HAWAII : Maui

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Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course

According to the architect Robin Nelson who conceived it, the golf course is very similar to the Royal Troon. But besides looking like the famous British golf course, it takes place on an exceptional place. Opened in 1999, it was quickly classified among the best Links which we can find in the Hawaiian Islands. The golf course takes place on a ground which remained intact, in the middle of the natural dunes which were formed at the same time as the island. The plan follows the natural ability of the ground which is slightly tilted. Fairways, wave-like, are characterized by important changes of level. Lined by a dense forest, they are punctuated with bunkers strategically placed. Of an average size, greens are also wave-like. The club offers a complete range of services among which a high-quality training center.

Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes starting at $98.

Information:
The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course
1333 Maui Lani Parkway, Kahului, HI 96732
Phone: (808) 873-7911

Elleair Golf Club

Situated on the magnificent domain of the Kiehi resort, this golf c ourse 18 holes Par-71 half-private was drawn by the Canadian Bill Newis and opened in 1986. With departures proposing a 5486 metre length, it is advisable for any type of players. It possesses narrow fairways, well drawn greens and offer magnificent points of view on the ocean from every hole. The golf course is particularly pleasant to play during the morning, when the wind does not blow very hardly. If the wind gets up, it establishes a good challenge for the more hardened players. The club offers at disposal a restaurant, a shop, a lit driving range.

Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes starting at $75

Information:
Elleair Golf Club
1345 Piilani Hwy
Kihei, Maui, HI 96753
United States (Maui County)
Phone: (808)874-0777 - Fax: (808)879-5368

Grand Waikapu Country Club

The domain was created by Frank Lloyd Wright for Marilyn Monroe. As shenever lived there it became a country club which offers magnificent points of view on the ocean and on the valley. The property being vast, it regularly welcompes guests for events such as marriages, receptions. Drawn by Ted Robinson, the golf course 18 holes opened in 1991. It takes place at the feet of West Maui Mountains's hills, at approximately 300 metres over the sea. The club offers at disposal a restaurant, a driving range and the rent of clubs.

Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes: $100 - 9 holes: $50

Information:
Grand Waikapu Country Club
2500 Honoapiilani Hwy
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
Phone: 808-244-7888 – Fax: (808)242-8089

Kaanapali Beach Resort Association

Formerly the only hotel complex of the region, Kaanapali as become one of the most appreciated destinations for holidays. During 6 years it was classified " Best Island in the World " by Condé Nast Traveler.
You will find an incredible selection of hotels, gourmet restaurants, boutiques, two special championship golf courses in front of the sea and more activities than you can not even imagine …

The Golf:

The North course opened in 1962 and represents one of the two courses of the Hawaiian Islands to be drawn by Robert Trent Jones Sr. It begins at the sea level to follow then the bank and to twist in the direction of the Maui mountains. The architect has taken advantage of the rippling ground to create slightly sloping fairways and wide greens, allowing then a strategic approach on every hole.

The South course, which was initially created to be a main course, was redrawn by the American architect Arthur Jack Snyder. Possessing a combination of wide fairways and of subtle greens, it addresses to players of any level. Rails of the railway of the old sugar cane plantation goes by in certain holes, reminding the culture and the history of the Hawaiian Islands. A big variety of plants and flowers decorate the course, what adds to the charm.

Green fees:
North Course: from $130 to $160
South Course: from $105 to $130.

Information:
Kaanapali Beach Resort Association
2530 Kekaa Drive, Suite 1-B
Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761
Phone: (800) 245-9229 (808) 661-3271 Fax: (808) 661-9431

Kapalua Golf Courses

Drawn by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane, the Bay Course has a 6209 metre length from the advanced departures and 5624 from the regular departures. The first 9 holes start behind the Kapalua Bay hotel, twisting on the heights of a hill before going down again towards the sea in the direction of Oneloa Bay, goes back up on the heights then down again. The last 9 holes dash to Pineapple Hill below the bay, turn around a small lake before returning towards the clubhouse. Each hole offer a panoramic sight on the ocean and on the Lanai and Molokai islands.

The Plantation course, which is a Par-73 for men and a Par-75 for women, was drawn by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore and extends itself over a ground which has an impressive arrangement, decorated with pineapple plantations. Welcoming every year in January the PGA Tour Mercedes, we can say that it is a real champions' golf course. Indeed, it saw disentangling great players such as Tiger Woods, David Duval, Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and many others.

Also drawn by Arnold Palmer, the Village course twists at the feet of the West Maui hills. It has a 6045 metre length for the advanced departures and 5469 metres for the regular departures. The hole n°3 is the most original and the most difficult. Indeed, this double dogleg on the left possesses a narrow fairway punctuated with bunkers and a trio of sand traps which completely surround the green.

Green fees :
Golf course 18 holes: from $125 to $220.

Golf packages are proposed with the luxuous hotels Kapalua Bay Hotel and the Kapalua Villas.

Information:
Kapalua Golf
2000 Village Road
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii 96761
Phone : 1-877-KAPALUA - (877-527-2582)

Kapalua Golf Academy :
info@kapaluagolfacademy.com

Makena Golf Courses

Drawn by Robert Trent Jones Jr, this unique golf course has a total of 36 holes. Situated on a ground of a stunning natural beauty, to them two, Makena's courses are able to answer the desire of any golfer. Welcoming the Hawaiian Islands State Open, Makena is as well known for its disposal as for the excellent conditions of game and its} team of professionals, without forgetting the exceptional climate.

Makena offers at disposal a very well stocked pro shop, a complete equipment for training, the rent of material of big marks. A Golf school is at disposal. The Club House's restaurant proposes at the outside terrace a non-stop service of big quality, whether it is for a break fast, meal or a private reception of more than 100 persons.

South Course
It brings serenity and tranquillity which numerous golfers look for. Addressing to golfers of any level, due to the disposal and its well spaced out tee times, it remains one of the favourite courses of the Maui's inhabitants.

North Course
If you love the feeling of evasion which gives Makena, then you will like this new golf course 18 holes who opened in 1993. Very quiet, and surrounded with a magnificent nature, it offers magnificent points of view on the Ocean and on the neighbouring islands.

Green fees:
South course: starting at $175
North course: starting at $155

Information:
Makena Golf Courses
5415 Makena Alanui
Makena, Maui, HI 96753
808.879.3344
Facsimile 808.879.2834

Maui Country Club

This private golf course 9 holes is opened to guests on non holiday Mondays only. We can if we wish to cross the ground by foot but the rate remains the same. Having said that, because it is flat it is very pleasant to play it walking. Because of the presence of the wind, the course it is played much longer that indicates its real length. Taking place in a pleasant context and convenient to the relaxation, it offers magnificent points of view on the surrounding landscape. In an 18 holes round additional departures can be used. If Monday is when the golf course is accessible to only the guests, they can however play other days accompanied by a member. The club offers at disposal showers, a shop. No restaurant nor of driving range.

Green fees:
Golf course 9 holes: starting at $38 - 18 holes: strating at $75.

Information:
Maui Country Club
48 Nonohe Pl., Paia, HI 96779
Phone: (808) 877-7893

Pukalani Country Club

Drawn by Bob Balddock, the golf course is situated on the wave-like heights of Maui, in front of a panoramic sight on the ocean. Opened in 1980, it was composed at the begening of 9 holes which were then completed in 1984. It takes place on an approximately 64 hectare ground and presents at the moment 19 greens with a disposition 18 holes, the most advanced departures offering a 6366 metre length. The peculiarity of the golf course is its 3rd hole, Par-3 which proposes the choice between 2 greens. The ground is rather hilly and is subjected in the afternoons of the wind's influence. Fairways are surrounded by Italian cypress. The Kikuyu herb which covers them slows them down but on the other hand gives them sometimes a misleading aspect. Greens are also of an average speed. The club offers at disposal a quality restaurant, a bar, a shop, a lit driving range, a putting green.

Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes starting at $60

Information:
Pukalani Country Club
360 Pukalani Street
Pukalani, HI 96768
Phone: 808-572-1314 - Fax: 808-572-1961

Sandalwood Golf Course

Drawn by Robin Nelson and Rodney Wright and created in 1992, it is a golf course which is short but rich in challenges. Indeed its design takes advantage of the natural ability of the ground and the wind. It takes place on the West Maui Mountain side, offering magnificent points of view on the ocean. Fairways are wide and the water comes into play on 3 holes. If it shares the same address as the Grand Waikapu Country Club, both courses are nevertheless different from one another and every club possesses its own clubhouse with his shop. The club offers at disposal its services among which a complete training area established on natural herb.

Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes starting at $70

Information:
Sandalwood Golf Course
2500 Honoapiilani Hwy
Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793
Phone: (808)242-7090 - Fax: (808)242-8024

Waiehu Municipal Golf Course

It is the only public golf course in the island. It offers spectacular points of view and possesses a disposition rich in challenges as a private golf course should have. Although 30 years was necessary to complete it, Waiehu is part of the most popular public golf courses in the Hawaiian Islands, whatever the island is. The first 9 holes, which opened in 1930, are flat and take place at the parallel to the coast lined with palm trees of Kahului Bay. The second 9 holes were only completed from 1966 and were built on the original holes situated on the West Maui Mountains's hillsides. The club offers a complete range of services.

Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes starting at $25

Information:
Waiehu Municipal Golf Course
200 Halewai View Road
Wailuku, HI 96793, (Central Maui)
Phone: (808)244-5934 - Fax: (808)244-1114

Wailea Golf Club

The club proposes three golf courses 18 holes. Drawn by Arthur Jack Snyder, the Wailea Blue course is the oldest of the three. Its first 9 holes were indeed born in 1971 and were completed the next year. Classified among the best golf courses of the Hawaiian Islands by Golf Digest, it welcomed events such as the Women's LPGA KEMPER OPEN and the Japan's Asahi-Kyosen. Its fairways offer beautiful points of view on the ocean and on the residential community of Wailea. It contains several fountains and lakes, as well as a plentiful and colored vegetation.

The second course, the Wailea Emerald, takes place in the middle of a plentiful tropical vegetation. This course, magnificently drawn, has a total length of 6240 metres. With 6 different departures on each hole it is accessible to a wide public of golfers.

Drawn by Robert Trent Jones Jr ., Wailea Gold is the most difficult course of the three. Moreover it regularly welcomes the Champions Skins Game. Twisting through the lava formings and the plentiful vegetation, the level changes from the beginning till the end allow to appreciate points of view on the ocean and on the mountains from every hole. It is a difficult course which asks for strategy and asks for the use of all clubs.

Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes from $70 to $185.

Information:
Wailea Golf & Country Club
100 Wailea Golf Club Drive
Wailea, Maui, Hawaii 96753-4000 USA
Phone: 808-875-7450 - Fax: 808-875-5114

Hotel Hana-Maui

This legendary recently renewed hotel is situated in an out of the way, in the heart of an isolated environment of a great beauty. Since more than 50 years it is one of the favorite destinations of the newlyweds, the romantic travelers. It offers at disposal luxurious suites fitted out in independent bungalows with patios, and cottages with sight on the ocean and on the mountains. The hotel is considered since a long time ago to be a place for prosperity and health. Activities, services: restaurants, spa, fitness centre, equitation, artistic and cultural activities, marriages, receptions, etc.

Information:
Hotel Hana Maui
P.O. Box 9
Hana, Hawaii 96713
Phone: (808) 248-8211 - Fax: (808) 248 7202

Kapalua Bay Hotel

Immersed in the tropical magnificence, this big beauty hotel, embraces the spectacular sight of the Kapalua bay. Subtle mixture between the contemporary luxury and the Hawaiian grace, the hotel has everything you look for: the total relaxation for the people on holidays who came to find peace, the perfecct romantic context for a honeymoon or for enjoyment moments shared by a whole family.

And in culinary pleasure, you will be filled: using the local products, the Chef is inspired by Asian food, Pacific, Europe, American, creating delicious menus and original.
With opening windows on the panoramic sight of the Pacific and gardens in retreat, each of the 191 rooms, 5 suites and 15 villas represents a real haven of peace and beauty.

Activities:
Activities for children, shopping, tennis, aquatic sports, tourist visits, spectacles, equitation, golf ·

Informations:
Phone: (808) 669-5656 - Fax: (808) 669-4694

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