Play Kapalua Bay Course Like You've Seen It 100 Times
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This is NOT a yardage book. This CaddyTips® guide delivers hole-by-hole written strategy, telling you exactly where to aim, what to avoid, and how to think your way around the course—before you ever step onto the first tee.
Whether you're a low-handicap player looking to fine-tune your approach or a higher-handicap golfer trying to avoid big numbers, CaddyTips® gives you the playbook to attack every hole with confidence.
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This guide combines years of local caddy knowledge to teach you how to ride the trade winds, choose the safest targets, attack the proper sections of every green, and avoid the costly mistakes that first-time visitors often make.
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AI-powered analysis identifies the strategic characteristics that define the Bay Course, including trade wind patterns, elevation-adjusted yardages, preferred landing areas, oceanfront risk management, ideal approach angles, and the highest-percentage decisions on every hole.
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HOLE 1 - DOWN INTO KAPALUA
385-yard opener — gently downhill into the resort
Par 4 - 385 / 360 / 320 yds.
Tee Shot
Aloha from one of Hawaii's most seasoned golf courses, having hosted over 20 professional tournaments. Arnold Palmer starts you off with an easy, resort-vibe downhill par 4, so let's jumpstart this round.
The hole is framed by its famous Ironwood trees and bends to the right, where there is a bunker guarding the right rough. Hawaii's Tradewinds will normally play a big factor in every shot out here, including this tee ball. The prevailing wind normally will result in a headwind or right-to-left crosswind on this tee shot. CaddyTips® recommends hitting your driver if the wind is up to avoid backspin into the wind and teeing the ball a bit lower with your driver for a more penetrating ball flight.
Low handicap: driver on a rope here up the right-center of the fairway will leave inside of 100 yards for approach and is a great play to set an aggressive tone early. Mid-high handicap: driver is the ideal club to hit, however due to the short nature of this hole, a fairway wood or hybrid will work as well if you lack confidence with your driver. Be specific with your target and take dead aim.
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