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Turtle Bay Championship

Monday Jan 22 – Sunday Jan 28, 2007

The Palmer Course · Kahuku, Hawaii

Purse: $1.6 million
Winning Share: $240,000

Course

The Palmer Course, Kahuku, Hawaii

Course Par Value: 72

Course Yardage: 7,088

This Arnold Palmer-designed golf course opened in 1992 and is a blend of raw wildness of the original links courses in the British Isles, the serenity and stately majesty of course in the Carolinas, and the indescribable beauty of the natural Hawaiian scenery on Oahu's North Shore.

"The Links" surrounds the Punahoolapa Marsh, a 100-acre wetland preserve which winds its way through the course as a unique and beautiful water hazard - home to many species of endangered Hawaiian waterfowl.

Hole	Par	Yards
1	4	412	A fade works best off the tee. There is more room to the right than you think. Approach shots should favor the left side of the green.
2	4	390	Aim your tee shot at the left fairway bunker. Take an extra club for the second shot against the wind.
3	5	530	Be careful with your tee shot here. Water comes into play from the left side. The hole opens up to the right so aim your tee shot at the right greenside bunker in the distance.
4	3	210	Normally downwind - a high, soft tee shot is required to hold the green. Take two clubs less than normal if the wind blows.
5	4	414	This sharp dogleg-left par 4 plays very long when the tradewinds blow. There's a waste area along the left side of the hole. Aim tee shots towards the 150-yard bush on left side of fairway. Usually an extra club is needed to the center of the green.
6	4	433	This hole moves slightly from left to right. Aim tee shots at the comfort station in the distance. Crisp short-iron approach shots are required to hold this green.
7	4	394	Beware on your tee shot. The water hazard fronting the green cannot be seen from the tee. Aim your tee shot for right side of the fairway to ensure a better approach to the green.
8	3	177	Preventing tradewinds and the pin position on a large green will determine club selection. Any miss-hit shots should favor the left side.
9	5	574	This par 5 moves slightly from left to right. Avoid the lateral water hazard along the entire right side of the hole. Beware of the narrow landing area 25 yards from green.
10	4	416	Aim tee shots just inside of the fairway bunker. There is water all along the right side. Be careful; prevailing winds will have big effect on approach shots.
11	4	433	A left-to-right tee shot is required to shorten the hole. Avoid the water on the right and in front of the green. This is the longest par 4 on the course. Par is a very good score.
12	5	529	This is a possible birdie hole. Aim the tee shot to the left side of the fairway. Longer hitters may reach this green in two shots. Beware of the left side of the green; approach shots may find water.
13	3	201	This is a tough par 3 with out-of-bounds left and water right. Take extra clubs when the tradewinds are blowing. Putts toward the water will be very fast.
14	4	379	This is a short, dogleg-left par 4. The tee shot should favor the right side of the fairway. Beware of out of bounds just behind the green.
15	177	3	This is an uphill par 3. Right-to-left tradewinds cannot be felt from the tee. Check the flag for wind velocity.
16	4	428	The left side of the fairway offers the best approach shot to the green. Approach shots on the green will move right to left.
17	4	408	This is the signature hole. Ten bunkers surround the fairway and the green. Aim tee shots over the second bunker from the left. The green is difficult to hold. Out of bounds awaits shots just long of the green.
18	5	539	A straight tee shot is required to avoid the water on the left and out of bounds on the left and right. Lay-up shots on the right side of the fairway will move toward the water. The green can be reached with two heroic shots.