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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Hey boys. I'm headed to Maui in May for my wedding and will want to get a round in. The group of 6 will range from a scratch golfer to me who's about a 20-25 handicap.
I've been doing some research and while the Plantation Course sounds pretty cool, it's probably a tad unnecessarily expensive (and windy if I'm reading it right). We're staying in Wailea so the Gold or Emerald course seems to make sense. I really have no idea though. Any advice?
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I've played all 3 Wailea courses as recently as last December.
Gold: This is the most difficult of the 3 courses. They used to hold a senior skins game here.
Emerald: More of a resort course feel vs. Gold, but still an excellent track and a good challenge.
Blue: This is the oldest course out of the 3, and will be the least expensive. Good course, less challenging than the other 2.
Emerald & Gold operate out of the same place, and there is a driving range. There is no range at Blue, and the clubhouse here recently moved further North towards where you drive into Wailea (where the Piilani Hwy ends).
Blue will be the easiest to get on. Gold & Emerald are more in demand, but you shouldn't have a problem getting a time.
The nice thing about this side of the Island is there is less wind than where the plantation course is. I played the plantation course and it was very windy. If I were you, I'd play Gold or Emerald and not make the drive to plantation. Save a few bucks. These 2 courses are beautiful, and I enjoyed playing them as much as Plantation.