Maui Nui Golf Club

Course upkeep was bad

Greens were bad

No golfers, all vacationers, people hitting 2/3 balls per hole

Not go again

Great staff, but the course is hurting. Patchy and dead grass on many greens, fairways and tee boxes.

Our recent trip to Maui was highlighted by this golf course. It is not a high end facility but it offers a very challenging layout and the value is unbeatable. There are ongoing improvements with a new TopTracer driving range opened in 2023 and as of recently brand new power carts with a great GPS system. The 17th hole is currently closed for renovation but they have 19 holes so the spare hole is rotated in when work is being done elsewhere.

One of the most outstanding assets they have is their staff who are all friendly, accommodating and very good at what they do. It is a pleasure to deal with them.

The course itself is in good condition but should be prioritized now to bring it up one more level. I highly recommend golfers from beginner to single digit handicappers make this a stop for play on Maui. We love it.

No one- the check in person, the manage sitting nearby, the starter, or Golf Now, who we booked with- informed us that one hole (17) was closed and a temporary hole ( between 1& 2) was to be played.So we followed the group in front of us, skipping the temporary hole . Not nice. But then the real challenge started. The course received new carts that morning, and the shut down if in a restricted feature was misprogramed. On 9 of the 17 holes we played, the carts shut down ON THE CART PATHS. On one hole we had to back up at a super slow speed for over 100 yards, and in fact had to search for a way forward, with over 6 stoppages.
My wife called in to report the problem, and spoke to the manager, who stated he was on the computer trying to reprogram the system. He was exceptionally rude. He sharply several times stated he couldn’t help since she couldn’t tell him EXACTLY where we were/-in yards from the tee or green.
He could have disabled the program or intstruct it to be less strict. He offered no apology at all- either then or when I initially approached him after the round.
Face to face, I expressed my displeasure, pointing out everyone in the group had golfed at Maui Nui on every visit going back years- and all were wearing purchases from prior years- but certainly wouldn’t by buying again or coming back-because of his attitude. Still no apology, he walked over picked up 4 cards and handed them to me. He said they were four free rounds- any finished with “the carts are new and were programmed wrong” Still not a word like “we are sorry”
The four of us left and debated whether to go back. We decided to give them a second chance and scheduled for the 15th, two days later.
This time the carts,while on the cart paths, only malfunctioned on 5 holes. When turning the carts in, we were asked how our round was. We told the cart guy the above. He laughed, saying “at least it has improved”
We demand of Golf Now a full refund. You are responsible for at least some minimal measure of control and review of the product you sell.

When we teed off no one- not the 3 people in the pro shop, not the cart people or the starter told us about a hole being added between 1and 2 to replace 17 which was closed for repairs. So we as would be expected followed the group in front of us (who were not told either) So we only played 17 holes.
The course got new carts that morning. On 9 of the 17 holes the gps was faulty, and the carts would not go forward, only a slow backup - and this happens on the cart paths. On one hole both of our carts had to back up over 100 yards, cross 2 other fairways, stopping and backing up over 6 separate times.My wife called the pro shop- reported the problem-and then the fun really began. The On duty manager was on the computer trying to fix the problem ( many had called in) and when she explained what was happening was told “Lady we got new carts today and the gps are screwed up” She then said what should we do? He said “ where are you? “ she told him the hole number and he said “ I can’t do anything unless you give me an exact location” She did , as best as she could, and the response was that’s not good enough . How many yards to the t box
During this there was no apology, no we will fix it- just rudeness. THEY COULD HAVE SIMPLY TURNED IT OFF!
After the round, I confronted him. Until I got specific with him, he still offered not one word of apology. When we were done, he decided to give us 4 passes for a second round.
We came back two days later. Guess what happened- AGAIN
I WANT MY MONEY BACK. Or we are done.

We played with a nice gentleman from Oregon and his wife was along to watch. One hole was under construction and they had a temporary hole as #2. The course has a decent layout but was in terrible condition with many dirt and mucky areas and patchy fairways as if there had been water damage. (This was not mentioned before we booked)There was no Marshall and on the back nine, two men just drove by while we were on the 10th green and proceeded to 11 without saying a word. Then later on we were waiting at the tee for the group ahead when four men drove right up and announced to the group ahead that they were joining them on 18 and all eight people played the last hole. Unbelievable. My husband and I were going to buy golf shirts in the shop but we were not going to spend any more money at this course and will never return. The only good thing I have to say is that they just received new golf carts with all the bells and whistles.

Course has new carts. The gps systems were off. Stopped the carts ON THE CARTPATHS on over half the holes. We had to back up over a third of the length of the course, and by trial and error find routes, sometimes a hole away, to go forward. Then the part that was totally uncalled for: My wife called in to explain we were stuck. The “gentleman” who she talked to didn’t apologize or explain, he talked as if it were her fault and said “I can’t help unless you tell me exactly we’re you are”

need to put fairway markers on each hole d
saying hole number and distance per each tee box

This course has potential but is not close to equal to the other courses on Maui in the same price range. Really great staff. However, many greens are in bad shape. If you are using a GPS device to measure distance to the hole they are practically useless on most holes because the course must have changed quite a bit. Our device has never been off (++ 100 yards) so much on over half of the holes. The scorecards are rudimentary and show little detail. There are no bathrooms on the course. Hope this course gets major repair otherwise we’ll not be back.A lot of different skills of golfers on the course so play was slow.

Greens had very rough patches. Drainage must be poor because many fairways had significant damage from carts after the rainfall recently. One hole has been completely removed. I enjoy the course but worry about course management.

Due to the wet conditions, "cart path only" was in effect. No problem there.
The greens were very, very slow. This detracted from what is a nice course.

Course has some holes that are under repair and other areas that should be considered as “Under Repair”.

Course doesn’t have any ball washers on the course and management should consider putting some out there as there are some holes that have dirt areas and muddy spots.

A few “Porta Potties” Woukd be nice to have out on the course, especially on the front 9.

Course needs some attention to the greens which they are rebuilding every green one at a time