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Playing a round of golf in Maui is a vacation in itself. The island is famous the world over for great golf courses that combine beauty, challenge and enjoyment. Among all Maui golf courses, Wailea and Makena resorts top the list. Below is a brief overview of Makena Wailea golf courses.

Makena Resort

Home of the Hawaii State Open, Makena is well known not only for its layout, its excellent daily tournament playing conditions, and helpful professional staff; but also for the best golfing weather to be found anywhere in the world. The North Course goes out of its way to make golfers feel at one with their natural surroundings. The South Course is a 6,739-yard, par 72 course with natural rolling fairways, undulating greens, and capitivating ocean and mountain views. The South Course also boasts one of Hawaii?s top driving holes.

Makena North Golf Course

The Makena North Course is a 6,914-yard, par-72 championship layout featuring hilly terrain and challenging holes. Like Makena South, it comes from part of the original 18-hole golf course Makena constructed in 1981. In 1993, it was split in two, with a new nine added to each original side to create a 36-hole complex that is among the best in Hawaii. Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed them all. The North Course is designed with an eye on maintaining the environmental and archaeological elements of the area. The result is a very challenging golf course, set amidst an unspoiled Hawaiian landscape.

Makena South Course

The Makena South Course combines a new and old set of nines, creating a very challenging and scenic layout. So much so, in fact, that the Callaway State Open returned to this special venue, after a run at Mauna Kea. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the South draws upon the natural terrain and flora to create a golf course infused with a distinctive character. The South Course is a 7,017-yard, par-72 with rolling fairways, undulating and fast greens. Hole #4 is a difficult 407-yard, par-4 that dog-legs around a lake. The par-3 No. 5, is 200 yards of carry to a green well-flanked by bunkers, and with a ravine on the right. The #10 hole, at 514 yards, features a lake on the right that comes into play off the tee, and a pond on the left that comes into play on your second and third shots.

Wailea Golf Club

Known as the "Grand Lady" of Maui's resort courses, the Blue Course is elegantly laid out amidst the affluent architecture and impeccable landscaping of Wailea. The Emerald Course is one of the newest courses on Maui. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., it is a par-72, stretching 6,825 yards, and was designed to be a "pure golf" experience, with a backdrop resembling a tropical garden.

The Gold Course is a par-72 layout stretching 7,070 yards across the lower slopes of Mount Haleakala in south Maui. The design concept behind the Gold was to create a classical, rugged style of course-one that takes advantage of the natural sloping terrain and incorporates the best design elements of other world-renowned golf courses. Architect: Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Wailea Golf Club Blue Course

The first course ever built in Wailea, the stately Blue is a gracious resort course that has been ranked among America's best resort courses by Golf Digest. In its lifetime, it has hosted such prestigious events as the LPGA Women's Kemper Open and Japan's Asahi-Kyosen pro/celebrity golf tournament. The Blue's fairways offer views of the ocean and Mt. Haleakala, and some of Wailea's stunning residential communities. It features several fountains and lakes, and an abundance of colorful hibiscus, wiliwili trees, bougainvillea and plumeria. The Blue was designed to appeal to a broad range of players. While it has challenged some of the finest professional players in the world, it also offers a measure of forgiveness in its wider fairways and large greens.

Wailea Golf Club Emerald Course

Rated one of the best new courses by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest, as well as one of North America's most women-friendly by Golf for Women, the Wailea Emerald is akin to a lush tropical playground. Flowers bloom in great abundance: plumeria, bird of paradise, allamanda, gazenia, bougainvillea, beach morning glory, "firecracker" plants and more. But don't be fooled by the Emerald's pleasant appearance. It is a superbly designed course created for pure golf enjoyment, regardless of one's handicap. Measuring 6,825 yards from the back,the Emerald features four to six tee boxes on every hole, allowing players to tailor the course to their playing level. Notable features include a large double green shared by holes #10 and #17. Fronting the green is the only lake on the course. This is perhaps one of the Emerald's more picturesque spots.

Wailea Golf Club Gold Course

The Wailea Gold Course is the most challenging of Wailea's trio. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., it has been ranked among the country's best new courses by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest, and one of the world's best designed by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler. Jones flavored the Gold with elements of classic golf course design, then finished it with a rugged, natural look. Throughout the course are stark lava rock outcroppings, indigenous Hawaiian grasses, an abundance of kiawe (a relative of mesquite), and remnants of papohaku, prehistoric lava rock walls built by early Hawaiians and preserved for their historic value. The Gold's 200 foot elevation change from top to bottom enhances the numerous ocean and mountain vistas available from virtually every hole. The course has been labeled a "thinking player's" course because it demands strategy and careful club selection to be played well.

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