lnonnenberg

I've played Maui Nui probably 15 times over the past 20 years. The course has a great layout and a number of challenging holes. It's a fun course to play. Unfortunately, I have never seen the greens in this bad shape. Very slow, and some greens had patches of dirt on them, which made putting somewhat variable. Did I mention they were slow...
Course staff is excellent. Couldn't figure out why they were playing a temporary #2 (par three) and had #3 (old #2) reduced to a long par 4 versus a par 5, as #17 (nice par 3) was shut down even though it looked to be in perfect condition. I hope they get back to their normal layout and routing, and get the greens in more playable shape.

Course was in excellent condition, for the most part, with a few greens having some “bald” patches. It pays to play the course a few times because some of the holes are not obvious from the tee. There are 15 or 16 really good holes and 2 or 3 which seemingly had to be fitted in to the geography provided (like #11). Surprisingly tight on a few holes and the wind is certainly a factor, which is pretty much always the case in Hawaii. Gas carts, which I haven’t seen in some time. Also, both seed bottles on my cart were completely empty, with no obvious filling stations evident on the course. All in all, a very nice public course that I would play again.

Played Poppy on December 20 with a good friend. Pace of play was great as we played in a bit over 4 hours. Greens had been aerated a while ago and the greens showed some signs of that process. We had a beautiful, clear and brisk day to play. Fairways are in good condition and overall the course played relatively firm and fast. Poppy is an excellent golf value considering you are playing golf in Del Monte Forest on the Monterey Peninsula.

I've never played Monarch Bay before but decided to take a chance after reading a few reviews of the course. After having played a very tight course under trying conditions, I wanted something a bit more open. Monarch Bay was fantastic. Conditions were perfect (70 degrees, no wind). We played fast (4 hours). Course was in good shape. Greens were very puttable, fairways well maintained. Tee boxes are a bit rough. Course layout is fantastic with a good mix of short and long holes. I'd definitely play it again!!

Beautiful course, great layout. Greens were in great condition and putting very true. Fairways were a bit wet, but overall the course was in great shape. The only problem was the wind. We got a windy day----really windy. Played the Gold tees. #18 into the wind was driver, 3 hybrid and knock-down wedge. #14, par three, 185 yards to the pin was a knock-down driver. #12 not reachable in 3. Crazy windy!! On a normal day this is a great course to play. It's a bit challenging when the wind is howling.