Evan Singer

Jan 22, 20181 min

The PGA Tour Course You Have to Play Before You Die

Updated: Nov 16, 2021

Meet Stephen Arendt – head golf pro at Kapalua Golf Plantation Course (The home of the Sentry Tournament of Champions). Stephen gave us some gems on a few PGA Tour players, why they don’t change the course for the pros, travel tips and may even transform your game with these two simple instructional nuggets.

More Highlights:
 

-The biggest misconceptions about Kapalua
 
-What you don’t know from watching on TV
 
-Why Kapalua is one of the hardest courses out there for amateurs and one of the easiest, lowest scoring courses for the pros
 
-Rickie vs. Danny Lee parking lot pranks
 
-The text he saw from Jason Dufner’s agent
 
-Why Jason Hahn chose to hang out in the pro shop each day after he played
 
-Career fair segment where college students wrote in with ridiculous questions on how to get the best job in golf
 
-What makes Kapalua different from every other week on the PGA Tour
 
-What you can learn about Jordan Spieth from his range session after round 1 vs. round 2
 
-Why you’ll need to play Kapalua twice and why “There’s not another golf experience like it on the planet”
 
-His teaching philosophy that will help any golfer get better
 
-Get Butch Harmon’s book “The Pro”
 
-The hardest thing for golf pros to teach
 
-What you should never do when hitting balls
 
-One thing an amateur should do to improve their game
 
-Tips for visiting Maui and planning golf at Kapalua
 
-Why the head pro at Kapalua says DJ’s drive on #12 shouldn’t even be in the top 10 of greatest shots ever hit. Sorry Brandel.

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