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Maui Golf Courses
Kapalua Resort - Discover golf nirvana at the Kapulua Resort. Recognized as #1 in Hawaii for Best Golf Resort by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine, Kapalua Resort's two 18-hole championship golf courses - The Bay and The Plantation - are truly divine. The par 73, 7,411-yard Plantation Course, site of the annual PGA TOUR Mercedes-Benz Championship, has hosted golf's elite such as Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and Davis Love III. The championship course plays across natural geographic formations and pineapple plantation fields that take your breath away. Designed by Arnold Palmer, the challenging Bay Course is a 6,600-yard par 72 with gently rolling fairways, hilly terrain, deep valleys, expansive greens and fairways, numerous sand bunkers, and 8 water hazards. The picturesque fifth hole puts golfers at the edge of the Pacific. The Resort also features the Kapalua Golf Academy, a state-of-the-art instructional facility with over 30 PGA Professionals and golf clinics that complement your golf vacation on Maui. Tee Times: www.kapalua.com.
Kaanapali Golf Resort - Ka'anapali Golf Resort offers 36 holes of legendary golf situated on 1200 acres of land with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and West Maui Mountains. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the Royal Ka'anapali Course features lush fairways, rolling landscapes, sweeping views of the ocean and mountains, sloping fairways and large contoured greens that ensure a challenging approach. Stretching 6,700 yards, hugging the shoreline at sea level to the West Maui Mountain foothills, this par 71 course challenges your club selection and putting. Arnold Palmer called the 449 yard, par 4 18th hole, which hugs the canal the length of the fairway and green, one of most challenging finishing holes he ever played. Home of the Champions Tour Kaanapali Classic, the Royal Kaanapali Course hosted Shell's Wonderful World of Golf, Canada Cup and the LPGA Kemper Open. At 6,400 yards, the beautiful par 70 Kai Course features undulating greens, beautiful ocean views and rolling fairways that demand accuracy. Once a sugar cane plantation, the Kai Course reminds golfers of Hawaii's rich culture. With natural canals, gulches, lava rock boundaries and Norfolk Pines and coconut trees that border fairways, the course has many testing holes. Tee Times: www.kaanapali-golf.com.
Kahili Golf Course - Carved out of the foothills of the West Maui Mountains, Kahili Golf Course offers challenging play on its 18 holes of rolling terrain with Hawaiian tradewinds and magical views of majestic Haleakala and the sapphire Pacific. One of Maui's most popular golf courses, and host to numerous Maui and state-wide tournaments, the 6570 yard, Par 72 course tests with numerous elevation changes and doglegs. The Par 3's on the back side lay up and downhill to small greens. On the front nine, a small dry creek bed and a lake come into play and accuracy is a must. The Par 4s are designed to make golfers work to get to the greens and the Par 5s give the long ball hitter a chance for a birdie. Tee Times: http://kahiligolf.com.
Makena Golf Courses - Located on 1,800 acres of unspoiled, natural beauty, with Makena Big Beach below and Molokini Island in the distance, the North and South Courses at Makena reward golfers with challenging holes and breathtaking scenery. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the Makena North Course stands out for its natural beauty, spectacular ocean setting, challenging course design, fast, smooth putting greens, lava flow valleys, elevated tee shots and captivating views of Haleakala Crater and Pacific Ocean. Hawaiian rock walls remain and natural gullies and stream beds have been left in their natural state. The North Course was named a Golf Medal Resort by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest lists Makena at the top of its resort rankings. Sharing the spirit that embodies the Makena Resort, the South Course provides the serenity and tranquility golfers seek in Maui. Tee Times: www.makenagolf.com/.
Wailiea Resort Courses - One of the world's top golf destinations, Wailea Golf Club on Maui features the championship Gold, Emerald and Blue courses with breathtaking ocean views and prestigious awards by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest. Meandering across the Mt. Haleakala foothills, the 6,765 yard Old Blue Course offers pristine fairways, serene lakes, exotic blossoms, coral sand bunkers and spectacular views of the ocean and dramatic volcanic slopes. Its graceful design, generous fairways, elevation changes, strategically placed hazards and ocean vistas have tested top professional players. Named the most women-friendly course in the country by Golf for Women, the picturesque 6,825-yard Emerald Course delights with carpet-like fairways, colorful foliage and inspiring vistas of the Pacific Ocean and Mt. Haleakala. One of the most picturesque spots is the double green shared by holes #10 and #17 bordering a brackish water lake. Home of the Champions Skins Game, the 7,078-yard Wailea Gold is the most challenging of Wailea's trio, with rugged undulating terrain and masterful design. Created by Robert Trent Jones II, the Gold was honored by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest as one of the country's ten best new resort courses in 1994, and hailed as one of the world's best designed courses by Conde Nast Traveler. The course tests your skills with difficult hazards, sparkling white bunkers and spectacular vistas of the ocean, Molokini islet, ancient coconut trees and lava rock walls. Tee Times: www.waileagolf.com.
The Dunes at Maui Lani - One of the "Five Best Kept Secret Golf Courses in America" by Golf Digest, ranked in the top 10 Maui golf courses by GOLFWEEK and among the top 35 best new courses in America by GOLF magazine, The Dunes at Maui Lani offers a spectacular golf experience. This brilliantly designed, classic Scottish links course challenges golfers with rugged terrain, tradewinds, pot bunkers, tricky holes, sand dunes, lava shores, and magical views of West Maui Mountains and Halelakala Volcano. The beautiful coastal course plays through ancient alluvial sand dunes created by the rise of the island's volcanoes, recession of the seas, and a million years of winds. The Dunes is a tribute to the great links courses of Ireland, with stunning dunes weaving golfers through amazing terrain and golf shots played through nature's gaps. Tee Times: www.dunesatmauilani.com/.
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