About this course
The Royal Kaanapali Course is one of two resort courses at Kaanapali Golf Resort on Maui's west shore, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1962, one of only two RTJ Sr. designs in Hawaii. The par-71 layout plays about 6,700 yards through the Kaanapali resort corridor with views of the Pacific and the neighboring islands of Lanai and Molokai. It hosted the Champions Tour's Kaanapali Classic for many years and remains the more celebrated of the resort's two courses. Tee times are open to the public through the resort.
Type
Resort
Region
Pacific Coast
Holes
18
Par
71
Yardage
6,700
Established
1962
LooperAI score
85.3
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Nearby courses
Courses within 150 miles of Royal Kaanapali Golf Course, by true distance.
Kaanapali Golf Course (Kai)
Lahaina, HI · 0.8 mi away
The Kaanapali Kai Course is one of two courses at Kaanapali Golf Courses in Lahaina, Maui, set below the West Maui Mountains along the historic Kaanapali resort corridor. Originally built by Arthur Jack Snyder and later reworked by Robin Nelson, the par-70 layout runs roughly 6,400 yards and favors strategy and shot placement over sheer length. Lava rock outcroppings, natural drainage canals and native flowering plants line the fairways, with the Pacific and Molokai visible from several holes. It operates as a public resort course.
Kapalua Golf Club (Bay Course)
Lahaina, HI · 5.7 mi away
Arnold Palmer's original Kapalua layout: coastal resort golf with Pacific views on every hole.
Kapalua Plantation Course
Kapalua, HI · 6.8 mi away
The Plantation Course at Kapalua on Maui was designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and opened in 1991, on hillside land above the Pacific that had been a pineapple plantation. The site falls steeply toward the ocean, and the design uses that slope on nearly every hole. Fairways are extremely wide and the ground contours feed the ball, so tee shots run out well past where they land. Ravines cross several holes, the trade wind blows almost constantly from behind on the closing stretch, and the greens are large with generous entry points. The par-5 18th drops sharply downhill and can be reached with two ordinary swings when the wind cooperates. Kapalua hosts The Sentry, the PGA Tour's opening tournament of the calendar year, each January. The course is open to resort guests and the public.
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