Sharing the same spirit that embodies the Makena Resort, the South Course also provides the serenity and tranquility many golfers are looking for. It’s not to say that the course doesn’t provide quite a measure for golfers of every level. It certainly does. But it’s remote setting and well-spaced tee times make the South Course a favorite of many Maui golfers.
     Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the South Course is a 6,739-yard, par 72 course with natural rolling fairways, undulating greens, and capitivating ocean and mountain views.

     The South Course boasts one of Hawaii’s top driving holes, the par-5 number ten. According to members of the PGA Aloha Section, number ten was selected as one of the top par 5’s in Hawaii.

     It’s no wonder. Nestled between a view of the Puu Olai cinder cone to the west and the clubhouse with the Ulupalakua Ranch in the background on the east, the tenth hole is a long 502 yards.

     “Golfers like it because they can really let the shaft off on the  drive. Long hitters can reach the green in two, or the hole may be played by laying up for an easy pitch shot”, says a Makena golf professional.
      “Easy” isn’t a word you’ll hear often when it comes to describing the South Course’s signature hole, the sixteenth.A par 4, the sixteenth runs parallel to the ocean.

     The proximity to the ocean is exactly why this course is so special. Besides having two oceanfront holes, numbers fifteen and sixteen, the South Course also affords an excellent view of humpback whales that visit here each winter. And since they keep coming back year after year, they must be on to something good!

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