Sunday was a day we had a tee time to play at Kapalua's Plantation Course. This is a very famous golf course and always considered to be top 100 in the US. We as golfers have this argument all the time, is the course worth the money? We are very spoiled coming from Troy Burne where conditions are unbelievable. Our pros at home (you know who you are) tell us that many courses in the top 100 don't hold up to Troy Burne, it is about how much $$ you give to these magazines such as Golf Digest to rank your course, because you know once you are ranked you will get people to play your course. (Above: Hole #1 overlooking Kapalua Beach)
Anyway, Nicole and I thought the Plantation was wonderful. Honestly, the conditions were not as good as they are at home, especially the greens, but the SCENERY was unmatched by any course. The panoramic views offered by each hole were so beautiful. I think Nicole took 200 pictures on the golf course alone and she is approaching 700 pictures for the trip. Now, how did we play? The answer is not that good. I'll start with Nicole. She drove the ball perfectly all day, but really struggled putting on their SLOW greens and her short game around the greens hurt her. She shot 57 on the front (worst 9 holes in several years, grrrr) and then recovered with a 45 on the back 9. I played very well with the exception of my tee ball (big surprise). I only 3-putted one green all day and my irons were sharp. I shot 88 which was very disappointing but I hit 4 balls out of bounds. The course was a par 73 and we played from 7200 yards. Dinner afterward was very good with open window seating to the ocean. We used their locker room to shower and change after golf and it was pretty neat seeing pictures of all the past winners on the PGA who play in their tournament every year. Needless to say, we love golf.
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