Manele Golf Course

Kapihaa Pl,

Lanai, Hawaii (Lanai) 96763

  • Office

    +1 (808) 565 2222
  • Pro shop

    +1 (808) 565 2222
  • Fax

    +1 (808) 565 2229
  • Golf pro

    Scott Ashworth (Director of Golf)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland, open countryside and three spectacular clifftop holes (overlooking Hulopoe Bay).

  • Designer:

    Jack Nicklaus

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7039
6310
5024
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
73.7
70.4
68.8

Location

Latitude:

20.741536

Longitude:

-156.904410

How to get there:

7.5 mi S of Lanai City.

Manele Golf Course

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.

Est. 1993

Manele Golf Course (formerly known as Challenge at Manele) is one of the top-rated and finest championship layouts in the Hawaiian Islands. The excellent tree-lined and open parkland course contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes.

The course roams over several hundred acres of natural lava outcroppings, weaving between Kiawe and wild Llima trees. Laid out on the side of a hill above the ocean, every hole provides stunning views of the Pacific Ocean.

Many tee shots require a canyon to be crossed before reaching the safety of the generally good-width fairways. At the signature par-3 12th hole, you tee-off from a cliff set above the ocean, taking dead aim at the green, located on another cliff.

Stay&Play at Manele: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Hawaii - Maui & Lanai

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes: $425. Golf cart included.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

Known as Pineapple Island (it was home to a former island-wide pineapple plantation), Lānai is the sixth-largest island of the Hawaiian Islands group, and the smallest of the publicly accessible islands. The small town of Lānai City is the island's only settlement of any size.

Published ranking

Hawaii: 2nd best course in Hawaii (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA: 140th best course, and 22nd best public course in the USA (Golf Digest, 2023).

Where2Stay

  • Four Seasons Resort Lanai

    One Manele Bay Rd, Lanai City, Hawaii 96763

    +1 (808) 565 2000

    Visit website

    Bordering a marine preserve, and perched atop a rugged red-lava cliff above a white-sand beach, the Four Seasons Lanai is an oceanside luxury resort in Lanai, Hawaii. The resort sits alongside Manele Golf Course, a spectacular layout with three cliff-side holes.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Manele

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      No

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Koele

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Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

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