Maui
Wailea Gold Course
South Maui resort / lava and ocean views
Gold is the South Maui golf anchor. It uses lava walls, wind, and angles better than the resort setting suggests. If you are staying in Wailea and only playing one course there, this is the pick.
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Gold is the South Maui golf anchor. It uses lava walls, wind, and angles better than the resort setting suggests. If you are staying in Wailea and only playing one course there, this is the pick.
Best for
Wailea-based groups and stronger players
Watch out
It is not Plantation, but it is the best Wailea test
How to play it
Must play if staying Wailea
Course intelligence
What you need to know
Strengths
- Strongest Wailea course
- Lava-rock strategy
- Resort polish
- Good views
- Enough challenge
Watch-outs
- Premium pricing
- Less dramatic than Kapalua
- Resort routing
Signature holes
8, 10, 17, 18
Book it right
Cost, access, and timing
Green fees
2026 Maui Guest rate is $325; afternoon after noon is $225.
Best season
April-May: Excellent balance, lower peak pressure.
Caddies / walking
Maui golf is mostly resort/cart golf.
Replay priority
Medium-high
Booking move
Book lodging first by side of island, then Plantation/Gold/Emerald tee times, then dinners.
Weather read
Pick the right window.
April-May: Excellent balance, lower peak pressure.
Jan
72F / 50F
Sun Best; rain Low
Feb
75F / 53F
Sun Best; rain Low
Mar
79F / 57F
Sun Good; rain Medium
Apr
84F / 62F
Sun Good; rain Medium
May
89F / 68F
Sun Hot; rain High
Jun
92F / 73F
Sun Hot; rain High
Google review
5/5 - 4 months ago
We golfed multiple days over the course of a week. Gold was really tough, well maintained and beautiful. Old blue was well kept, super fast greens and the easiest of the wailea courses. Emerald was by far my favorite. Beautiful views, kept up well the service and staff of the wai
We golfed multiple days over the course of a week. Gold was really tough, well maintained and beautiful. Old blue was well kept, super fast greens and the easiest of the wailea courses. Emerald was by far my favorite. Beautiful views, kept up well the service and staff of the wai
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Google review
5/5 - 11 months ago
The views were incredible throughout the whole course! My boyfriend played the Emerald course because we heard it has the best views and was the second most challenging course. He played great, the staff was super friendly and accommodating! If we come back to Hawaii I can 100% p
The views were incredible throughout the whole course! My boyfriend played the Emerald course because we heard it has the best views and was the second most challenging course. He played great, the staff was super friendly and accommodating! If we come back to Hawaii I can 100% p
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Google review
5/5 - a year ago
Review for the Gold course:
First off, this is a beautiful course. You can see the ocean from almost every hole with scenic views.
Tee boxes are all nicely kept with lots of grass. Of the Par3's will have divots from the other players, but there are no dead grass areas.
The fa
Review for the Gold course:
First off, this is a beautiful course. You can see the ocean from almost every hole with scenic views.
Tee boxes are all nicely kept with lots of grass. Of the Par3's will have divots from the other players, but there are no dead grass areas.
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Use Wailea Gold Course as one piece of the Maui trip. Build the routing, compare the destination, or ask how it fits your group.
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