Nanea Golf Club. Photo by Larry Lambrecht

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An exclusive golfing retreat on the west coast of Hawaii's Big Island, the Nanea Golf Club is situated around 15 miles north of Kailua Kona and set amongst dark lava fields on the seaward side of t...

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In Volume 2 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“The grande dame of Hawaiian resorts, Mauna Kea came to life when Robert Trent Jones convinced Lawrence Rocke...

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In Volume 2 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“The original Mauna Lani course was expanded to 36 holes by splitting the baby and tacking on nine holes at t...

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In Volume 2 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“The South course is the better-known of the two at Mauna Lani because the resort used photos of the par-3 15...

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In Volume 2 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“I was a big fan of the Weiskopf and Morrish partnership, but this is one of the dullest courses in their por...

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In Volume 2 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“A desert-style layout in the lava across the road above Mauna Kea, this Palmer design features exaggerated b...

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In Volume 2 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“There is a bit of topography here, and the obligatory moment along the coast comes on the par-5 12th, but ot...

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Kohanaiki is an invitation-only private club community in Hawai’i, carefully crafted on 450 oceanfront acres of the Big Island of Hawai`i. Once the playground of Hawai`i’s greatest king, Kamehameha...

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