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Turtle Bay Resort - Arnold Palmer Course
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The Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort gives you a taste of Scotland and a splash of jungle, all wrapped in a beautiful Hawaiian beach-front package.
With five miles of beaches, Turtle Bay Resort is the perfect place to gaze at Kawela Bay, Bay View Beach Lawn and Turtle Bay, itself. Only 45 minutes from Honolulu, the resort immerses guests in the natural beauty of Oahu. In fact, ocean views are the norm in every one of the resort's 443 rooms.
The Palmer Course was designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay and is the home to an annual event on the LPGA Tour. The golf course surrounds a wetland preserve known as the Punaho'olapa Marsh, which is home to many endangered Hawaiian birds.
The distinctive 18-hole championship course features a front nine that plays like Scottish Links with sand, water and rolling terrain and a back nine that rolls through a jungle forest of pine. The 17th hole, its signature, has nine bunkers leading up to a green that sits on a plateau 100 feet from the ocean.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7199 yards | 75.2 | 134 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6795 yards | 80.7 | 143 |
| Blue | 72 | 6795 yards | 72.3 | 130 |
| Gold | 72 | 6215 yards | 69.9 | 127 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6215 yards | 76.7 | 134 |
| White | 72 | 5574 yards | 67.1 | 120 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5574 yards | 72.5 | 130 |
| Red | 72 | 4851 yards | 63.8 | 109 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4851 yards | 68.7 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.2/134 | 412 | 390 | 543 | 224 | 414 | 433 | 394 | 177 | 574 | 3561 | 416 | 457 | 529 | 201 | 379 | 177 | 450 | 452 | 577 | 3638 | 7199 |
| Blue M: 72.3/130 W: 80.7/143 | 383 | 376 | 530 | 204 | 389 | 405 | 388 | 168 | 535 | 3378 | 391 | 433 | 493 | 190 | 373 | 162 | 428 | 408 | 539 | 3417 | 6795 |
| Gold M: 69.9/127 W: 76.7/134 | 340 | 338 | 452 | 181 | 381 | 357 | 337 | 155 | 511 | 3052 | 359 | 396 | 442 | 175 | 364 | 149 | 397 | 375 | 506 | 3163 | 6215 |
| White M: 67.1/120 W: 72.5/130 | 244 | 296 | 388 | 162 | 343 | 327 | 317 | 142 | 478 | 2697 | 311 | 350 | 400 | 152 | 345 | 136 | 378 | 338 | 467 | 2877 | 5574 |
| Red M: 63.8/109 W: 68.7/119 | 220 | 250 | 352 | 137 | 279 | 312 | 297 | 129 | 397 | 2373 | 268 | 304 | 370 | 94 | 299 | 93 | 321 | 289 | 440 | 2478 | 4851 |
| Handicap | 15 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by honeybadger51 on 03/10/2026
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Photo submitted by honeybadger51 on 03/10/2026
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17th green view Photo submitted by u000004255925 on 01/03/2026
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Don’t blink, a single ocean view. Photo submitted by RDG3 on 11/18/2025
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Photo submitted by u000001907849 on 04/23/2025
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Photo submitted by cherub2187 on 02/28/2022
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Photo submitted by cherub2187 on 02/28/2022
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Photo submitted by u510087104 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by u510087104 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by u510087104 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by u510087104 on 07/05/2021
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Photo submitted by ChuyGomez on 01/04/2013
Not worth the price
This course has potential but the pace of play was awful. We had to skip three holes. Where was the marshall? Much of the grass was brown and lots of areas were ground under repair. Many of the water taps were not working. There was no change room other than the bathroom. For the price I expect much more.
Only one ocean view
Very clean and well maintained. Some weird holes with sand traps in the middle of the fairways. Amazed that only one green is close to the ocean.
Excellent restaurant on premises.
Long drive from H-1 due to heavy traffic on two-way road. Parts along beautiful beaches.
KS Duffer in Oahu
Jewel of Oahu 4th course played during week. It was the experience and more that I hoped for. I skipped Kolina and Kopeli courses got better rate for Sunday PM tee. Course was superb will be back whenever back to Oahu.
Nice Course
Staff was very friendly and willing to help. Course was in good shape. Driving range and practice putting green was in good shape and we were provided with free range balls. Course was very challenging especially at the end of the round.
The only negative was the pace of play. We played in a twosome and there was a twosome two groups ahead of us. They never let the one player in front of us play through. This could have literally sped the pace of play up tremendously. The problem was we saw a starter but never a course Marshall.
For the price I wouldn’t return. There are other courses as nice that are much cheaper on Oahu.
Turtle bay
Excellent. Only issue I had was the cost. They did not have a senior rate. Very difficult for a fixed income senior to afford
Not a stunning course
It’s not worth for 3 hours round trip drive from Waikiki for the price and course. There are only two holes with ocean view. Nothing special compared with other good golf courses in Honolulu, very expensive too.
Good layout, Funky greens
The course was in great shape and overall had a good time. Every course in Oahu is expensive so that is what it is. My only gripe were the greens, they were fuzzy and slow like super slow. For $200+ you are expecting at least good greens this was almost unputtable.
Fabulous Hawaii…
One of the most prettiest courses I’ve Played….Pricy…But worth every penny…Tee off was better priced over the resort cost…Will use them again when we’re off to Maui!
Best ever!
Waht a great experience for me.
Everything is perfect!
The only one, my personal review, thing that I didn’t know is there was no ocean view.
Oh! The clubhouse food did not meet my expectation.
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