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Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer Course
Hole 17
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Par 4,452 yards

Green Fees
General Public: $160
Hotel Guests: $125

Course Description
The Arnold Palmer Course is an 18-hole championship course designed by Palmer and Ed Seay. This unique course was created for golfers of any caliber to enjoy. When played from the Palmer (black) tees, the course offers a stern challenge to the best players in the world; however, there are five sets of tees on each hole, and in some cases, six.

The course features varying scenery. The front nine reflects true Scottish links with sand, water, wind and rolling terrain, while the back nine meanders through a jungle forest of ironwood pine and a wetlands bird sanctuary.

The Palmer course is surrounded by 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.

Details
The 17th 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 hole sits on a plateau only 100 feet from the ocean.

Ten bunkers surround the fairway and the green. Aim your tee shot over the second bunker from the left. The green is difficult to hold and out-of-bounds awaits shots that are too long.

Trivia
The site of the Palmer course was once a working airfield during WWII. Japanese planes flew over this site on their way to Pearl Harbor.

Contact Information
Turtle Bay Resort
57-091 Kamehameha Highway
Kahuku, Oahu, HI 96731
808-447-6508
www.turtlebayresort.com
TBRreservations@benchmarkmanagement.com


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