Golf Hawaii 2008

Rating: 71.1 | Slope: 129 | Yardage: 6,416 Sea Mountain Golf Course This is a lovely 18-hole layout, with many flowering trees and some great ocean views. Positioning shots is important to avoid being behind the mature and overhanging trees. But at just around 6,500 yards all the way back, better players should have a good day. Like Volcano, Sea Mountain is far from the beaten path, roughly a 90-minute drive from Kona and just more than an hour from Hilo. Standout holes include No. 6, a 500-yard par 5 that requires a blast from the tee over a gaping gulley with the prevailing wind in your chops; and No. 11, which boasts some awesome Chinese Banyan trees along the left side of the fairway with canopies that sweep to the ground. Sea Mountain is a fun—if remote—golf experience. Tee times/proshop: 808-928-6222 Rating: 70.8 | Slope: 128 | Yardage: 6,547 Volcano Golf & Country Club When you read about “playing golf on top of a volcano” in Hawai‘i, it’s Volcano Golf & Country Club the writers are referring to. Located inside the boundaries of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, on the slopes of K¯lauea Volcano, this i is an 18-hole experience you’ll talk about for a long time. Making their way around this course, players are struck by the crisp air, blue skies and tall trees. Some 4,200 feet above sea level, Volcano Golf & CC traces its roots back as far as 1922. In 1967, famed architect Arthur Jack Snyder was commissioned to expand and redesign the holes, and today golfers are wholly tested by Snyder's clever workmanship. It’s just 40 minutes from Hilo—with lots of cozy lodging options in Volcano—near the National Park, so by all means, go play! Tee times/proshop: 808-967-7331 www.volcanogolfshop.com Photo: George Fuller/PhotoResourceHawaii.com Rating: 70.4 | Slope: 121 | Yardage: 6,325 Hilo Municipal Golf Course A low-key municipal course popular with local players and regulars, Hilo Municipal sports some wonderful views of Hilo Bay. The layout is mostly flat with its greens slightly elevated from the fairways, a style of design that asks a bit more precision on your approach shot but also allows players to run the ball up along the ground. There are no bunkers on the course, either, which makes it very friendly for higherhandicap players. Long hitters and low-handicappers report shooting in the 70s here. Hilo Muni is typically very green (rainfall keeps this side of the island lush), with tall stands of eucalyptus trees, flowering monkeypods, weeping banyan trees, coconut palms and other greenery beautifying this fun course. Go expecting fun. 32 The Official Golf Guide to Hawai‘i’s Big Island Tee times/proshop: 808-959-7711 http://www.volcanogolfshop.com

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Golf Hawaii 2008 Contents Welcome Message Big Island Golf Map Golf Hawai‘i—Rich in History Mauna Kea Resort Mauna Lani Resort Waikaloa Beach Resort Hualalai Resort Kona Country Club Hawai‘i’s Hidden Greens A World of Adventure The Parting Shot

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