Wailea Golf Club
Wailea Golf Club is home to the 6,765-yard Old Blue Course, the 6,825-yard Emerald Course and the 7,078-yard Gold Course. Club pro Rusty Hathaway and his team of instructors work through the club's David Leadbetter Golf Academy to improve golf skills on these courses. This chapter of the academy uses two driving ranges, putting greens and chipping areas to walk players through their strengths and weaknesses. After taking lessons at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, you can enjoy seafood and cocktails at the Sea Watch Restaurant.
Wailea Golf Club
100 Wailea Golf Club Drive
Kihei, Hawaii 96753
(808) 875-7450
www.waileagolf.com/
Kapalua Golf Academy
The Kapalua Golf Academy employs 30 PGA-trained instructors to help players improve their golf games. The half-day course offered at Kapalua focuses on fundamentals such as putting, pitching and driving. An intensive three-day course can reduce your handicap through strength training, digital video analysis and on-course instruction. The academy houses a 23-acre practice space with an 18-hole putting course and a 2,500 square foot indoor training area. Kapalua Golf Academy is located near the Kapalua Resort's Bay and Plantation championship courses for golfers implementing newly learned lessons.
Kapalua Golf Academy
1000 Office Road
Lahaina, Hawaii 96761
(808) 665-5455
www.kapalua.com/hawaii-golf/golf-academy/schools.php
The Dunes at Maui Lani
The Dunes at Maui Lani host individualized golf lessons from experienced PGA instructor Henry Yogi. These lessons range from half-day schools focused on basic skills to private lessons designed to hone specific elements of your game. Yogi and his instructional staff use an indoor teaching area to analyze swings before hitting practice bunkers, greens and driving ranges. The Dunes at Maui Lani offers a package of individual instruction and 18 holes on the 5,833-yard, par 72 course to help golfers put their lessons into action.
The Dunes at Maui Lani
1333 Maui Lani Parkway
Kahului, Hawaii 96732
(808) 873-0422
www.dunesatmauilani.com/
Makena Golf Course
PGA teaching professional Dugal Milne offers private and playing lessons at the Makena Golf Academy. This academy provides half-hour, hour and full-day lessons to golfers trying to refine their skills. You can reserve a nine-hole playing lesson with a golf academy instructor to see how your game evolves as you learn new lessons. Makena Golf Academy caters to kids with its Junior Prince Golf School and large groups with its customizable Group Clinics.
Makena Golf Course
5415 Makena Alanui
Makena, Hawaii 96753
(808) 891-4000
makenagolf.com/maui-golf-academy.php
About The Author
Nicholas Katers has been a freelance writer since 2006. He teaches American history at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. His past works include articles for "CCN Magazine," "The History Teacher" and "The Internationalist" magazine. Katers holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in American history from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, respectively.
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