Scratch golfers playing from the tips are in store for a lot of fun as this has Maui’s second highest USGA Course Rating. From the Black tees, bogey golfers who boldly go where no bogey golfer should ever go (on this course) will find the cards are stacked against them as the Dunes also has the second highest USGA slope rating on Maui (Plantation is first). Moving back to the Blue (whites comparatively speaking) the bogey golfer is still going to have his hands full: from these tees it’s also Maui’s toughest venue. But forward-thinking golfers who play the Red tees (men or women) will experience a different Dunes: one that is easier on the ego, with Slope Ratings near the bottom of the charts.

The Dunes is a golf course that is most-appreciated by the better player and the beginner or senior. Each will find lots to like: the better player will use every club in his or her bag, be forced out of their comfort zone, and play their best golf ever. Newbies will find the holes are reachable, there is only a little trouble as far as forced carries or water is concerned, and because they can’t spray it a mile off-course, they can see their balls dribbling down the fairway. A great course to play before you catch that evening red-eye flight back to the mainland, or if your traveling partners want to head down to Hana or up to the crater, or just do a Costco run. Many locals consider this Maui’s best golf coarse in the value category.