuda, a more dense Bermuda variety with finer blades, which allow for lower mowing heights and faster grow-in for divots. Many fairways have also received enhanced irrigation.
“Kaanapali is a world-renowned resort and, as such, is known for immaculate course conditions,” says Kageyama. “With these new varieties of Bermuda grass, our guests will enjoy playing conditions comparable to any professional tour or prestigious amateur championship.”
Kaanapali South’s greens have been re-grassed with Tifeagle Hybrid Bermuda. The turf grows in very tight, making almost non-existent the heavy grain one typically associates with Bermuda. Tifeagle can also be mowed very closely allowing for faster, smoother and truer greens.
“The Tifeagle greens are a revelation to putt,” says Kageyama. “Not only do the surfaces roll quick and true, this premier turf grass really brings out all the subtleties of Robin Nelson’s brilliant greens.”
Begun in April 2005, the re-design of the Resort South Course is the first phase of a multi-year renovation project for the entire Kaanapali facility that will include the re-tooling of the Tournament North Course’s layout in 2006 and the re-modeling of the pro shop and clubhouse.