Y.E. Yang hits his tee shot on the downhill par-5 18th at Kapalua in 2010.
Jan. 4, 2011
• In 2010, with a scoring average of 69.884 the Plantation Course at Kapalua was the easiest course played on TOUR:
| Easiest Courses on TOUR |
| 1 |
Plantation Course |
73 |
7411 |
69.884 |
-3.116 |
| 2 |
PGA West (NC) |
72 |
6890 |
68.992 |
-3.008 |
| 3 |
PGA West (PC) |
72 |
6950 |
69.229 |
-2.771 |
| 4 |
Palm GC |
72 |
7010 |
69.758 |
-2.242 |
| 5 |
TPC Summerlin |
71 |
7224 |
68.956 |
-2.044 |
|
• 616 of 1,680 total drives at the Plantation Course measured 300 yards or longer in 2010 (37 percent -- second highest on TOUR). In 2010, players hit a TOUR high 83 percent of the greens in regulation.
However, with an average sq. footage of 8,000 ft, it's doesn't mean they're hitting it close. Players averaged almost 40 feet to the pin on all approach shots (second longest on TOUR).
More superlatives of The Planation Course is listed below:
| The 300 Club: Best courses to hit it long |
| 1 |
Montreux G&CC |
41.15 |
| 2 |
Plantation Course |
36.67 |
| 3 |
Waialae CC |
34.60 |
| 4 |
East Lake GC |
33.57 |
| 5 |
Aronimink Golf Club |
33.50 |
|
| Courses with the longest proximity to the hole |
| 1 |
Quail Hollow Club |
42' 2" |
| 2 |
Plantation Course |
39' 8" |
| 3 |
TPC Louisiana |
38' 9" |
| 4 |
Aronimink Golf Club |
38' 6" |
| 5 |
TPC Blue Monster at Doral |
38' 4" |
|
| Courses with the Easiest Greens to Hit (Under 125 yards) |
| 1 |
Plantation Course |
90.37 |
| 2 |
Sedgefield Country Club |
90.14 |
| 3 |
PGA West (PC) |
89.88 |
| 4 |
Seaside Course |
88.31 |
| 5 |
TPC Summerlin |
87.15 |
|
| Courses with the easiest greens to hit |
| 1 |
Plantation Course |
82.54 |
| 2 |
Monterey Peninsula CC |
78.78 |
| 3 |
The Old White Course |
77.24 |
| 4 |
TPC Summerlin |
76.89 |
| 5 |
Sedgefield Country Club |
75.71 |
|
| Courses with the highest Birdie or Better Percentage (Fairway) |
| Rank |
Course |
Percentage |
| 1 |
PGA West (PC) |
28.80 |
| 2 |
Plantation Course |
28.44 |
| 3 |
TPC Summerlin |
25.08 |
| 4 |
Colonial CC |
24.65 |
| 5 |
Sedgefield Country Club |
24.51 |
|
| Courses with Most Putts per Round |
| 1 |
St. Andrews Links |
32.38 |
| 2 |
Monterey Peninsula CC |
31.13 |
| 3 |
Aronimink Golf Club |
30.57 |
| 4 |
Seaside Course |
30.52 |
| 5 |
Plantation Course |
30.43 |
|
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