Overview

Manele, previously called The Challenge at Manele, unseated Kapalua’s Plantation course as the highest-ranked public course in Hawaii several years ago. Now the course, located on the southern coast of Lanai, has the votes to make it eligible for the 100 Greatest and Second 100 Greatest ranking as well, buoyed by an Aesthetics score that regularly ranks among the top 30 in the U.S. The Nicklaus design is worthy of high praise. It has three ocean-cove holes, including the par-3 12th and dogleg-right par-4 17th. You might argue Manele has been perpetually underranked, starting with its finish on Golf Digest’s ranking of Best New Resort Courses in 1994, well behind World Woods’ Pine Barrens course (now known as Cabot Barrens at Cabot Citrus Farms), which is currently 90th on our 100 Greatest Public. It’s hard to argue it’s under ranked now.

About

Holes 18
Length 7039
Slope 134
Price $350
Facility Type Public
Designer Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest the Second 100
100 Greatest Public
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

Second 100 Greatest: Inaugural appearance.
2023-'24 ranking: 140th.

100 Greatest Public: Ranked since the inaugural edition in 2003.
2023-'24 ranking: 22nd.
Highest ranking: 21st, 2021-'22.

Best in State: Ranked second, 2021-'24. Ranked sixth, 2015-'20. Ranked seventh, 2011-'14.
Current ranking: 2nd.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.6

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.2354
Character
7.4924
Challenge
7.174
Layout Variety
7.2892
Fun
7.6077
Aesthetics
8.0803
Conditioning
7.5953

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