Golf Central and South Maui

On the road to Hana, in Spreckelsville, is the Maui Country Club, the only private country club on the island. It is open for play seven days a week but the public can play only on Mondays. Walking is allowed. This course is the oldest golf facility on Maui, having opened for play in 1925, and is very well maintained. The course has nine holes, so is played twice.

Elleair Golf Course in Kihei is a reasonably priced daily fee golf course. It's located on Lipoa Street near the Maui Research & Technology Park and part of the course can be seen from the Pi'ilani Highway. With multiple tees and wide fairways, it is a reasonable test for all skill levels.

Makena Resort is home to two excellent golf courses, North and South. They were redesigned and created from the original 18 holes at a cost in excess of $20 million. Robert Trent Jones, Jr. was the designer in both cases. Both of these beauties wind through 1,800 acres of coastline.

Wailea offers everything one could want in a golf club: two clubhouses, and three very different golf courses, each with its own personality. The Blue Course, designed by Arthur Jack Snyder, opened for play in 1972. The Wailea Emerald Course is the newest and was voted one of the top 10 new courses by both "Golf Digest" and "Golf Magazine." Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., it winds through some of the most beautiful tropical gardens in Wailea. The Gold Course has a more rugged character, with elements of classic course design and has been called "one of the best designed layouts in the world" by "Conde Nast Traveler."

There are several courses in Wailuku: Sandalwood Golf Course, 2500 Honoapiilani Hwy., and Waiehu Municipal Course. Pukalani Country Club is located in cooler Upcountry at 360 Pukalani St. in Pukalani.