Ka'anapali Kai
About
The Ka'anapali Resort on Maui is home to two championship golf courses, set on 1,200 acres of land home to ancient Hawaiian royalty. The Ka'anapali Kai course is an Arthur Jack Snyder design from 1976 that received an extensive renovation in 2005. The golf course is shorter and has a lower slope/rating compared to its sister Royal Ka'anapali course, but also plays narrower in most spots. Many holes are tucked into the West Maui Mountains The golf course is women-friendly with a forward set of "Hibiscus" tees at 4,522 yards, and also less expensive to resort guests and visitors compared to Royal Ka'anapali, which has played host to numerous professional events.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lava | 70 | 6388 yards | 71.6 | 136 |
| Sand | 70 | 6010 yards | 69.4 | 133 |
| Sand (W) | 70 | 6010 yards | 76.0 | 133 |
| Fern | 70 | 5563 yards | 67.3 | 127 |
| Fern (W) | 70 | 5563 yards | 73.0 | 124 |
| Hibiscus | 70 | 4522 yards | 62.3 | 110 |
| Hibiscus (W) | 70 | 4522 yards | 66.7 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lava M: 71.6/136 | 376 | 370 | 225 | 308 | 390 | 193 | 395 | 541 | 373 | 3171 | 384 | 182 | 558 | 391 | 220 | 360 | 402 | 372 | 348 | 3217 | 6388 |
| Sand M: 69.3/133 W: 76.0/133 | 358 | 351 | 213 | 300 | 357 | 177 | 365 | 510 | 352 | 2983 | 361 | 155 | 536 | 368 | 194 | 340 | 387 | 353 | 333 | 3027 | 6010 |
| Fern M: 67.3/127 W: 73.0/124 | 323 | 332 | 189 | 259 | 331 | 159 | 327 | 486 | 334 | 2740 | 335 | 139 | 509 | 340 | 176 | 319 | 373 | 319 | 313 | 2823 | 5563 |
| Hibiscus M: 62.3/110 W: 66.7/113 | 293 | 246 | 142 | 233 | 254 | 140 | 186 | 414 | 319 | 2227 | 251 | 119 | 372 | 279 | 160 | 275 | 262 | 306 | 271 | 2295 | 4522 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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There are some nice views on the Kaanapali Kaui course on Oahu. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 01/29/2014
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Photo submitted by Tom4559001 on 11/22/2013
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25mph cross wind Photo submitted by u000005546095 on 02/17/2013
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Maui beaches! Photo submitted by u000005546095 on 02/17/2013
Play the upper course
Play the upper course. The upper course has much better views and is a much more fun course. Better views, better choice. The lower course is blocked by hotels.
Good layout, always scruffy
This course has historically been. under- maintained.
Tee boxes and bunkers have been on par with your local public track. Looks like Troon Golf is trying to get it up to proper standards. Lots of potential here.
Pace of play - slow
It felt the course was overbooked and this led to a poor experience- course was good - it was just not a great experience
Improve On.
At that price, theya could afford to put 2 bottles of water in the cooler. And a couple of towels would be nice,
Pathetic pace of play, zero marshaling, bad bunkers
By the 6th hole there were 4 groups on the same hole. A group a couple in front of us had no idea how to play golf. One of them took 5 shots in the same bunker and never raked out. We called for a Marshall and no rever showed. Cloth liner showing through sand in bunkers. Benign layout. Greens were in good shape. They insist carts be back by 6 PM. You’ll never finish if you have a tee time later than 1:30. And
A bit disappointed
Bunkers were not good. Staff on course were great, however inside the clubhouse not so much. Definitely would not pay full price to play here
Kaanapali Kai Not Kept Up
Many issues here so beware!
Head pro doesn’t care to fix all sand drapes and have them churned, raked and dragged every day. The traps are horrible condition and course sprinklers flood the clay based traps.
Majority of carts do not have maintained/cleaned carts. All divot jars are empty and not maintained.
Pro Shop help is unfriendly, rude and could careless. They make ZERO effort to provide customer service.
Starter is more worried about his ego than helping your experience at the course. Uncle Joe as he’s called is a joke, unprofessional and makes up stories about the greens and reading the grain. Tells customers untrue and ridiculous stories on how to read the greens. He doesn’t pay attention to the pace of play and making sure the golfers are well taken care of to enjoy their round.
Not worth the $120 fee. Course is really worth $45. Over priced for the quality of what you receive. They need to learn how to better prepare the course and service the customer.
Not worth it.
Great day at Kaanapali Kai
There is only Kaanapali Kai in my price range for that part of Maui. I found the greens fast and dry. The fairways were good and varied types of fairways. Cart paths wete in excellent shape and you got around the course quickly. The sand traps were atrocious. Hard as concrete. Generally we just picked up the ball and placed it close to where it went in. Lots of slow players but most let you play through. But the views were unbelievable!!! The ocean is right in front of you and beautiful house all around the course. Will always play it but hope they improve the traps.
Economical choice of the 2!
We chose to play the Kai course simply because it was cheaper and easier of the 2 courses at Kaanapali. At least they said it was easier! NOT. Lots of very deep bunkers here but, the scenery was awesome.
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