fluffylie How wonderful to play Golf in Hawaii. If you have the opportunity to play Golf in such beautiful surroundings, you need to know you are playing at one of the best courses! We’ve done a bit of research and we feel we’ve the top-notch ones for you.
#1 Kapalua Golf Club Bay Course
Located on the popular island of Maui, Kapalua Golf invites you to discover two of the most majestic and simply stunning golf courses in the world - the Plantation Course and the Bay Course.
Recognized as the best golf course in Hawaii for ten consecutive years by Golfweek, the Plantation Course is home to the PGA TOUR's Tournament of Champions. Consistently ranked as the #1 golf course in Hawaii, playing The Plantation Course is sure to be on every golfer’s bucket list. Designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, the course was designed on a grand scale in keeping with its location on the slopes of the West Maui Mountains and offers dramatic ocean views from virtually every hole. Its lengthy 7,411 yard par 73 layout challenges the pros but it’s wide fairways and generous greens make it very playable for the average golfer. With dramatic elevation changes, this course offers plenty of downhill tee shots. You’ll feel like one of the pros when - with the aid of the aggressive slope of the 18th fairway - you will enjoy hitting one of the longest drives of your life.
The Plantation Course is the site of the PGA TOUR's Sentry Tournament of Champions each January featuring an elite field of previous year's PGA TOUR winners. The field has included golf greats such as Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Justin Leonard, Ernie Els, Davis Love III and many more. The course record is set at 62 and tied between K.J. Choi (2003), Graeme McDowell (2011), Chris Kirk (2015) and Jason Day (2015)
The Bay Course opened in 1975 and in that time has hosted over 20 major professional tournaments - the most of any neighbor island course in the state of Hawaii. From the first live prime-time televised event in golf at the 1983 Kapalua International to the Kapalua LPGA classic some 25 years later, The Bay Course has consistently faced the best players in golf and withstood the test of time and technology.
Great champions and stories have emerged here, such as Greg Norman’s first win on America soil, Ian Woosnam and David Llwellyn’s thrilling victory for Wales in the World Cup of Golf and Morgan Pressel’s nail-biting win at the Kapalua LPGA classic. Two of the most popular PGA players ever, Fred Couples and Davis Love III, have each earned victories here - twice.
The Bay Course is a championship course that is as challenging as it is beautiful. Known for its breathtaking 5th hole, the only hole to play over the ocean on Maui, it should certainly be on the "must play” list for any golfer visiting Maui.
The Bay Course features the only hole to play over the ocean on Maui.
Website: golfatkapalua.com
Address: 300 Kapalua Dr, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
Phone: +1 877-527-2582
fluffylie#2 Nanea Golf Club
The Nanea Golf Club is a private Golf Club, designed by David McLay Kidd in 2003. The course is covered in paspalum grass and features plenty of elevation changes and variety in design. The views down to the Pacific are amazing from the mountainside location.
Address: 72-2921, 72-2921 Kaupulehu Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, United States
Phone: +1 808-930-1300
#3 Princeville Makai Golf Club
The renowned Makai Golf Club at The St. Regis Princeville Resort is a Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, which opened in 1971 and was recently redesigned in 2009.
The Makai Course winds it way around serene lakes, native woodlands and the spectacular coastline with views of Bali Hai and Hanalei Bay. The course plays to a par 72 with four different sets of tees that can be stretched to more than 7,200 yards from the tips.
The recent renovation by Robert Trent Jones Jr. features the introduction of Seashore Paspalum turf grass on to all fairways and greens, providing spectacular playing surfaces for golfers of all skill levels. Additional improvements include the reconfiguring greens complexes and green surrounds, as well as bold reshaping of all bunkers. The signature 7th hole on the Makai Course plays to 213 yards from the back tees. It consists of a challenging tee shot over scenic cliffs, onto to a green which is surrounded by brilliant white bunkers and surreal views of the mountains and Pacific Ocean.
For the casual golfer who wants to enjoy a leisure round of golf with family and friends, Makai Golf Club is also proud to offer the popular 9-hole Woods Course. The Woods Course is a fun and relaxed layout, winding through the native woodlands of Kauai's north shore.
It truly is a wonderful Golf setting and sure to be enjoyed by anyone who plays it.
Website: www.makaigolf.com
Address: 4080 Lei O Papa Rd, Princeville, HI 96722, USA
Phone: +1 808-826-1912
#4 Kukio Golf Club
Kukio Golf Club was designed by the legendary Golf Architect Tom Fazio and is the only course on Hawaii he has designed. An island with a with a wonderful interesting history makes the perfect setting for this Golf Club.
The Kukio Championship Golf Course, designed by Tom Fazio, hosts eighteen holes with views of the Kona and Kohala Coast. The course offers players a challenging and thrilling experience as it winds through several diverse natural zones and changes in elevation of approximately 400 feet.
The Kukio 10-Hole Short Course, located near the Beach Club, includes a variety of practice areas and challenging short holes. This short course includes seven par three and four par four holes.
Website: www.kukio.com
Address: 87 Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
Phone: +1 808-325-4040
#5 Mauna Kea Golf Course
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