Maui - The Valley Isle's Glamour and Grace
Maui is the island of golf with a view. It's a place of glamour and grace, where luxurious resort life meets dramatic natural beauty at every turn. Home to 14 courses, many of which are ranked among the world's best, Maui is famous for hosting the PGA TOUR's annual kickoff event, The Sentry.
Here, fairways are draped over lush mountainsides, offering panoramic ocean vistas where humpback whales breach in the distance during the winter months.
🏆 Kapalua (Plantation Course) - The Pro's Playground
To play the Plantation Course is to step onto one of the grandest stages in professional golf. As the annual host of The Sentry, this is where you can walk in the exact footsteps of the world's best players. Designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, the course is a masterpiece of scale.
It's a bold, broad-shouldered layout built on the slopes of the West Maui Mountains, featuring massive elevation changes, wide fairways, and magnificent ocean views from every single hole. The downhill, par-5 18th is one of the most famous finishing holes on the PGA TOUR.
Maui's Most Memorable Rounds
Wailea (Gold Course)
The Thinker's Course: A strategic masterpiece that rewards precision and thought over brute force. Robert Trent Jones II called it his "television course."
Known for immaculate conditioning and clever bunkering
Kāʻanapali (Royal Course)
The Classic Beauty: One of the original resort courses in Hawaii, a classic Robert Trent Jones Sr. design from 1962 with famous 5th hole alongside the beach.
Arnold Palmer called the 18th "one of the best he'd ever played"
Maui Nui Golf Club
The People's Champion: Maui's #1 value proving you don't need a resort price tag for a fantastic day of golf.
Located in Kihei with stunning ocean and Haleakalā views
The Dunes at Maui Lani
True Links Golf: A unique course that plays through natural sand dunes in Central Maui, designed by Robin Nelson.
Hawaii's most authentic links-style experience
Complete Maui Golf Course Guide
Kapalua (Plantation Course)
Lāhaina • Resort • Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore
Wailea (Gold, Emerald, Blue)
Kīhei • Resort • Robert Trent Jones II, Arthur Jack Snyder
Kāʻanapali (Royal & Kai)
Lāhaina • Resort • Robert Trent Jones Sr., Arthur Jack Snyder
Maui Nui Golf Club
Kīhei • Public • Bill Newis
The Dunes at Maui Lani
Kahului • Public • Robin Nelson
Pukalani Country Club
Pukalani • Public/Semi-Private • Bob Baldock
🌺 Maui Golf Facts
- Total Courses: 14
- PGA Tour Event: The Sentry
- Whale Season: Dec-Apr
- Best Weather: South/West shores
🗺️ Golf Regions
- West Maui (Kapalua, Kaanapali)
- South Maui (Wailea, Makena)
- Central Maui (Dunes, Kahili)
- Upcountry (Pukalani)
🏝️ Other Islands
🐋 Bonus Experience
Whale Watching Golf
Winter rounds (Dec-Apr) often feature humpback whale sightings from oceanside holes
Best Viewing
Wailea and Kaanapali courses have prime whale watching holes