The islands of Maui & Lanaʻi provide a wealth of remarkable golf courses designed by the world’s most acclaimed architects for you to enjoy.
On the island of Maui, Ka‘anapali was Hawai‘i’s first neighbor island resort opening back in 1962. It’s Robert Trent Jones masterpiece, the Royal Kaʻanapali Course, is still revered around the globe. Just five miles to the north, Kapalua came on the scene in 1975 with Arnold Palmer’s magnificent Bay Course and in 1990 debuted the Coore & Crenshaw designed Plantation Course. Kapalua has been Maui’s home for the PGA Tour for over 30 years and annually hosts the year opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Wailea, located on Maui’s sunny south shore, is Hawai‘i’s only 54-hole golf resort and features one of the Pacific’s best practice and learning centers. Here Ted Robinson and Robert Trent Jones Jr. have carved three very user friendly courses out of the gentle slopes of the dormant volcano Haleakala, which provides some of the most panoramic views in all the islands.
The King Kamehameha Golf Club and Kahili Golf Course, designed by Ted Robinson Sr. and Robin Nelson respectively, are a wonderful compliment to Maui’s three world-renowned golf resorts. Centrally located along the foothills of the West Maui mountains King Kamehameha’s Frank Lloyd Wright designed clubhouse with it’s jaw dropping views is truly memorable and the Kahili Golf Course is a favorite of locals and one of Maui’s best golf values.
On the island of Lana‘i, architect Jack Nicklaus has created one of the best designs in his portfolio, the Manele Course, where the quality of holes and ocean vistas are phenomenal. The island of Lanai is only nine miles across the ‘Au‘au Channel from Maui and is easily accessible via regularly scheduled and very pleasant trips on Expedition Ferry that leaves from Lahaina Harbor every day.