Hawaii, Maui Golf Course Reviews
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua ReviewKapalua, Maui, Hawaii
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Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Overview: The less heralded of the two golf courses at Kapalua, this resort golf course still has ocean views on almost every hole. From the tips, the course still is not very long and it does feature its fair share of elevation changes. Some holes are a bit mundane in their architecture but others also give quite a few high value shots and even a chance to hit a ball into the Pacific. The best holes are reviewed below:
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 2: This par three offers the first great view of the day even though the hole is fairly mundane itself. The only real danger are the bunkers left and long of the green.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 2: This par three offers the first great view of the day even though the hole is fairly mundane itself. The only real danger are the bunkers left and long of the green.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 3: This downhill dogleg left par far is quite long from the back tees and requires a drawn drive or one that hugs the trees on the left side to leave a manageable approach shot. Going right can be out of bounds or just leave a mandatory lay up shot. The green has a central tier and bunkers on either side, leaving a trick approach and tough putts from far away.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 4: Not picturesque per se, but a good, long par five that sweeps up to the right past the bunker at the corner of the dogleg. There are plenty of large trees to also avoid on the way to the large and elevated green complex that features more sand and humps to avoid.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 5: This par four is quite strong as it features a very narrow tee shot with houses and OB to the left, as well as thick trees and junk to the right. The fairway then opens up with one of the better ocean vies in golf and a green that sits across a gully from the fairway. The slope short and right will reject shots, so well struck irons are needed to find the deep kidney shaped green complex between two bunkers.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 6: Another good hole on the front, this par three is framed by a lot of trees behind the green and is a pretty long tee shot, especially into the wind. The green is fairly sizeable and not too undulating but three bunkers also provide plenty of trouble.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 7: This short par four gives the golfer a good chance at birdie with a big drive that can stay left of the bunkers near the green and also stay out of the one by the green. Without much real trouble other than sand and one lone tree to the left, golfers can enjoy the views and try to score well here.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 9: This par five plays downhill with the aggressive drive challenging the bunker to the left of the fairway. The green is very wide and OB pinches in on the right side near the green. The green is more wide than deep and going long is the worst answer. Another good view from tee to green on this hole.

Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 10: Possibly the best architectural design at the Bay course, this mid length par four features a split fairway with a creek running down the middle. The player can try to hit the left fairway for a better angle to most pins and hit a further shot if possible, but it is tighter and has danger to the left as well. The right fairway is wider but requires more of a layup, leaving a longer second shot back over the creek and a bunker cut very close to the green edge.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 14: This dogleg left par four is not long and sweeps left along the contours of the hillside. The green is shallow and wide with three bunkers to contend with and a steep slope short. A good long drive can make this an attackable wedge shot, but misses left and right will leave awkward approaches.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 16: The course finally gives the golfer a little jaunt down to the ocean at the 16th hole, with a very short, downhill dogleg left par four. The most accurate of long drivers (or those with nothing to lose) can cut the corner over the bushes and lava rock to try to find UGIR glory, but the sensible play is a layup to the wide fairway to the right. From there, it's a pretty wide open shot to the green beautifully set out on the peninsula.
Bay Golf Course at Kapalua Hole 17: The crescendo is reached here at the final par three, with one shot at the green while having the ball soar over a cove of the bright, blue Pacific Ocean. This is a very memorable par three and it actually is pretty long and uphill, with a small, well-guarded green. Missing a little left is ok.