Travel Reference
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A beautiful and tricky water feature at Ko Olina Golf Club.
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Turtle Bay Resort:
Of the two courses to choose from here, we recommend the 18-hole
Arnold Palmer Course
(formerly the Links at Kuilima), designed by Arnold Palmer and
Ed Seay. They never meant for golfers to get off too easy—this is a challenging course. The
front 9 holes, with rolling terrain, only a few trees, and lots of wind, play like a course on
the British Isles. The back 9 holes have narrower, tree-lined fairways and water. In addition
to ocean views, the course circles Punahoolapa Marsh, a protected wetland for endangered
Hawaiian waterfowl.
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Makaha Resort Golf Club:
Readers of Honolulu magazine named this challenging course
Oahu's best. An hour's drive from downtown, this William Bell-designed course is in
Makaha Valley on the island's leeward side. Incredibly beautiful, sheer, 1,500-foot volcanic
walls tower over it, and swaying palm trees and bright bougainvillea surround it; an occa-
sional peacock even struts across the fairways. “I was distracted by the beauty” is a great
excuse for your score at day's end.
