The resort property on Oahu, Hawaii features 36 holes of golf, designed by Arnold Palmer-Ed Seay and George Fazio. The Turtle Bay courses are the first Oahu properties for Troon.
The Turtle Bay Resort on the island of Oahu, Hawaii has announced a new management partnership with Troon, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based management company.
Turtle Bay Resort, located on Oahu’s famed North Shore, approximately 50 minutes from Honolulu, features 36 holes of golf: the Arnold Palmer Course and the George Fazio Course.
The Turtle Bay courses are the first Oahu properties for Troon, which took over management of the Kapalua Bay Course and the Plantation Course at Kapalua on Maui in early 2011.
Other Troon-affiliated properties in the Aloha State include Mauna Lani on Hawai‘i Island; King Kamehameha Golf Club in Wailuku, Maui; Kahili Golf Course in Wailuku, Maui; and Princeville Makai Golf Club in Princeville, Kaua‘i.
“Our team at Turtle Bay looks forward to working with the best golf management team in the business,” said Jerry Gibson, Vice President & Managing Director for Turtle Bay Resort. “This partnership will enhance our ability to reach golfers from all over the world and showcase Turtle Bay as a premier golf destination.”
The Turtle Bay Resort property encompasses nearly 1,500 acres and the resort showcases 410 guest rooms and suites, 42 oceanfront beach cottages, and 30 Ocean Villa studio, 3- and 4- bedroom units, The property also has six restaurants and bars, an 11,000-sq. ft. full service spa and salon, fitness center, two swimming pools, tennis courts, and 15 miles of walking and mountain bikingtrails
The Arnold Palmer course, designed by Palmer and Ed Seay, has been open since 1992 and offers two distinct nine-hole experiences. The front nine challenges golfers with a Scottish Links-style layout, while the back nine has a more tropical setting as it meanders through a tropical jungle and a forest of ironwoods. The 18-hole layout forms a horseshoe around the Punaho’olapa marsh, an unspoiled 100-acre wetlands and bird sanctuary. Water comes into play on 14 holes, with the 17th,the Palmer Course’s signature hole, offering panoramic Pacific Ocean views from the green.
Turtle Bay’s George Fazio Course opened in 1972. The 18-hole layout meanders through traditional Hawaiian Palms while skirting the North Shore on numerous occasions, providing breathtaking ocean views on both the front and back nines. Over the years, the Fazio Course has tested the game’s best, including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Sam Snead, and Chi Chi Rodriguez, in the first Champions Tour Skins Game. The Fazio Course also hosted the LPGA Tour’s Hawaiian Open from 1987 through 1989.
“We are pleased to be working with Turtle Bay,” said Mike Ryan, chief operating officer, Troon. “The golf courses and the resort property are absolutely stunning. We are excited to extend our popular Troon programs, which will contribute positively to the overall value and experience for local golfers, resort guests and those traveling to Oahu.”
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