PGA TOUR 2022, Sentry Tournament of Champions, Kapalua: 6-9 January
"One of the most beautiful drives in golf" and one of the TOUR's longest holes
From PGA TOUR, by Jeff Eisenband:
[From] Five Things to Know: Kapalua's Plantation Course
The 2021 PGA TOUR winners (and Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele) open 2022 in Hawaii with a no-cut event that has provided some of the wildest finishes in recent memory. We’ve witnessed two playoffs and a final-round 62 to win in the last three years.
A big reason for the theatrics? The uniqueness of Kapalua. The Plantation Course is not your everyday TOUR venue. This track comes with mountains and valleys and tropical weather providing an unpredictable and dramatic four days in paradise. Read more
Also from that link:
From the tee box, the 18th hole provides one of the most beautiful drives in golf, looking straight down into the Pacific Ocean with mountains in the distance. But the journey, more than one-third of a mile when played at its longest, brings danger into play.
The par 5 can stretch all the way to 667 yards, making it one of the TOUR’s longest holes. With a wide fairway, players can take a rip off the tee but need to catch some help from the ridge if they want to attack in two. Read "Five Things to Know"
The Plantation Course is also described by Rod Morri, in The Preview:
The Plantation is best known for its dramatic finishing hole, a par-5 which measures more than 600 metres yet is usually reachable in two because of the steep drop from tee to green and a prevailing helping breeze.
The hole was the site of one of the most thrilling finishes seen on the Tour when, in 2000, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els arrived at the tee Sunday tied for the lead.
Both hit remarkable second shots and made eagle to force extra time then both made birdie again on the first extra hole.
Woods eventually claimed the trophy with a 40-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole, his fifth consecutive tournament win for the year. Read more
Australians at the Tournament of Champions: Cameron Davis, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith.
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