Dunes Confidential Memorandum by John Byrne

The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course Fee Simple Interest â&#x20AC;˘ 172+ Acres

Potential Investment Opportunity Isle of Maui, Hawaii

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The Property

The 6,841-yard, par 72 Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course (“The Property”) routes through the heart of the master-planned community of Maui Lani, bordering two of the the island’s major population centers: Kahului and Wailuku, on Maui, Hawaii. Designed by internationally renowned golf course architect, Robin Nelson, the 18-hole links measures 6,841 yards, and with four sets of tees on every hole, provides a solid test to golfers of all playing abilities. The Property is truly a one-of-a-kind destination offering a links-style course in a tropical setting that has been acknowledged by numerous publications as a course “not to miss” when visiting Maui. It has consistently received praise from Golf Digest and was ranked the No. 2 course on Maui by Golfweek, led only by the highly acclaimed Plantation Course at Kapalua. Originally opened in 1999, The Dunes routes over and around natural, alluvial sand dunes created when the island of Maui was formed. The Property also includes an attractive 12,000 square-foot clubhouse including the popular Café O’Lei at The Dunes Bar & Restaurant and the course’s Pro Shop. Leased and operated by well-known restaurant operators, the restaurant is one of five Café O’Lei-branded restaurants on Maui. The 100-seat in- and outdoor restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner to both golfers and the local community seven days-a-week, and handles all catering for large and small group functions in the adjoining Kiawe banquet room, with additional capacity to handle 250 people. To recap, The Property’s highlights: • internationally acclaimed, Robin Nelson-designed, 18-hole championship Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course; • 12,000 square-foot Hawaiian plantaion style clubhouse featuring a restaurant, bar, lounge areas, lanai, banquet room, showroom, and sizable golf pro shop and retail store; • lighted practice facility with two acres of grass tees, matted tee boxes, seven Robin Nelson-designed target greens, crushed coral sand bunkers, practice pitching green, practice putting green, practice bunker, and a single-story building for indoor swing analysis, ball storage, and ball dispensing; • two stone-contruction men’s and women’s on-course comfort stations; • Golf cart and maintenance equipment storage buildings; • Ample parking

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The Location

The Property is located on the isle of Maui in Hawaii. It is physically situated on the northern end of the Maui isthmus which rests between two separate volcanic mountain ranges: West Maui and Haleakala. Its footprint is on rare and unspoiled dune terrain with topographic qualities that are the foundation for the golf couse’s unique and challenging attributes. The Property, and the Maui Lani Community in which it is the centerpiece, are unified and tightly integrated with two of Maui’s largest population centers: Kahului and Wailuku. Fully one-third of the isle population lives and works in and around The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course. The median income for a household in the immediate area was $46,656, and the median income for a family was $52,610. This 1,012-acre master-planned community bridges Central Maui’s old and new. It is set in Maui’s business, civic, cultural and education centers, and comprises a mixture of quiet, secure neighborhoods consisting of 1,100 homes, two schools, a medical center, and a new highway/parkway. Upon completion, the Maui Lani Community is planned to have 3,700 residences, a 27-acre regional park, and a neighborhood commercial center containing over two million square feet of mixed use (commercial and residential) space. The main entrance to The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course is just off State Highway 380, the main artery running between West and Central Maui. This makes The Property easily accessible from all areas of Maui. It is less than 25 minutes by car from popular South Maui visitor destinations such as Wailea, Makena and Kihei; 10 minutes from Maalaea; and 30 minutes from Lahaina, and just a little farther to the world-renowned resorts of Kaanapali and Kapalua. The island of Maui has consistently been rated by Condé Nast Traveler readers as the number one island in the world, including their 2011 survey. Maui enjoys the highest room rates in the State of Hawaii. Many of Maui’s top hotels have completed renovations in recent years to stay competitive with leading resort destinations around the world.

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Maui Golf Course Inventory Type Daily Fee Courses Resort Courses Municipal Course Private Clubs

# 4 10* 1 2**

Years Built 1980-1999 1962-1995 1928 1927-1995

* Two are currently closed. ** One is only nine holes.

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The Market

Hawaii has over 100 golf courses. Maui has 15 in operation: eight resort, four daily fee, two private, and one municipal to serve Maui’s 144,444 fulltime residents, and 41,608 average visitors on-island on any given day. Five courses are located on the South Shore, four on the West side, two in Waikapu, one upcountry, two on the North Shore, and The Dunes at Maui Lani in Central Maui. Green fees are consistently higher for tourists, and the rates increase seasonally, being higher during the winter months. Hawaii has traditionally had the highest median green fees in the country. Visitors hunt for bargains, and the four daily fee courses capitalize on this to capture a share of the more lucrative visitor market. Further, in an effort to compete with the destination resorts, most independent hotel and condominium properties located outside of the four major resort areas are eagerly looking for a golf amenity, at a reasonable rate, to offer their guests. The barriers for expanding inventory are considerable. The cost to build a golf course is prohibitive. It has and will continue to be higher than practically anywhere in the world. High land costs, a difficult approval process, the lack of regional infrastructure and the extremely high construction costs on an island environment are just some of the few challenges that make new golf course development impractical. One island project, adjacent to the Wailea Resort, does include a golf course. It recently received State and County approval, but took approximately 20 years to get through the land use permitting process. Obtaining necessary, but difficult water permits, a barrier that limits future golf courses on Maui. There are two or three resort courses on Maui that are considering a conversion to a private member-only operation, to market as a high-end residential component. This potential reduction of existing resort course ‘inventory’ would create a stronger market and increased demand for golf play at the Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course. Maui’s population has grown 48.4% in the past 20 years (1990-2010). It has Hawaii’s second highest population density, with 132 people per square mile. Maui’s projected annual growth rate for the next five years is expected to average 1.5%. Maui currently averages 41,608 visitors a day. Of the 2.09 million visitors to Maui last year, 1.8 million were from the mainland U.S., and 289,000 were from foreign countries. On average, 12.8% of U.S. visitors play golf here. Hawaii’s new forecasts show that visitor arrivals will increase by 3.0 percent for 2011, and visitor days will increase 4.4 percent. Japanese visitor arrivals have fully recovered from the March earthquake.

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Recent Hawaii Golf Course Sales Course Name

Selling Price Sale Date

Plantation Course at Kapalua $50,000,000 March 2009 Kapolei Golf Course (Oahu) $31,024,019 September 2010 Bay Course at Kapalua $24,100,000 September 2010

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The Opportunity

This opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind golf course in one of the most desirable locations is rare. A Fee Simple Interest in The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course is available at an offering price of $16,000,000. This represents a price of $888,888 per hole and $93,023 per acre. Market research reveals that the cost to acquire a comparable land holding—to The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course site—would be in the range of $10 to $20 million or more. Add to that the construction costs to build a similar golf course with a 12,000 square-foot clubhouse, maintenance facilities, and cart storage buildings would cost at least an additional $25 to $35 million. Thus, the estimated reproduction cost to acquire suitable land and to complete the necessary land improvements for a golf course project comparable to The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course would be in the range of $35 to $55 million, or more. The Plantation Course at Kapalua was sold to TY Management, a Japanese Buyer in 2009 at a reported price of $50 Million. The seller agreed to lease the property back for 2 years as part of the sale. The Plantation Golf Course hosted the PGA’s season-opening Tournament of Champions since 1999. It is arguably Hawaii’s top golf course. The Kapolei Golf Course on the island of Oahu was sold to a Canadian/ Chinese Investment Group in September 2010. Kapolei Golf Course included approximately 208 Acres of land of which 16+ Acres of vacant land is zoned for residential use. The Kapolei Golf Course includes an attractive modern clubhouse and restaurant. It is considered one of the top 5 golf courses on Oahu and is very popular with local and international players. The Bay Course at Kapalua Resort was purchased in September 2010 by TY Management, the same Japanese Investor who bought the Plantation Course at Kapalua. The reported purchase price was $24.1 Million. Subsequently, the new owner hired Troon Management to operate both Kapalua golf courses. The Dunes at Maui Lani’s current owner is agreeable to providing Golf Management Services to The Buyer for a transition period or longer duration. The Seller is also able to offer development sites for residential or commercial development within the Maui Lani Master Development and adjacent to The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course. There is upside potential given that The Dunes is one of only four daily fee golf courses on Maui. As the outlook for future golf course development is minimal, The Dunes will be able to meet any increasing demand should eastbound tourism continue to grow. Given that some of Maui’s limited resort course inventory could potentially convert to private members-only operations, in order to increase surronding property values, this would increase demand as well. The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course Property | 9

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Property Highlights

The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course Isle of Maui, Hawaii

Course Designer: Robin Nelson Location:

Kahului, Maui, Hawaii

Access:

Convenient access from Kuihelani Highway 380

Summary:

18-hole regulation golf course; 6,841-yards, par 72. USGA Course Rating: 73.5/Slope: 136

Current Owner: Maui Lani Golf Investors, LLC Property History:

The Dunes at Maui Lani was developed by Maui Lani Golf Investors LLC and opened in 1999. The Dunes at Maui Lani is very popular and has received many accolades from national golf course publications for the design, condition, and service.

Clubhouse:

The 12,000 square-foot Hawaiian plantation-styledesigned clubhouse includes locker rooms, a restaurant and a comprehensive golf shop with the finest names in golf equipment, apparel and gift items. The restaurant features island cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Indoor and outdoor seating is available for 100. A spacious banquet room seats 200. A lanai area with seating extends capacity by 50.

Driving Range:

The driving range, maintenance building and administrative office are located on ~ 14 acres of lease land. The current lease terminates on March 31, 2028.

Restaurant:

The clubhouse includes the Café’ O’Lei at the Dunes Restaurant. The independent restaurant lessee/operator pays a Monthly Base, and Percentage Rents based on Gross Sales.

Water:

The golf course has three water wells located on the property which generate adequate capacity to irrigate the course and adjacent common areas.

Grass: Tif419 faiways and tees; Tifdwarf putting greens Land Area:

~ 172 Acres (See exhibit)

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Exhibits

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Kauai

Oahu

Hawaii Golf Map

Molokai

Maui

Lanai

Big Island

Maui Golf Map

Wailuku Kahului Maui Lani

Google Map Maui Lani/Kahului/Wailuku

Airport

Realize Your Golf Dreams at The Dunes

With Bill Greenleaf, PGA Master Professional

ill Greenleaf joins The Dunes at Maui Lani as Director of Instruction. Bill, a PGA Master Professional and Teacher of the Year in New York, is offering group and private lessons. Join innovative groups like mother/daughter, father/son, and husband/wife for fun and learning. Under Bill’s leadership, students will learn fundamentals from a whole swing model. Swing mechanics will make sense as part of the whole. Beyond mechanics will bridge the gap between success on the practice tee and playing the

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Includes golf and private lesson ($260 for two).

game on the course. Real tools to help Dunes customers realize their golf dreams. The facility’s are equally impressive. Golfers enjoy daytime and evening instruction on the facility’s lit, all-grass range. There are also seven target greens, a short-game area, and a private teaching pavillion. The College’s private lessons and half-day schools make learning fun and affordable. Students receive quality instruction, and 18 holes of golf, all for one great price. Call Bill Greenleaf today!

GOLF Maui’s Classic Links.

The Dunes at Maui Lani

“. . . the Gods were working their magic on what we call the Valley Isle; shaping and honing it from deep beneath the ocean floor.”

ong before the game of golf was even a

Maui is known for its unique, majestic, and won-

figment of man’s imagination, the Gods were

derful landscape. Maui Lani is just such a place. It

working their magic on what we call the Valley

is a master-planned residential community on a

Isle; shaping and honing and erupting it from

tract of land in the heart of the island. An integral

deep beneath the ocean floor. In time, the island

part of Maui Lani is the golf course. It is called:

of Maui as we know it today was to be born.

The Dunes at Maui Lani. Photo © Douglas Bowser

“. . . for they are the reason The Dunes is so highly regarded.” —Dave Gleason, General Manager

On behalf of all of us here at The Dunes at Maui Lani, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the thousands of golfers who have made our arrival on the Maui golf scene such a success, and to invite those who have not yet played The Dunes to come and try it—you’ll be in for a treat. While The Dunes has received a great deal of national attention since its debut in 1999, much of the credit for our success belongs to Bill Mills, its developer, and the many loyal and hard-working employees who we are fortunate enough to have on our staff; for they are the reason The Dunes at Maui Lani is so highly-regarded. I think after a visit to The Dunes you will agree. When you get here, our guest service staff, led by Dean Kawabata, is always cheerful and efficient, and their aloha spirit is contagious. When you enter our new clubhouse, with its comfortable surroundings and well-stocked pro shop, you’ll find it very inviting. If you have time, stop in at our lit practice and learning facility, where our professional teaching staff is available to assist. Then, there is our new restaurant, The Dunes. Headed by Chef Dan Saito, you’ll find everything from an exquisite buffet to a relaxing lunch. I think you will find it is The Dunes at Maui Lani golf course itself that is what you will remember the most. Its fairways, tees, and greens are immaculately-manicured by a fine staff led by Brian Kaulupali. The course’s conditioning only adds to Robin Nelson’s excellent design, which is a tribute to the links courses of the British isles. The following pages will testify to what I have said. I hope they will convince you to visit us in the near future. I hope to see you at The Dunes at Maui Lani very soon. Aloha,

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he island of Maui has many beautiful golf

courses. Some are world-famous. The Dunes is quickly becoming such a place.

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“I remember when I first saw it,” renowned course architect Robin Nelson said of the eventual site of The Dunes. “You’re lucky if you get one of these in a lifetime, and I was like a kid at Christmas, rushing from present to present,” The Dunes’s designer mused. “The owner, Bill Mills, probably thought I was over the top. But when I explained that we could build the best course in Hawaii…he became giddy too.” Nelson, whose designs, refurbishes, and redesigns include the Mauna Lani North and South courses on the Big Island; Coral Creek, Royal Kunia, Ewa Beach International, Bay View, West Lock, and the Mid-Pac and Oahu country clubs, on Oahu; and Kapalua’s Bay course, Wailea’s Blue course, and Sandalwood, on Maui, deserves much of the credit for the allure and mystique of The Dunes— much of which comes from its playability. “I play to a 10-handicap. So although I’m usually looking down the middle of the fairway, my eyes are always darting to the rough. This helps me a lot in designing courses that are enjoyable for the average golfer.” Nelson’s clever tee box configurations, deft use of elevation changes, and ingenius hole routing maximizes the impact and usefulness of the Dunes’ natural sloping terrain, while using the Pacific tradewinds to create holes that have more subtle effects on the player.

The west Maui mountains from the first tee.

Randy Hufford & Michael Gilbert

The excitement over The Dunes began with its construction in 1997. The course itself opened on January 15, 1999. The wait was well worth it because it put the young course in the type of condition it needed to be to rival, if not top, even Maui’s finest resort courses—a task it has succeeded in accomplishing to this very day. Weeks after play commenced, the media attention The Dunes received exceeded that of any other daily fee golf course in Hawaii’s century-old golf history. Representatives from Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Travel & Leisure Golf, Golfweek, and a dozen other international and domestic periodical golf publications conjured up words of praise for the course many say finds its roots in the British Isles. “Maui Wowie!,” was how the caption read next to a rare two-page photo spread showcasing The Dunes in Travel & Leisure Golf’s November/ December issue. “Even among the great tracks of Maui,” the internationally circulated golf publication noted in its headline only weeks after the course had opened, “this one has already earned its place.”

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“Weeks after play commenced, the media attention The Dunes received exceeded that of any other daily fee golf course in Hawaii’s century-old golf history.”

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“All said, the 10th is one of the toughest par-4s on Maui.” —Robin Nelson, Course Architect

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Randy Hufford & Michael Gilbert

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The 474-yard, par-4 10th.

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Nelson’s capitalizes on what nature provided, and that’s the key to The Dunes’ charm. Constructed on sand dunes that have remained untouched by man ever since Maui was formed over a million years ago, the bulk of The Dunes’ 18 holes are routed through a terrain consisting of huge mounds and slopes—or dunes. These dunes make for a terrain that features natural elevation changes and contours that have been shaped by the tradewinds over an enormous time span. The result is unspoiled terrain ideally suited for golf which allows for holes to look and play much like what one finds on the links courses built in the British Isles hundreds of years ago. “It’s not a true links course because we’re in a different climatic zone, and we don’t have the exact same turf conditons,” Nelson explains. “Plus, because of the heat and humidity, we don’t have the fescue grasses and so forth. But in many respects, The Dunes is as close to an authentic links as can be built in Hawaii. It is spread out like Royal Troon—you go out on #1 and don’t see the clubhouse until 18. Anyone who has seen Ballybunion, Wild Dunes, or Shinnecock Hills will recognize The Dunes.”

“Anyone who has seen Ballybunion, Wild Dunes, or Shinnecock Hills will recognize The Dunes.”

The Holes

Ron Dahlquist

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Mt. Haleakala from behind the #4 green.

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The 18 holes at The Dunes play to a par of 72, and measure 6,841-yards from the black tees. While this may seem like a tame length to some, don’t let that fool you; even the longest and the straightest of players will need to bring their A-games to this course. Nelson’s elaborate array of tee box configurations bring the radically sloping terrain, dense kiawe forestry, and elaborate pot bunkering into play to give golfers four looks at each hole depending on their skill-levels. The result is a masterpiece consisting of holes that can test the moxie of all players: from the good, the bad, and the ugly—to the very ugly. The course’s opening hole is a perfect example. This 428-yard, par-4 features a slight dogleg that works to the left around an ancient dune. Golfers are tempted to cut the corner, but in doing so flirt with an approach over sandy revetted pot bunkers, a greenside grassy pot bunker, and a shallow angle in to the putting surface. Golfers who cut the corner perfectly are left with a testy short-iron approach. Those who play it down the middle and are conservative have more club on the approach, yet are offered a clear path to deepest part of the green. The #2 hole is a short 381-yard, par-4 and is another risk/reward hole. Players who lay up to the left side of the fairway are left with a longer approach to the slightly elevated green surrounded by pot bunkers. Those who go long flirt with the right side of the fairway where deep bunkers and a waste area lurk. Nelson beckons the player to ponder the options, “do I have this shot in my bag?” The real question is, “do you have that shot in your bag all day?” Nelson rewards good course management, prudence, some humility, and a little patience. Brute strength is not required for good scoring at The Dunes. Instead, it is all about good decisionmaking, playing within one’s self and, yes, luck. The 145-yard, par-3 #3 is a great example of a short hole at The Dunes that requires a lot of finesse and careful planning. Its

longish green sits at an angle—with the front to the player’s left and the back to the right—creating a shallow landing area protected in front by deep pot bunkers, and deep wild grass and bush in the back. Anything long or short is trouble so Nelson gives the player a second choice: a bail-out to the left-front portion of the green. While the putt from there is often long and a birdie is less likely, the spectre of a double-bogey is also less-likely to occur. Still, when standing on the tee with a pitching wedge in hand, it’s hard to aim 30 feet away from the pin, but it takes that kind of mental control to score well on this course. Nelson’s penchant for the risk/reward design theme, coupled with his outstanding hole routing and use of elaborate bunkering in the fairways begins to show its true colors with the 509-yard, par5 #4 hole. Standing on the tee practically the only thing one sees with driver in hand and hopes of the green in two is a ten-yard wide saddlelike strip of fairway. There it sits awaiting one’s boldest tee shot 220yards away. And this tiny target gets even smaller when factoring in the steady right-to-left trades that cast fear. The target gets smaller still as it sits adjacent to a sea of revetted pot bunkers and forestry to its immediate left, and a waste area filled with indigenous alluvial dunes sand and kiawe trees to the right. Hence, anything long off the tee errant almost assures a player a double-bogey or worse. Naturally, one can play it safe and lay up. But in doing so it presents the birdie-seeker with a very difficult layup shot requiring a lengthy second aimed at a narrow landing area between kiawe forestry to the left, and an 80-foot-deep waste area fenced off by kiawe wood posts to the right. For those who try to unload all their fire-power, Nelson has two pot bunkers awaiting them a couple hundred yards away in the fairway. The bold must be bold accurately! Credit once again goes to the course designer for offering the less-gifted a chance to play a second shot of more-modest ambition that will still put the ball within 160-yards of the putting surface. From there, a reasonable third-shot gives those who take the safe route a fair chance to make par or better.

The next two holes add a new dimension to the equation: water. The 362-yard, par-4 #5 hole seems like a birdie opportunity on paper with its short length, but those who try to tame it with a wood in their hands often find their length is more of a hindrance than a help since the landing area narrows as tee shots get closer to the hole when a small pond comes into play. One can lay up with an iron although it does bring the pond guarding the green’s front into question too. Hence one must choose, with both options offering risks and rewards. What makes it so interesting is how Nelson gives the player choices—ones they can make depending on what they think they can do at the moment—not what he (the designer) expects. Big difference. The 198-yard, par-3 #6 shares the same waterspace as #5, but plays in the opposite direction with a left-to-right prevailing trade. Here Nelson offers a bailout area to the right and allows fear to creep into the hearts of all others by fronting 90% of the green with water and setting up the tees as far as 200+ yards out. The better (or more daring) the player, the more demanding the shot. There’s more. The green is very shallow and wide—like an hourglass set-up perpendicular to the tees. At its narrowest point there lies a deep pot bunker toward the front and a grassy knoll toward the back. The entire green is backed-up by a grassy hill to create a bowl-shaped effect that can help yet often hinders depending on luck. As a result, using lots of club to clear the water means risking a difficult pitch off a severe slope out of rough facing toward the water. A birdie on this hole is indeed special. The 351-yard, par-4 #7 is a short, wide-open hole that offers the player a legitimate glimpse at a birdie. It does have bite for the errant approach or sloppy tee shot, but keeping the ball in the fairway and converting the approach shot with the right club in hand is should put the player in position to make a low number. They key is to stay focused as Nelson’s easiest holes still require the player to execute quality golf shots. Not tough shots, just well-executed and intelligently-crafted.

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Randy Hufford & Michael Gilbert

“a masterpiece that can test of moxie of all players; from the good, the bad, and the ugly—to the very ugly.”

The 362-yard, par-3 #5 hole and Mt. Haleakala in the distance.

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Ron Dahlquist

approach this green, one must not only shape their second shot, but decide how daring they want to be in doing so. Carry the two pot bunkers in the middle of the fairway about 100-yards short of the green and a wedge/birdie opportunity is to be had. Lay back and play it safe and one needs a 7-iron or more. Either way, the player’s got options. The #9 hole also has a deep undulating green that is replete with all kinds of interesting swells created by the dunes. The Dunes at Maui Lani is a lot different from the typical resort or public golf course because the designer’s intent was that players focus is on the entire round of golf from start to finish. Players head out and come in. There are no restaurant stops, pay phones, or visits to the locker room to be had until the game is finished. The ride between the #9 green and #10 tee winds by the entrance to Maui Lani’s gated residential community, The Island. In fact, golfers pass directly in front of The Island’s digital-access gates before tunneling beneath a huge sand dune to the other side where #10 awaits. Want a homesite? They’re for sale! From the tips the 474-yard, par-4 #10 hole is arguably one of the most difficult golf holes on all of Maui to par let alone birdie. The tee shot is blind and can play into a snarling headwind. The fairway curves right, left, and then right again while dropping 80 feet in elevation. Golfers ahead in the same fairway must ring a bell when the coast is clear; a stripped directional pole is positioned in the fairway to show the best line. That brings up an important point. The Dunes is among the few courses on Maui who provide players with diagramed “caddie journals” showing the lay-of-the-land on each hole (so you won’t need this article when you’re out on the course). It provides playing tips and yardages and is very helpful. On #10 such local knowledge is especially handy as you’ll want to visualize your tee shot before you even hit it. With trouble left and right, and the fairway sporting three tiers, most good tee shots down the middle are left with an approach of about 200 yards. But a good tee shot on this hole is not enough. Golfers must judge their approaches well when playing into its deep and narrow kidney-shaped green which is protected by deep bunkers and a prominent ridge that divides its front and back portions. One needs to hit the ball into the wind with a mid-to-long-iron accurately ans must also land their approach on the correct half of the green if they want to have a good run at birdie. All said, #10 is a challenge that golfers consider one of the toughest par-4s on Maui.

“...with its narrow tees, closely-cropped fairway, and sly green all framed in by the kiawe forest.”

The next three holes present some of the most challenging tests of course management to the golfer The Dunes offers. They are not outlandishly long, nor are they extremely tight. They are just a little of each, and they are often complimented by a headwind that can shake up even the best players. The 198-yard, par-3 #8 hole is where the fun takes on new dimensions. It plays through a kind of chute with narrow tees, a closelycropped and contoured fairway, and deepish green all framed in by the kiawe forest. Trees partly encroach the airspace, cramping the styles of those who draw the ball. Faders who try to carve the ball into the deep putting surface find it buffeted by trades, obscured by trees and an altogether narrow target surrounded by deep pot bunkers. Add it up and be stoked if you make par. The front-nine ends with the solid 547-yard, par-5 #9 hole which requires three great shots and two super putts to make par. A birdie is outstanding. The tricky hole begins with a tee shot that plays into a headwind and features a fairway that narrows with length and is dotted by various trees. (There are only two holes that play into direct headwinds: #9 and #10.) Faders do well off this tee as they can play their balls to move away from the forest. A draw, provided it isn’t over-cooked, works too. The key is to play whatever shot you can to keep the ball under the wind and on the left side of the fairway, as anything right brings trees into play. The second shot is where forest, pot bunkers, and overhanging trees converge, which is why a well-placed tee shot is recommended. In order to put the ball in the optimum position to

A kiawe forest lines the 9th fairway.

The 416-yard, par-4 #11 hole offers those who’ve suffered off the tee on previous holes a short reprieve and some breathing room with a wide fairway and little immediate danger. It is a short hole that plays downwind, so even a fairway wood or an iron can be played. What does open the player’s eyes is the second shot awaiting them. Set 60-70 feet above the fairway is the #11’s shallow and undulating green. It features two false fronts which wrap around a nasty pot bunker all on the edge of a tightly-cropped fairway that looks straight downhill. Often the pins are placed perilously close to the front where anything short not only rolls off the green but usually winds up 25-80 yards back down the hill in rough—where golfer’s rarely succeed in recovering without losing a good number of strokes to par. This makes club selection and the all-important high-soft-fade critical as going long points back at an awkward and speedy downhill, down-grain chip toward the “clif” again. This is one shot everyone has flubbed to avoid disaster and it usually brings to mind yet another long par-saving putt. The short #11th at The Dunes often stimulates every emotion a golfer can have: from a steady heart beat to sheer terror. Those who leave this hole, and the two that preceded it, with anything close to par on their card shouldn’t complain. These three are like Maui’s version of Amen corner! Reemerging from the tunnel that separates #10 and #11 from the rest of the course one finds the 424-yard, par-4 #12 hole awaiting. There one finds its multi-leveled tee boxes sit poised high upon a dune well-above the heart of Kahului’s residential district. One can see great views of Mt. Haleakala, the north shore, and the central valley where activity buzzes all day-long.

Faders of the ball will feel at home on this shortish downhill hole as prevailing trades and the slope of this dog-leg all help to work balls from left-to-right. Bunkering and kiawe guard the right side of this fairway to deter the cutting-off of the hole’s corner, which is tempting. (Those who succeed in pulling off such a shot do need lady luck on their side if they hope to cop a good-enough lie to take advantage of the short pitch theyll have to the green.) However, most mortals and smarter golfers will play this hole straight away as their second shots play straight downhill to a deep green. (While it is heavily bunkered, you still feel like you are shooting darts when taking aim at this green. Anything close, and you’ll have a good shot at par or birdie.) #13 is true birdie hole. This 516-yard, par-5 plays straight downwind, and while the green is elevated, the hole is still reachable in two good shots from all tees. Nelson’s clever positioning of bunkering, the natural slope of The Dunes that shape the fairway, and the shape of the green are all hole attributes that make the hole fun while keeping players honest. But, while #13 is a birdie hole, Nelson doesn’t hand it to you on a silver platter; you’ve got to earn it! The 340-yard par-4 14th, by its length, should be an easy birdie hole too, but the mounding that hides the front of the green, coupled with Nelson’s pot bunkering behind these mounds, makes what should be a simple approach one that often leads to trouble and lost shots. As tricky as the approach is, drivers beware! Most players get to the tee on this hole and pull out their 1woods and bang away only to find their balls have gone too far through the fairway left or right behind trees or into a ferocious pot

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Clouds waft above the west Maui mountains behind #14.

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“Nelson doesn’t hand it to you on a silver platter; you’ve got to earn it!” and also protect against going right or even long as the fairway ends at the edge of another ravine. The #15 hole is the only par-4 that has a forced carry. Albeit not a long one, but a carry nonetheless. Usually this type of shot is too much for the average player, so Nelson puts the thrill of pulling off such a shot within reach, and that far outweighs the agony of any potential failure. Hence, the design of this hole in particular is quite fair since the ravine one must carry is only about 50-60 yards wide (almost anyone capable of swinging a golf club can carry it, eventually). Players can also lay up and cross from a closer range. The 346-yard, par-4 #16 hole is very short, and that, like the 14th, can sometimes get the overly-aggressive player into trouble. A 40foot high sand dune hugs the right side of the hole. At its base is a waste area that runs its entire length while curving into the fairway roughly 200 yards from the tee where the fairway widens. A golfer can play a tee shot of between 185 and 220 yards and it will give them a good angle into the green, which slopes from rightto-left. They also avoid being blocked by a hilly area that obscures the view of the pin. Those aggressive-minded hitters who strive to

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bunker. This thoughtless strategy is the type that plays right into Nelson’s hand. In addition to the obvious, he makes the second from such a position more difficult because it is usually blind, plays from an uneven lie in the rough, brings the greenside pot bunkers into play, and offers the shallowest angle of approach. All-too-often a player errs off the tee and dribbles their ball 170yards down the fairway only to find themselves in perfect position to attack the pin. For those who refer to their caddy journals, and play the smart shot off the tee, par or birdie is very possible on this hole. But, the temptation to go for the green off the tee is so great that very few golfers can resist, and thus rarely make a birdie on this seemingly-simple yet very-tactical golf hole. The shot strategy changes abruptly on the 428-yard, par-4 #15 hole which usually features a left-to-right tradewind and requires a that a tee shot favor the left and plays over a small valley or uphill depending on which tee box a player uses. Those playing from the back tees find they must flirt with a tree and ravine on the left in order to avoid trees and another ravine on the right. Those playing from the forward tees must get their ball up quickly to carry the hill that stands between the tee and the green overpower the hole usually find themselves approaching from above the hole (right), blocked by another sand dune, and landing their balls on the downward slope of the green which is tough to hold. Hence, short is good off the tee and can often produce a good score on this hole. One hole that shows off Nelson’s true flair for the dramatic, like elaborate tee box configurations, fairway shaping and greenside bunkering is the 190-yard, par-3 #17. Left-to-right prevailing trades make one’s club selection and shape of shot key as the long but narrow green is more evasive than it looks. And, while this green features a slot in the front that allows players to run their balls onto the putting surface, it is the cut-shot with a full carry that is the ideal way to play this hole. Executing is tougher than it sounds since the shot requires one to flirt with steep mounding to the left side of the green. When the winds are up, the possibility of losing it to the right into a deep revetted pot bunker increases. Trouble left and trouble right. Deciding on the lesser of two evils and playing for the pin with one’s release favoring the left is the best bet. Par on #17 is good. Birdie is something to write home about. As finishing holes are often thought of as pivotal in the game of golf, Nelson doesn’t disappoint on #18 at The Dunes at Maui Lani. It is a 588-yard, par-5 that summons one’s very best and is often the apex of a player’s day on the links. In its simplest form, #18 is a hole that starts out straight, then doglegs to the right on the second shot around a huge pond that remains in play to the very finish. OB and a waste area lurk to the left and pot bunkers loom toward the left-portion of the fairway on the second. The wind, which comes from the left, blows hardest

here since this finishing hole is on the home-stretch to the clubhouse set on high ground where cover is non-existent. How one deals with the wind and Nelson’s other obstacles is critical to succeeding on the opening two shots on #18. One’s third, or approach, is often the scariest since the golfer is usually forced to throw the ball up high in order to land it softly. So, with the trades gusting in from the left, and a speedy/firm putting surface ushering balls toward a watery abyss to the right, it’s no wonder why the final shot of the day at The Dunes will likely add up to be an exciting finale for all players.

The Dunes Practice Facility The Dunes has the only lit practice range in central Maui with grass tees and target greens. It is the island’s newest practice facility and it features over two acres of teeing areas made up entirely of Tif-419 Bermudagrass. Only The Dunes offers so much luxury. In addition to its world-class teeing areas The Dunes’ practice facility features brand-new range balls, large accommodating bag stands on every “tee-box,” and over two-dozen all-new hitting mats for those who refer them. The range itself features a crushed-coral sand bunker with its own pitching and chipping green, and seven beautiful target greens all designed by Robin Nelson specifically to help players take maximum advantage of the helping right-to-left trades while working every club in their bags. Each green has its own set of bunkers designed to emulate real playing conditions, with their depths and widths varying to give players a chance to work every aspect of their games. What also makes this range (and the entire golf course) so special is in how it is so well-maintained. The Dunes’ maintenance crew is overseen by course superintendent Brain Kaulupali. Kaulupali’s team puts in the time and effort required to maintain a facility that boasts its own contoured fairway, raked coral sand traps, and edged bunkers; all giving holes the definition they were designed to

have. (So our drivers, fairway woods, irons, and wedges all have someplace to go. . . ). The facility even has a ball machine that scans specially-made cards with magnetic strips that allow customers to avoid waiting in line or digging for quarters.

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The Dunes Golf College The Dunes at Maui Lani even has its own “Golf College” headed by Bill Greenleaf, a PGA Master Professional who was Teacher of the Year in New York. The Dunes Golf College offers group and private lessons so people can enjoy innovative fun and learning. Under Bill Greenleaf, students learn the fundamentals from a “whole swing model.” Explains Greenleaf, “Swing mechanics will make sense as a part of the whole. Beyond mechanics will bridge the gap between success on the practice tee and playing the game on the course. Real tools to help Dunes customers realize their golf dreams,” The Dunes’ director of instruction said. Golfers can also enjoy daytime and evening instruction since the facility is lit and a private teaching pavillion exists to afford students, and the pro, an opportunity to discuss the curriculum in a private setting The College’s private lessons and half-day schools also make learning affordable. One package allows students to receive quality instruction and 18 holes of golf for what they’d normally pay to play a single round at one of the resorts. For more information, call Bill Greenleaf at (808) 873-0422 for details.

The Dunes Pro Shop The Dunes at Maui Lani Pro Shop and clubhouse is managed by Dean Kawabata, the clubhouse operations manager. It is stocked with an abundance of attractive and colorful fashion accessories all bearing The Dunes at Maui Lani logo, which is a specially-designed coat of arms adapted from that of the Mills name; after the course’s owner, Bill.

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The clubhouse and pro shop at The Dunes is stocked with the latest in logowear.

Leona Andrin, is The Dunes at Maui Lani’s merchandiser and buyer. “We carry a full men’s and women’s line of golf apparel,” the Molokai-born fashion expert explains. “For the ladies, we carry classic polo, sleeveless, and short-sleeve shirts. We also carry vests, shorts, and sweaters in a variety of lines such as Lilly’s of Beverly Hills, Tail, Marcia, EP Pro, and Tommy Hilfinger.” Andrin’s 7 years with Grand Waikapu C.C. and 9 years at Miki’s at Wailea, afforded her the kind of experience she needed to buy for the type of discriminating clientele The Dunes serves. “Here at The Dunes I’ve stocked our store so our patrons will find a wide and colorful selection of items to fit just about any look, need, or budget.” The Dunes pro shop stocks such popular golf apparel names as: Copley, Ashworth, Monterey Club, Clark & Gregory, Skins, SDI, Cross Creek, and more. Its large selection of Texace hats, with The Dunes logo embroidered in a variety of colors, starts at about $20. The Dunes has an exceptional crew of pro shop and guest service personnel. Darlene Johnson, in charge of advance sales and administration sets a shining example. Got a group? Give her a call: (808) 873-7911 x3.

The Dunes Restaurant It’s hard to find good food at a golf course, but The Dunes at Maui is just such an exception. After having tapped one of America’s top chefs to take the helm of their newly-opened clubhouse eatery, The Dunes Restaurant has turned sports fans into fine diners literally at the flick of a switch. “We are stepping out of the box of originality and are creating a new wave flavor of our own at The Dunes,” says chef Dan Saito, a Maui-transplant who was most-recently employed to design the food creations at the number ten-ranked resort in the world, Manele Bay, on Lanai. “Ours is a style of flavors,” the former mentor of Wolfgang Puck says with a smile. “We merge the freshest Maui-grown ingredients

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with our own traditional home-style approach to produce a brand of cuisine that has a unique Asian-American twist.” Recruited by the formidable regional restaurant management company Modern Innovations of Honolulu to provide The Dunes at Maui Lani with a restaurant, banquet, and catering solution that could compete “toe-to-toe” with Maui’s top resorts, chef Dan Saito was recently featured in Wine & Spectator magazine as the “one to watch” among chefs in Hawaii. Saito began his career at the renowned La Serre Culinary Academy in Paris. It was there that he learned the mastery of the world’s leading culinary artists before completing his apprenticeship in the same city at the famous bistro Maxim’s. Later Saito would return to America at a time when chef Wolfgang Puck was reaching the height of his meteoric culinary rise to greatness. It was Puck who hired the young chef to cook at Spago’s of Hollywood as the right-hand man of his legendary executive chef Anne Gingrass. “The chance to work with Anne and Wolfgang was a huge opportunity for me and I jumped at it. They really taught me how to create flavors on a world-class level,” said the mild-mannered chef. Spago’s was the first stepping stone in a learning process that took Saito years to complete. “Wolfgang pulled me aside during my first year at Spago’s,” Saito began. “He told me, ‘You need to learn every aspect of cooking in order to be the best. You’ve got to put yourself in different situations, learn from them, and move on.’” Saito applied Puck’s advice to himself by working to perfect his talents in every facet of cooking from hâute cuisine for one, to breakfast, lunch, and dinner for thousands. “I wanted to gain experience in doing just about everything at least once,” Saito mused. “Particularly in the area of banquets and catering as that is an important part of our business.” In this arena Saito excelled spending several years helping to create extremely high-end and detailed cuisine at two major banquet and catering facilities: the Claremont Hotel and Resort in Oakland and the Peppermill Hotel and Casino in Reno.

“Those two jobs allowed me to take my experiences in Paris and Hollywood to the next level by mastering the art of producing superb flavors for the masses,” said Saito. But it would be his time back on the west coast that would raise the bar for the young chef. First the creator of Pacific-rim cuisine, Jerimiah Towers, recruited Saito as his executive sous shef at Stars Restaurant of Palo Alto. Then, his former bosses, Wolfgang Puck and chef Anne Gingrass, introduced him to executive chef Julian Serrano of Masa’s. “Masa’s of San Francisco was the number one fine dining restaurant in Northern California, and it was there that I was able to florish under Julian’s guidance. It was awesome to gain that experience,” Saito confides. The recruitment of a talented chef like Saito tells a lot about the direction general manager Dave Gleason is headed with The Dunes at Maui Lani in putting the course on the Maui map as a prime contender for group business. “We want to offer the visitor and resident an enjoyable experience at The Dunes,” Gleason says. “Whether it is on the golf course, or in our restaurant, we want our customers to have the very best.”

Setting Trends With the passing of each decade, Maui’s popularity has grown and with it there have been dramatic increases in the number of people who visit the “Valley Isle.” This boom has brought about a rapid transformation in terms of the quality and caliber of restaurants that visitors and residents can choose from. Quality— once the domain of the better hotels and resorts—is now the standard among the island’s best independently-owned and operated restaurants. Increasingly, Maui is becoming home to many of the world’s top chefs. Gleason witnessed this evolution first-hand and looks to set the pace with the organization of an elite group of investors who underwrote the build-out and recruitment of the high-caliber talent needed to manage and operate a cutting-edge restaurant.

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“We want to make it known to those who live here, are visiting, or who are planning to visit Maui, that The Dunes Restaurant is not only a good place to come for breakfast, lunch, or dinner at the golf course but more importantly is an outstanding resource with the capability, facilities, and capacity to provide world-class banquet, wedding, corporate, group, and off property catering solutions for groups of up to 250 people at very cost-effective levels,” says Modern Innovations’ president and CEO Gary Ichimura. Ichimura adds, “Our mission is to provide Maui with an outstanding dining experience regardless of whether it is for one, four, or 200 people and under chef Saito’s direction we know we can do it.” Ichimura’s banquet and catering menus are designed with flexibility in mind to provide clients with a broad spectrum of options ranging from simple fried chicken to more complex dishes like foie gras with roasted squab. “With Dan’s experience in fine dining and banquet operations,our capabilites are much broader than most dining establishments offer,” Ichimura notes. Indeed Saito’s menu shows his own diversity with dishes ranging from banana-creamed pancakes with locally-grown vanilla beans and apple bananas for breakfast, to taro-crusted mahi mahi with rock shrimp and Kula orange carrots and coconut Jasmine rice for dinner. What Saito feels separates The Dunes Restaurant from others isn’t

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necessarily the names or descriptions of what he creates on the menus, but what he puts in the dishes and how he creates them. “Our dishes are designed to captivate the diner with flavors by synergizing the freshest local produce and seafood available on Maui with our specialized techniques to create our own unique brand of home style flavors,” Saito points out. The Dunes Restaurant is beautifully-appointed, seats up to 60 indoors, and opens up to a huge lanai overlooking the #1 and #18 holes. When combined with its adjoining 2,100 square-foot banquet room, The Dunes Restaurant can accommodate parties up to 250. For group bookings and information call: (808) 873-7911 x3.

Chef Dan Saito in his sparkling-new kitchen. The bar at The Dunes Restaurant. Outdoor seating on the lanai.

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he grass is a little greener at the Island.”

That’s how the slogan for Maui Lani’s private, gated residential community reads and it’s actually quite true. Situated between the #8, #9, #12, and #13 fairways of The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course, each of the Island’s 226 spacious home sites command one or more unobstructed views of the ocean, Haleakala, the Iao Valley, the west Maui mountains, and, of course, the storied tees, fairways, and greens of The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course—all of which are graced by a greener, friendlier brand of hybrid-bermudagrass called Tif-419. But the story about the Island at Maui Lani involves more than mere views of greenery and “Mauidom.” It revolves around its central location in Kahului—the epicenter of all Maui—and the unique mix of people that make up what one leading Maui real estate broker describes as the ideal neighborhood. “I really think it’s going to be Maui’s finest community,” Carol Ball explains, “because you have a cross section of the people that make Maui great. It’s not a segmented type of market like you have in most of the other communities. With Maui Lani you have a nice cross section of the people who make up the entire island of Maui living right here in the one community,” the broker said. Ball, whose company Carol Ball & Associates averages over 30 transactions a month in central Maui, and who has been selling real estate on Maui for over 20 years, says, “We’re talking about a gated community right in central Maui and that’s why it’s such a gold mine—because it’s almost too good to be true to have such a brand

new product in a planned community in central Maui. Nobody ever thought that could happen.” “Most people never thought it would come to fruition because people had talked about it for so long. The people who had the land before either had the wherewithal but not the vision, or the vision without the wherewithal. Mills had both.” Maui Lani is the first master-planned community Kahului has seen since Dream City was created back in the 1950s and 1960s. Mills, with help from Hillwood West, made it all a reality. “Our vision was to provide central Maui with a unique wellplanned residential community. One that incorporates many aspects of a resort community: gated, golf course frontage, large lots, culde-sacs—which create mini neighborhoods, a linear walking park called a strada. We think we have accomplished our goal by providing central Maui with a land plan that will provide abundant housing situated in a brand-new family community,” said Guy Owen, vice president of Hillwood West and the project director for the Island. For the first time in decades, buyers representing a wide crosssection of Maui’s diverse population can buy new housing of all types all conveniently located within island’s most central spot: Kahului; but it wasn’t always that way. Back in the 40s Kahului didn’t even exist. Wailuku was the main town, and the community centered around the sugar mills. People lived in camps around the Puunene and Wailuku sugar mills, and out in Paia and Haiku. That’s where the communities were clustered. At the time, Kahului was just one big sand mass. In the 50s Dream City, what most of the housing we know of in Kahului is today, was developed. Dream City had a specific market that consisted of those being moved from the camp homes. At the

real estate “I really think it’s going to be Maui’s finest community because you have a cross-section of the people that make Maui great.” —Carol Ball Realtor

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time, they may have bought their homes furnished for about $7,000. Since then times have changed. Now they are reselling them for as much as $300,000. Maui’s economy has come a long way particularly since tourism began to flourish in the 70s. With it came more businesses and more people and the local economy grew. As the island’s population and the economy grew the local home buyer took on a broader demographic profile: smarter, more affluent, and savvier. Consequently, the shift toward higher-quality housing inland has begun and the gated community The Island is the first example of this evolution. “I think buyers of The Island come from a different environment,” Ball notes. “One where it’s expected to have a gated community or some degree of privacy or security and for them they wouldn’t have it any other way,” the local broker said. “What we’ve noticed is that one of the major reasons people want to be at The Island is location. You can say you want it luxurious; you can say you want a gated community; you can say you want

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the views; you can say you want to be around a golf course; you could have those things anywhere else on Maui but you can’t have the location. That is the unique factor of The Island.” “And, interestingly enough, the people that have selected The Island have selected it because of location. Many of the buyers work at the medical center and they don’t want to drive from Kula or Wailea in the middle of the night. They’re tired.” At The Island, residents have all of the amenities and all of the things they would like right in their backyard and yet they’re one minute from the business district or the hospital. There are those who want to be in central Maui because they can be close to the airport should they have visitors from out of town. Then there are the people who don’t want to be a part of the resort community. They want the amenities but they also want to be where they can readily go to Wailuku or shop in the mall with the other local people. Jonathan Olson of Delmore Realty was the sales manager for the Grand Fairways at Maui Lani. Once again, as sales manager, Olson represents The Island at Maui Lani along with Carol Ball & Associates. He spends the better half of his work week talking to home buyers about The Island and is thus a good source of information about the market. “Some ask about Wailuku Heights,” Olson explains, “and some are even comparing The Island to Wailea and Kapalua and I think they just want golf course living and Maui living but they don’t want to pay that million-dollar price tag. The Island gives them all that, plus they get the added bonus of a super-convenient location, which no one else on Maui can offer.”

he 6,840-yard, par-72 Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course is designed just like the classic courses crafted centuries ago in the British Isles. Its 18 unique holes take full advantage of Maui’s naturally-sloping island dune terrain. That’s why creativity, finesse,

strategy, and good shot-making are all part of the Dunes experience. In addition to great golf, The Dunes offers the only lit range, with grass tees, in central Maui. It is also home to the newlyopened Dunes Restaurant, all conveniently located in central Maui.

The Dunes at maui Lani • 1333 Maui Lani Parkway, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, 96732 Pro Shop Phone: (808) 873-0422 • Pro Shop Fax: (808) 871-6647 • Group Reservations: (808) 873-7911 x3 Internet: www.dunesatmauilani.com

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“From over here on lot 16 you can see the great views of Haleakala and the #13 fairway,” Olson said while standing on a grated sand lot along the outer perimeter of The Island one afternoon. “Across the way you can see those are the Grand Fairways lots that sold for $171,000. The last one sold for $179,000. Over here, at The Island, you’re going to get a gated community, some ocean views, you’re above everyone in town so your views are unobstructed, and you’re getting all of that for about $20,000 to $25,000 more.” The developers of The Island at Maui Lani so named The Island because of its location between the back nine golf course holes at The Dunes. “The reason we call it The Island is because it is surrounded entirely by The Dunes’ fairways,” Leiane Goo,

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director of Maui Lani development explains, “and it’s this location that made it a prime opportunity for us to create a gated community like The Island.” The Island is indeed like an island set within The Dunes’ perimeters, so homes can be seen from the fairways below. (In keeping with other upscale golf communities, The Island has its own set of design guidelines that were developed to assist lot owners in designing their homes while maintaining long-term property values.) Homeowners are assured that they, and their neighbors, have met The Island’s standards, which encompass everything from architectural plans, landscaping, and construction methods to materials and compliance. A Design Review Committee exists solely for this purpose. “We made sure we would give enough of a guideline to create a nice subdivision, while at the same time not so strict that our owners would feel like they’re living in a condominium association,” Goo said. The Island’s semi-oval design accommodates 226 lots all encircled by Dunes’ fairways. Roughly half the lots form an inner perimeter and the remainder form the outer.

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Carol Ball & Associates (808)871-8807 Delmore Realty (808) 242-1467 Courtesy to Broker (Broker must accompany client on first visit) Directions: Take Kaahumanu Ave. toward Wailuku and turn left on Maui Lani Parkway. *$1,993 monthly mortgage payment is based upon a purchase price of $195,000 (Lot 94, Phase I) & 3D Builders and Design's Mauna Kea model (2,517 SF total) for $229,400 with a 32% down payment of $135,808 on a 30-year fixed mortgage (360 payments). Interest rate is 7.375% based upon 2.5% loan fees or $7,215 ( 7.666% annual precentage rate). Monthly payment quoted above is principal & interest only payable on first of each month and total principal and interest payments over life of loan is $722,173. Does not include Maui Lani Master Association dues, Island sub-association maintenance fees, real property taxes and insurance. Interest rate, fees and taxes are subject to change without notice.

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real estate “We couldn’t be happier— we’re right off the ninth hole.” —Sherri Grimes, Homeowner

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Homes within the inner perimeter are owned and developed by a builder who started in Hawaii and has grown nationally named Schuler Homes. Schuler offers many home designs available to buyers with interior lot and home packages starting at about $337,000. Home buyers in search of more flexibility may choose to buy a lot on the outer perimeter, which is owned by Maui Lani. These lots all offer direct fairway views, in addition to the Maui expanses. These lots start at about $194,000 and average 10,000 square feet. Two of Maui’s top builders, 3D Builders and Design and Betsill Brothers Construction, have built many of the homes at The Island, in addition to the whole Maui Lani development. “We’ve had a long relationship with 3D Builders and Betsill Brothers and feel that they are consistently able to deliver our homeowners the type of quality and workmanship they deserve. Both builders get their work done on time and within budget,” Leiane Goo explains. “We couldn’t have asked for two better partners.” Both Betsill Brothers and 3D Builders have model homes on-site to give buyers a glimpse of what a lot at The Island looks like from outside and within the comforts of a real home. “Our model home with our large open space design really showcases the spectacular views which is a result of the positioning of

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“. . . we have a little bit of everything that is needed to create a really nice masterplanned community.”

the doors, cabinetry, and windows,” says Steve Betsill, vice-president for sales & marketing. He adds that the model is, “full of design features that have only been seen in Maui’s most expensive homes, and once completed, are a must to visit for inspiration and new ideas.” Betsill even provides a design center inside their model home to help customers compose the elements to fit their own styles. Dan McEvoy, vice president of 3D Builders and Design describes their newest model home, The Kauai, as “a good exampe of 3D Builders’ innovative approach to state-of-the-art custom home-building—utilizing the latest design technology and style to achieve an exceptional living environment.” Within 3D Builders and Design’s model, buyers find a design-scheme showcasing a contemporary Hawaiian style with plenty of open living space and options to reflect Maui’s old plantation era. Beginning with its distinctive courtyard entryway, The Kauai’s classic island style unfolds throughout more than 2,300 square feet of living space beneath a Monier tile roof and high, vaulted ceilings. The entirety of it all captures the expanse of The Island’s panoramic ocean and golf course views and is indicative of what a typical Island home site can be. Those living at The Island seem content with what they’ve got. “The golf course lot and 3D Builder home package we bought gave us a terrific value,” remarks Sherri Grimes of Pacific Radio Group, a local station-operator. “We couldn’t be happier— we’re right off the ninth hole.” New owners at The Island also enjoy complimentary one-year memberships to The Dunes at Maui Lani Players Club, and Ilima, at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. The entire Maui Lani community is poised to grow even more, as Leiane Goo explains. “We have zoning for churches, community centers, a village center—which is like a mixed-use commercial site, multi-family and single-family residential housing, and a medical facility. So we have a little bit of everything that is needed to create a really nice master-planned community which is what we are doing,” said Goo. Evidently so. The Island and the Maui Lani community as a whole are fulfilling a promise made decades ago and now delivered by developer Bill Mills. “I’ve written Bill Mills so many thank you notes,” adds Carol Ball enthusiastically. “Thank you Bill for bringing us this wonderful community.”

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d u n e s at m a u i l a n i “One of the five best-kept secret golf courses in America.” —Golf Digest—

Nominated as one of America’s Top 100 New Courses. —Golf Digest—

“The best of two worlds: a tropical-paradise layout in an Irish dunes setting.” —Golf Digest—

Among the “35 Best New Courses in the Nation.” —GOLF Magazine—

“The last and best place to play at the end of the millennium.” —Travel & Leisure Golf—

“A fabulous natural golf site...”

The PGA TOUR Starts Here

—LINKS Magazine—

January 1 - 7, 2007

“...like no other layout in the state.”

The 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship returns to The Plantation Course with an elite field of the 2006 PGA TOUR champions. Qualifiers to date include:

—FORE Magazine—

• Stuart Appleby • Chad Campbell

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Buy and print your tickets on-line. Save if you purchase prior to 12/25/06. Tickets purchased on-line can also be transferred by email and lost or stolen tickets can be replaced. Tickets can be purchased at the Kapalua Resort at all Golf Pro Shops and the Honolua Store.

For more information call (808) 669-2440 or visit www.kapalua.com

“...a British Open course on Maui.”

• Vijay Singh and more! CourseThe The Dunes Dunes at Maui 3 Feature Feature Course Maui Lani Lani66Snapshots Snapshots Makena South/North South/North14 14Aloha AlohaMessage Message Editor’s Note 18 18 Journal Journal What’s up on Maui Maui 20 20 Memory Memory Lane Editor’s Note LaneThe TheLegends Legends of of Golf Golf ‘on Maui’ 22 22 Where Whereto toPlay PlayMaui MauiCourse CourseReviews Reviews 24 24 Golf GolfMap MapAll Allroads roadslead... lead... 48 48 Apres AprèsGolf GolfBrad Brad Bowen Bowen talks aboutatKihili DavidLahaina Paul’s Lahaina 52 Art Cover Art Artist Ronaldo Macedo and our covers. for pupus DavidatPaul’s Grill 52 Grill Cover Painter Ronaldo Macedo.

—Honolulu Advertiser— Tee Time Reservations and Info: (808) 873-0422 • Pro Shop Fax: (808) 871-6647 Group Reservations: (808) 873-7911, Ext. 10 • Internet: www.dunesatmauilani.com

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6 The 198-yard par 3 sixth often plays to left-toright trade wind, which helps the fade. This hole has an hourglass-shaped putting surface that is long, and shallow. While club selection is at a premium, carrying the water is the priority. Most long balls waill stay nestled in the ensconcing rough behind the green. You can bail out on the right, but a solid shot at the pin is often a rewarding way to play this risky hole.

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3 No 3 is where all the fun starts at The Dunes. Note the bunker to the right, which is blind from the regular tees. This green has a lot of depth from front to back, and club selection can be tricky, especially with the wind. The safe play is to the front tier, but aggressive players will just go for the hole.

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Continued from page 5 According to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, they include “the brackish Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary and Kealia Pond on the south coast of Maui....” By all measures, the only thing keeping this rare part of the world’s unique dunes land from being “officially classified” by the USGA as a links (see About links), is the fact that it is not located in Scotland! Well, that’s their call, but we nonetheless regard it to be genuine and authentic linksland in every way except climate. This is the site of the renowned Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course. And, while settlers over the past two centuries have cultivated much of the surrounding land, the site where The Dunes lies remains basically untouched—an unspoiled place where ancient Hawaiian alluvial sand dunes exist—that is, until Maui Lani was created. “I remember when I first saw it,” course architect Robin Nelson said of the land on which The Dunes is built. “You’re lucky if you get one of these sites in a lifetime.” “My vision,” he said, “was to create an Irish links-style course in concept, keeping in mind that it would be unique because the grasses and humidity factors in Hawaii are totally different than those found in the British isles.” Nelson’s design of The Dunes uses the terrain with great imagination and restraint. The result is a rare Hawaiian links with both character and charm. A course unlike any other: “The Dunes site is as close to an authentic links as can be built in Hawaii,” he adds. Robin’s philosophy was simple: “I wanted to follow the contours of the land,” he said. “It related to other Continued on page 29

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10 There is a directional marker in the fairway that you can see from the tee. Your drive should be just right of that. As you tee shot runs down the hill it will either stop on the ledge 200 yards from the green, or roll left to the bottom left-hand side of the fairway. A solid drive is a must on this challenging golf hole.

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Continued from page 27 courses I have done in that manner, such as The Dragon (the Sierra Nevada layout whose ‘Dragon’s Gate’, the 390-yard, par 4 12th, was named among the three ‘Great Golf Holes’ of California, USGA Golf Journal, 19952000. The others named by the Journal being: the 9th hole at Poppy Ridge, Livermore and the 18th hole at Pebble Beach, and Ravenwood, in New York; ranked the third most difficult public course in New York State). “In each case, where we didn't move much dirt to create the design. This was even more the case with The Dunes,” he notes. Nelson’s use of the terrain and the wind follows a key architectural tenet that has withstood the test of time: that nature provides the most enduring challenge. He didn’t invent this approach, but he was certainly one of the few visionaries in his field who, the more he studied the past, could see the future. Therein lies Nelson’s gift—the principal reason why he is among the great golf course architects of this era. Ron Whitten, the preeminent golf course architecture editor at Golf Digest, wrote this of Nelson in his review of Ravenwood: his “traditional, timeless ideas [will not] allow our minds to wander,” adding that Robin is “one of those veteran American architects who is better known overseas than at home.” Whitten quickly points out why golfers here in the United States are in for a treat when Robin’s new, bold American courses (and there are a bunch on the way) open: “He [Robin] did one of the world's great seaside venues at Mangilao on Continued on page 31 MAUI GOLF REVIEW AUTUMN/WINTER 2006/7

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What is a true links course? According to the USGA: “‘Links’ is a term that refers to a very specific geographic land form found in Scotland. Such tracts of low-lying, seaside land are characteristically sandy, treeless, and undulating, often with lines of dunes or dune ridges, and covered by bent grass and gorse. To be a true links, the tract of land must lie near the mouth of a river—that is, in an estuarine environment. From the Middle Ages onward, linkslands (generally speaking, poor land for farming) were common grounds used for sports, including archery, bowls and golf. Because many of the early courses of Scotland were built on these common linksland, golf courses and links have forever been associated. The term ‘links’ is commonly misapplied to refer to any golf course. But remember that a true links depends only on geography.”

Continued from page 29 Guam and one of the world's loveliest at Bali in Indonesia.” Ron Whitten and Golf Digest backed up their words of praise by instantly recognizing Robin’s first East Coast layout as the No. 5

me a lot in designing The Dunes to be enjoyable for both the pro and the average golfer alike,” he said. “I never intend holes to be birdie or bogey holes. I try to cre-

possibility of going for the green in two.” “On the [362-yard par 4] 5th, the longer the tee shot, the easier the second, but longer gets increasingly more difficult.”

"Best New Public Course" in America when it opened in 2003. (This is in addition to the long list of accolades bestowed on The Dunes since it opened in 1999.) But awards and accolades mean only so much. It’s the golf itself that is what counts. “I play to a 10-handicap,” Nelson explains. “So although I’m usually looking down the middle of the fairway, my eyes are always darting to the rough. This helped

ate strategic holes—where risk/reward values are higher on some holes than they are on others,” he declares. “For example, on hole No. 2 [a 381-yard par 4], if the tee shot carries the bunkers on the right, the second shot is not blind from the berm long of the landing area on the left. “On No. 4 [the 509-yard par 5],“ he adds, “it is more obvious: the perfect tee shot rewards the

Robin’s focus on player strategy is consistent throughout the round: “On the [547-yard par 5] 9th,” he points out, “the tee shot is wide open, and the challenge is on the second shot. The pot bunkers in the middle of the fairway are bigger than they look, so it appears that the golfer can easily carry them to set up an easy pitch to the elevated green. However, because of the scale of the bunkers and the background

of the hill and the blind green, depth perception is skewed, and those bunkers come into play a lot more than one may think.” Robin drives his point home on No. 12: “The tendency,” he says, “is to hit as long a tee shot as possible, but the best shot is to lay back on the top of the hill. There is a trick to each hole, and the more you play, the more you learn,” he confides. In the tradition of the classic links courses of old, the front nine heads out, and the back nine heads in. According to Nelson, “Anyone who has seen Ballybunion, Royal County Down, or Shinnecock Hills will recognize a similar look and feel at The Dunes at Maui Lani.” In their August 2004 “Secrets Issue,” The Dunes was listed as one of the “five best-kept secret golf courses in America” by Golf Digest. The number-one monthly golf magazine in the world went on to say that The Dunes: is the “best of two worlds: a tropicalparadise layout in an Irish dunes setting.” In sum, make sure you play this course during your visit. •

5 The 381-yard par 4 5th has prevailing trade winds and a slope all heading toward the fresh water pond that guards the left side of the fairway as well as the green. A long iron or utility wood is the play, unless you think you can carry that mound on the right and stop your ball. The approach can easily run right into the pond so play for it.

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THE DUNES AT MAUI LANI GOLF COURSE Pro Shop: (808) 873-0422 w w w. d u n e s a t m a u i l a n i . c o m Located in Maui's central valley, The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course is a championship linkslandstyle track designed by architect Robin Nelson, and opened for play in January 1999. The course is constructed over natural, alluvial sand dunes created when the island of Maui was formed. Nelson wisely made sure the design artfully followed this naturally sloping terrain. The course also takes advantage of the Pacific trade winds, which add challenge to play. The rolling fairways are characterized by massive elevation changes, and the medium-sized greens are undulating and often tricky. The fairways are lined by dense kiawe forest, and strategically placed revetted pot bunkers lurk throughout the design. Water comes into play on three holes: Nos. 5, 6, and 18. This par 72 course plays from 4,768 to 6,841-yards and offers four sets of tees to accommodate all skill levels. The Dunes Clubhouse features one of Central Maui’s better bars and grills, aptly named: The Dunes. The course also features a great pro shop

FROM SOUTH MAUI Take Mokulele to Kahului. Go right on Kuihelani Hwy. Two miles on right.

FROM WEST MAUI Head toward airport. When on Kuihelani Hwy., look for course on the right. About five miles from crossroads. The short par 3 third at The Dunes is where the course really begins, with

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Rating/Slope: 73.5/136 with some of the best new lines of logowear to be found. Instructor Bill Greenleaf is a master PGA professional, who is joined by local PGA legend Henry Yogi, on the Nelson-designed lit all-grass practice range. •

Practice Range: yes, lighted Lockers/Showers: yes Architect: Robin Nelson Course Supt.: Brian Kaulupali Metal spikes: not allowed Dress code: collared shirt

David H. Gleason, PGA GM/Director of Golf (808) 873-0422

“Ranked by GOLFWEEK (2006) as the No. 2 resort course on Maui, Top 10 in Hawaii. Golf Digest called it: “One of the (five) best-kept secret golf

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PUKALANI COUNTRY CLUB Pro Shop: (808) 572-1314 Pukalani differs from the island's 16 other venues because of its 1,200-foot elevation. The climate is cooler, and the location affords golfers gorgeous views of Maui. Opened in 1978, the course measures 6,945 yards from the back tees, has 19 greens, and plays to a par of 72. The course was designed in part by developers Robert E. Baldock Sr. and Jr. Pukalani's 18 holes wind up, down, and around a 160-acre residential community. This course has doglegs, so the fade and the draw work here. The fairways are ample, and the loosely spaced Norfolk pines framing most of the holes are set 10 to 15 yards into the kikuyu rough. Pukalani is straightforward in design and offers many spectacular views. It is very easy to under- or over-club on this course, so the golden rule is get the ball to the hole on uphill shots and play for the front on downhill shots. Pukalani has many unique holes. One is the short par 3 third, which features two greens. Golfers can choose which to play. The fairways, tees, and roughs at Pukalani consist of

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This well-maintained golf course has some of the best views on Maui. Be sure to play it!

a thick-bladed, ruddy perennial species from Africa known as kikuyu (Paspalum urvillei). Fortunately, balls tend to sit up high, and judging what the ball will do is part of the fun. We highly recommend you play this cool, well-maintained course. The views are magnificent, and the course is a very thoughtful design. Despite the fact that the clubhouse was struck by fire this year, Pukalani has never looked better. Be sure to add this course to your list of must-plays. You’ll be happy you did. •

Take Mokulele to Dairy Rd., go right. then right again onto Hana Hwy (by K-Mart). Follow Hana Hwy. two miles then go right onto Haleakala Hwy. Go right onto Old Haleakala Hwy, and right onto Pukalani St. Course is at end of this road

FROM WEST MAUI Go to Kahului, then follow above.

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Year built: 1979 Rating/Slope: 72.8/128 Practice Range: yes Lockers/Showers: no Architects: B.E. & R.L. Baldock Course Supt.: Pat Watanabe

“It is tough to beat Pukalani for what you get for the price. Try it!”

Yasuo Nishida Manager (808) 572-1314

Metal spikes: allowed Dress code: shirts and shoes Greens: Bermuda

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Among the top 10 courses in all of Hawaii. —GOLFWEEK

“A Maui Must!” —Travel+Leisure GOLF

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U.S.G.A. RULES GOVERN ALL PLAY 1. Errant balls causing property damage or personal injury is the responsibility of the golfer. 2. Kiawe Forest & ravines are to be treated as lateral water hazards unless otherwise marked. 3. Soft-spikes are mandatory. See pro shop for assistance. Proper golf attire required at all times. 4. Please repair ball marks on greens, rake bunkers, and use bottled sand on carts or on tees to fill your divots. Do not litter.

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5. Play ready golf. Keep up with the group ahead of you. Please maintain a pace of play of less than four hours and 24 minutes. 6. Must be 16 years of age and have a valid driver’s license to opeate a golf cart. 7. Please do not drive or park cart within 50 feet of a putting green or tee. 1333 Maui Lani Parkway • Kahului, HI 96732 Pro Shop: (808) 873-0422 • Restaurant: (808) 877-0073 Group Sales: (808) 873-7911, x10 • General Fax: (808) 871-9717 DunesatMauiLani.com

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428 • 403 • 358 • 302 Par 4

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This dogleg left par four usually plays down wind. The trick is to keep tee shots rightcenter, but in the fairway. A good drive will leave a straightforward mid-iron approach. Bear in mind that the wind will make it difficult to hold this green, which has bunkers in back to catch errant shots.

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150 B 142

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A 212 175 133 87

B 228 195 155 111

A good drive over the two bunkers will leave a mid-toshort-iron approach to a wide, slightly elevated green. Beware of the pot bunker in the front.

145 • 120 • 104 • 85 +21

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113 120 120 123 140 145 With a landing area that is (in some spots) less than ten yards deep, the trick to this 3-par is to select the right club and aim for the center of the green. When the pin is on the back right section of the green, the safest route is to keep it left of the pin.

509 • 490 • 455 • 384 Par 5 29 +15 +5

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90 146 144

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A 194 170 147 72

B 226 202 169 105

Make note of the yardages to carry the traps. A more conservate route is to play an iron short of the traps followed by another long iron shot which should leave you within striking distance of hitting the green in three.

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A straight par 4 with trouble on both sides off the tee. A longleft tee shot will find water. A good tee shot in the right center of the fairway leaves a short iron into this shallow, wide green. Hitting an iron off the tee is the safest and most effective choice.

B 198 171 145 84

C 260 233 207 152

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138 Rule 26-1: A) Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was played; or B) Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped.

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It's better to err on the longer side, so take enough club. Beware of the wind blowing from the left. Most shots long will remain in the hillside roughs.

351 • 329 • 304 • 252 Par 4 +15

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199 A 226 200 172 125 Play your tee shot left of center to open up the best angle into the green. OB long and left of the green.

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Take plenty of club and don't let the trades fool you into overswinging as an easier swing will typically create a lowertrajectory shot.

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The second shot is where you need to use your head. After a good drive, do your best to lay up with whatever it takes to put that ball in the fairway just in front of or past the pot bunkers. A steep, uphill approach shot will require at least an extra club. Landing the ball short of the pin will allow for a bolder putting stroke.

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B to C= 178 A 252 230 171 124

B 263 241 182 130

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210 227 A 247 214 200 100 Look for the directional stake in the center of the fairway. A very good drive will still leave you a mid-to-long iron shot, or possibly a wood. Favor the left side of the green for the more conservative approach.

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Favor the right side of this fairway on your tee shot. You'll need two more clubs to reach this elevated green. If you fall short, your ball will role backwards down the hill. To play safe, plan to hit beyond the pin. The slope in back of the green will stop the ball.

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B 250 227 217 137

A long carry to cut the corner, and little room for error on the right side. The best and safest drive is to aim at the directional stake or slightly left depending on the prevailing wind. A second shot from the upper level of this hole is your best bet. You’ll be left with a midiron shooting down to this inviting green.

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For the big hitter, a good tee shot puts the green within reach in two. Drive to center of fairway, with the wind at your back, no need to kill it! You can run the ball through the gap of the greenside bunkers, as a deep green awaits.

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B 265 240 222 199

A short 4 par many will try to drive. Beware of the hazards left. The smart play is to play down the center of the fairway leaving a short-iron approach to this shallow green. Beware of hidden bunkers on the right front. Also, trouble looms over the green.

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A 298 279 243 171

178

A good tee shot will favor the right side of the fairway. Be Aware Of The Deep Drainage Basin At The Front Of The Green. If you decide to lay up in front of drainage basin, be aware terrain from 127 yards (tree) to basin is downhill. Don’t hit too much club.

215

Par 4

346 • 326 • 300 • 195 +11

Par 4 22

-11

43 C

56 77

89 111 114 149

131

162 A 220 199 176 74

B 245 221 198 96

C 280 259 236 134

D 285 261 238 136

Favor the right side of this narrow fairway. Avoid hitting your second shot left of the green as there is a sharp drop in elevation leaving a difficult pitch back.

190 • 168 • 142 • 78 Par 3 +20

-19

72 80

120

141

142 141 160 168

A straight-away par-3. The usual tradewind will push the ball right. Be aware of the hidden pot bunker on the right.

173

165

180 185 191

588 • 558 • 516 • 471 30

Par 5 +15 +8

66 B

100

-9

104 173

-15

175 168 A to B= 212

240 300

Keep your tee shot left-center. Play your second toward the rightside of large bunker on the left. The goal here is to stay left all the way, as water looms along the right side and the tradewind tends to come from the left. Keep it low, and consider par a good way to finish!

A 267 231 194 151