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Stay away from this course.  I played last November and the course is in ruins.  No grass on many of the fairways due to lack of maintenance and heavy rain.  It was mud ball city.

If you know anything about American Golf managing a golf course, you  would stay far far away from this course.

First two are nice resort courses.  Make sure you play Palmer course on Turtle Bay, it's the better of the two.

I ha not played the third one.

Of course, Plantation is  a must in Maui.


Good to know Yukari. I played Koolau in April 2014 and didn't find it as bad as you described although it is muddy. Also I've played both Turtle Bay courses and found that the Palmer course is excellent. The only drawback is that it takes awhile to drive out there if you are staying in the city.

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[U] Stay away from this course [/U].  I played last November and the course is in ruins.  No grass on many of the fairways due to lack of maintenance and heavy rain.  It was mud ball city. If you know anything about American Golf managing a golf course, you  would stay far far away from this course. First two are nice resort courses.  Make sure you play Palmer course on Turtle Bay, it's the better of the two. I ha not played the third one. Of course, Plantation is  a must in Maui.

[quote name="Mark B" url="/t/83638/must-play-courses-hawaii-oahu-maui/0_20#post_1182539"] Good to know Yukari. I played Koolau in April 2014 and didn't find it as bad as you described although it is muddy. Also I've played both Turtle Bay courses and found that the Palmer course is excellent. The only drawback is that it takes awhile to drive out there if you are staying in the city. [/quote] That's the difference between November and April. I lived on Oahu a few miles from Koolau and Royal Hawaiian for 3 years. I loved koolau but wouldn't touch it from Nov-Feb due to constant rain. Royal Hawaiian gets the same rain but the design drains quite well and the fairways and greens are still quite playable. http://thesandtrap.com/products/hoakalei-countru-club/reviews/4356 http://thesandtrap.com/products/turtle-bay-palmer-gc/reviews/4247 http://thesandtrap.com/products/kaneohe-bay-oahu/reviews/4197 http://thesandtrap.com/products/luana-hills-country-club/reviews/4195 http://thesandtrap.com/products/koolau-golf-club/reviews/4185

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