Maui, Hawaii, Kapalua Village Course, Hole Gone Wild
Kapalua is an area along the northwest coast of Maui, Hawai‘i. Its modern history began in 1836 when Dr. Dwight Baldwin came to Maui. As a reward for serving the people and the land, he was awarded a sizable royal grant which later grew to become the Honolua Ranch. Acreage was planted in coffee, taro, aloe, mango and, later, pineapple. Eventually tourism presented an attractive business opportunity and the area became home to the Kapalua Bay Hotel — built and operated by Rockresorts ("Rock" as in "Rockefeller"). It catered to the rich and famous, offering luxury accommodations, fine dining and, eventually, three first-class golf courses (Bay, Village and Plantation). My favorite golf course was the Village Course because of its beautiful vistas of both land and sea plus a challenging but fair place to play golf. It was designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, opening in 1980. Sadly, it closed in 2007 with plans to convert it into a private course for homeowners of a planned development mauka (toward the mountains) of that site. Because of the economic downturn about that time none of those plans were completed but the site became designated as walking trails for guests and the public. I have to confess I was shocked when I arrived at one of the first holes that has gone wild. You can barely see the cart path! And the grass and weeds have completely taken over what used to be the fairway. In fact, I became completely disoriented trying to recall the old layout.
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Location: Kapalua, Maui, HI, USA
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
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