Turtle Bay Resort - Arnold Palmer Course
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The Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort gives you a taste of Scotland and a splash of jungle, all wrapped in a beautiful Hawaiian beach-front package.
With five miles of beaches, Turtle Bay Resort is the perfect place to gaze at Kawela Bay, Bay View Beach Lawn and Turtle Bay, itself. Only 45 minutes from Honolulu, the resort immerses guests in the natural beauty of Oahu. In fact, ocean views are the norm in every one of the resort's 443 rooms.
The Palmer Course was designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay and is the home to an annual event on the LPGA Tour. The golf course surrounds a wetland preserve known as the Punaho'olapa Marsh, which is home to many endangered Hawaiian birds.
The distinctive 18-hole championship course features a front nine that plays like Scottish Links with sand, water and rolling terrain and a back nine that rolls through a jungle forest of pine. The 17th hole, its signature, has nine bunkers leading up to a green that sits on a plateau 100 feet from the ocean.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7218 yards | 75.0 | 141 |
| Blue | 72 | 6795 yards | 73.2 | 138 |
| Gold | 72 | 6225 yards | 70.8 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 5574 yards | 67.6 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4851 yards | 68.0 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.2/134 | 412 | 390 | 543 | 224 | 414 | 433 | 394 | 177 | 574 | 3561 | 416 | 457 | 529 | 201 | 379 | 177 | 450 | 452 | 577 | 3638 | 7199 |
| Blue M: 72.3/130 W: 80.7/143 | 383 | 376 | 530 | 204 | 389 | 405 | 388 | 168 | 535 | 3378 | 391 | 433 | 493 | 190 | 373 | 162 | 428 | 408 | 539 | 3417 | 6795 |
| Gold M: 69.9/127 W: 76.7/134 | 340 | 338 | 452 | 181 | 381 | 357 | 337 | 155 | 511 | 3052 | 359 | 396 | 442 | 175 | 364 | 149 | 397 | 375 | 506 | 3163 | 6215 |
| White M: 67.1/120 W: 72.5/130 | 244 | 296 | 388 | 162 | 343 | 327 | 317 | 142 | 478 | 2697 | 311 | 350 | 400 | 152 | 345 | 136 | 378 | 338 | 467 | 2877 | 5574 |
| Red M: 63.8/109 W: 68.7/119 | 220 | 250 | 352 | 137 | 279 | 312 | 297 | 129 | 397 | 2373 | 268 | 304 | 370 | 94 | 299 | 93 | 321 | 289 | 440 | 2478 | 4851 |
| Handicap | 15 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by ChuyGomez on 01/04/2013
Excellent course.
Course was in excellent condition. Fairways were perfectly manicured. Greens rolled true and were not full of pitch marks. GPS carts. And beautiful scenery. Played the twilight after 12 pm. Got my round done in 3.5 hrs.
Best course I've ever played
Honestly from start to finish the course and staff were amazing.
Great course for how expensive
It had been raining for the two hours before and broke right as we got to the first tee. For it being wet, it was in really good shape. The course layout was fun and it was also really open. Solid resort course overall.
Too expensive
Would be a good course if they did not gouge visitors. I understand the need for local discounts but the markup for visitors is too excessive at this and most island courses. Discourages return visits.
Great course/Friendly Staff
The golf course was in really nice condition. Very challenging with beautiful views. The entire staff (especially Travis) were great!!
A nice day for golf 😎
I was looking forward to a nice round of golf but the weather had other plans. The first few holes were pretty windy. But once the wind died down it was pretty nice.
As for the course, the staff was awesome 👏 very friendly and helpful.
The course itself was a bit funny, started with driving 5 minutes to get to the driving range. It took me less time to walk to the course 🤪
The Starter was very nice and got me on the box and teeing off right away.
I quickly caught up with a nice couple visiting from Japan and we joined up.
The rest of the round was pretty nice. Lost a couple of balls in the middle of the fairway, go figure. We all watched them and expected to see them right away but they were nowhere to be found.
The overall condition of the course was pretty much what I expected for a beach course. The greens were rolling nicely and the fairways were dry and smooth. Luckily I avoided the bunkers but they looked pretty hard and wet sand. The water was a factor for a couple of holes so you need to pay attention to the GPS . A few shots rolled up pretty close.
The Drink Cart was always close by and very friendly and the course puts ice and bottles of water on the carts keeping us hydrated 👍
Pretty sure I will be back on my next visit. Have fun if you go.
Hit them straight and not too often 😊
Hawaii golf on the North Shore
The course is well maintained and in good condition. It's pricy, but so are pretty much all of the nice courses on Oahu. I found the course to be wide open. A few holes with a bunch of greenside bunkers. Greens rolled very nicely! I played the Palmer course. I'll be back to try the Fazio.
O vacation
Played as a single, every group let me play through
2:30hr round , very special place for me
Golfing there is a gift every tie time. Bit pricey for over all . When the locals golf for less then half
And they don’t give deal on golf now .com
But I will return for another round no matter what
Love the staff and course
2 of 5 for price
But 5 of 5 for everything else
Many thanks
Overrated
For the money charged, this course is overrated. On the plus side, the greens were pristine. On the negative side, the bunkers were bare and hard. The fairways were okay. The cart paths were in need of some work. I saw the cart girl once and she didn't stop. The pace was slow with three groups point the same hike many times. When I finished my round, there was nowhere to even purchase a snack before my long ride home. This course was not the gem that I thought it would be.
Turtle Bay golf - Arnold Palmer
This is the third or fourth year in the row that we have traveled from Ko Olina to play this course. We continue to marvel that only hole 17 reaches the beach and its spectacular surf. The course is fairly wide-open and not to difficult. A couple of holes have nasty sand traps in the middle of the fairway.
Overall, it is a pleasant experience.
The onsite restaurant is excellent.
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