The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course - Maui, Hawaii

The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course throws a number of up and downs and sometimes twists all around at golfers because of its rare sand dunes. You won't be shooting over the dunes themselves, but you'll feel their effect in the topography.

Dunes at Maui Lani is also the closest golf course to Maui's main airport and it is on the way to most of the major resorts, no matter if you're going to South Maui's white-sand beaches or Kapalua's more secluded countryside resort.

The Dunes at Maui Lani: Mountain view

The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course starts with a shot towards the mountains.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani

The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course's first few holes are largely flat.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani: Pot bunkers

The Dunes at Maui Lani throws some devious pot bunkers at golfers.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani: The dunes

The actual dunes at Dunes at Maui Lani are largely out of play.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani

The Dunes at Maui Lani plays around some houses, and lost a large chunk of its ninth hole to them too.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani

The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course really gets going on the back nine.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani: Plateau green

Plateau greens can confound golfers at The Dunes.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani: 11th hole

The 11th hole on The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course has you staring down and around trees.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani: Fairway

Looking back up fairways at Dunes can make one dizzy.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani

This intereting building's right behind a tee box on Dunes at Maui Lani.

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The Dunes at Maui Lani

The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course manages to be scenic even with houses.

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