Travel: USA / Hawaii

Maui's Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa - Aloha, E Komo Mai 'Ohana (Welcome, Family)

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 23:44 Tuesday, 12 February 2013 09:09

by Bryan Outram

 

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When you arrive at the entrance to Maui's historic Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa, a guest is prone to that feeling that everyone likes to experience with their first impression of a holiday destination.

That feeling, in a word, is, 'Wow'. 
 
Not trying to sound ridiculously simplistic here, but that was indeed the honest, simultaneously audible reaction from each member of our family as we pulled up to this classic, tropical resort.

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Maui County's Best 18 Holes - Back Nine

Last Updated on Sunday, 18 March 2012 12:20 Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:23

Inside Golf's Travelling golf writer/reporter Gord Montgomery made the sacrificial journey from his home base in Spruce Grove, Alberta to the paradise that is Maui and managed to play some very nice golf courses. And obviously whenever one has that opportunity it's imperitive that a 'best of' list gets compiled. Sooo.....here it is. We started with the first nine of Gord's Best 18 holes in the County of Maui in a previous article. Now we present the back nine.

by Gord Montgomery

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No. 10 - The opening par 4 on the back nine is No. 4 at the Royal Ka’anapali, a not-overly-hard hole at only 359 yards off the Blue tees.
 
The hole sets up as a dogleg right but cutting the corner isn’t easy as trees and a massive bunker protect that side of the fairway. 
 
To the left there’s lots of room but if you overshoot the fairway, an approach shot out of the tough rough doesn’t guarantee you of getting to the putting surface.
 
Speaking of the green, it has a false front on it, so anything hit to the front edge is in danger of coming back to where it started.

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Maui County's Best 18 Golf Holes - Front Nine

Last Updated on Monday, 12 March 2012 23:20 Monday, 12 March 2012 15:05

Inside Golf's Travelling golf writer/reporter Gord Montgomery made the sacrificial journey from his home base in Spruce Grove, Alberta to the paradise that is Maui and managed to play some very nice golf courses. And obviously whenever one has that opportunity it's imperitive that a 'best of' list gets compiled. Sooo.....here it is. We start with the first nine of Gord's Best 18 holes in the County of Maui.

by Gord Montgomery

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One thing about playing golf in Maui is there is always a course somewhere with your name written on a scorecard – you know, a place where you just can’t wait to tee it up.
 
To help make your decision of where to play a bit easier, or maybe a bit harder dependent on how you want to look at it, we’ve compiled a list of the Top 18 holes, at least for this writer, that anyone can play in Maui.

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Putting A Totally Different Sort Of Game In Maui

Last Updated on Sunday, 04 March 2012 13:20 Sunday, 04 March 2012 12:44

  by Gord Montgomery

 

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No matter how you feel after watching another putt roll nowhere near, or just past its intended target in Maui, be assured the hole is exactly the same size on this island as they are anywhere on the mainland – exactly 4.25 inches in diameter.
 
It only feels smaller, much smaller, on this island paradise for a couple of reasons.
 
David Havens, the PGA teaching pro at the Ka’anapali Royal and Kai golf courses said that grain and slope on the putting surfaces in Maui, and in particular at his two courses, have a dramatic effect on putts.

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Maui's Monkeypod By Merriman Masters 'Merryment'

Last Updated on Sunday, 04 March 2012 13:18 Sunday, 04 March 2012 01:20

 by Gord Montgomery

 

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In Hawaii, and Maui in particular, the number ‘1’ is a big deal, as in a child’s first birthday or a business’s first anniversary.
 
Interestingly enough, a ‘1’ in golf is also a big deal, so it’s no coincidence perhaps that the game and a restaurant that’s become a favourite place to meet for golfers are a hot combination on this island paradise.
 
The Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman, nestled inauspiciously on the second floor of a strip mall in the Wailea area on Maui, is a delightful dining spot for the entire family that offers something not often found among eateries in this area of the island – price-friendliness.

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