Maui Golf Course Review Summary

As some of you know, I just spent 13 days on Maui and I played 10 times. I was asked to summarize the courses on one post, so here they are, rated 1 to 5 where 1 is lowest and 5 is highest (IMHO). If you click on each of the links below you can read a detailed review of each course with pictures and some videos.

Wailea Emerald - 5! (They have it all!)
Wailea Old Blue - 3.5 during the week - 4 on weekends (when construction is shut down)
Kaanapali Kai - 4 (fun, but a bit too short for the price they charge - almost executive like)
Kapalua Plantation - 4 (they'd get a 5 if they let you drive on par 4's and offered ice, towels and water)
Elleair - 4 (No real restaurant, otherwise they would get a 4.5 - very nicely maintained course)
Makena North - 3 (change the fairway grass to something that has a root system and doesn't wrap itself around your club!)
Makena South - 3.5 (Lovely views, but grass sucks, just like the North course)
The Dunes of Maui Lani - 4.5! (great links course - they'd get a 5 if they switched to electric carts)

Remember...no matter what your eyes tell you, your putts will ALWAYS break to the ocean.

Avoid Pukalani at all costs (rated 1 just because they have 1 cool hole with two greens to chose from - risky and not risky) - a badly maintained, run-down course not worth your time or money.

As for food, entertainment and beaches in Maui, check out these links:

Beaches and Entertainment
Dining in Maui

I'll be back in Maui sometime in 2008 and will play and rate the courses we didn't get to this time.
Aloha!

Golfgal

Maui Travel golf