Kapalua Resort (Plantation)

Is great architecture being given great property like Sand Hills and not screwing it up, or is it being given a difficult site and making a series of compelling holes? The answer is both, and this course is an example of the latter. Set on the side of a mountain, this property could have easily produced a series of awkward holes that fought the land. Instead, this early Coore & Crenshaw design showed the promise and skill that the duo would bring to every project over the ensuing 30 years. Especially memorable are 17 and 18 with their greens that fall from front right to back left. When the PGA Tour comes here in January, the Plantation course reliably produces some of the most inedible shots of the season. Max fee: $360 (Photo: Dave Sansom)