Maui's Plantation Course at Kapalua, home to the PGA Tour’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions, has been named the top Hawaii golf course for the eighth straight year by Golfweek magazine.

In the case of Kapalua, majority owner Maui Land & Pineapple Company had to sell off the golf courses to reduce its debt. In 2009, the Plantation course, my favorite in Hawaii, was sold to Tadashi ...