Something To Look Out For At Kapalua This Week...

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With the Hyundai Tournament of Some Champions set to get underway Thursday, it's always fun to see beautiful Kapalua, particuarly in High Definition. However, since Tiger and Ernie Els' epic 2000 duel (win No. 16 for Tiger!), the ground game which made that event so memorable has been sorely lacking. But courtesy of the GCSAA, it sounds like the resort has tried to address the wet approaches with a pricey new irrigation system:
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"The players were scheduled to play 36 holes after most of the first day was rained off, and ended up playing 34."

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Can anyone recall the last time a significant professional event had a skip a hole? This time it was in South Africa at Durban Country Club, where the par-3 4th was too waterlogged for weekend play (Ernie Els took home the trophy.)
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"It's a crying shame that we are destroying a course designed by one of our great heroes for the sake of a small footbridge."

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Frank Urquhart reports on the battle to save an Old Tom Morris, gulp, "signature hole" at North Inch in Perth. After looking at an aerial I couldn't figure out which hole it was. Anyone played it? I'm sure it's better than whatever bridge footing they want to place on it, but would love to hear more about the place.
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