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The sea cliffs and ravine at Manele on Lānaʻi

Chain Golf Course Reviews

We rate golf courses.

Birdies, beers,
and the boys.

Four categories. One of them is always a 10.

The road trip so far

Where we've played

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The scorecard

Four things matter.

Forget slope and stimpmeter talk. Every course we play gets graded on what actually makes a round.

01

Course

Layout, conditions, and how bad it beat us up.

02

Views & Vibe

Would you post it? Be honest.

03

19th Hole

The patio, the bartender, the wings.

04

Beers

Always a 10. Don't ask questions.

The rankings so far

Courses we've rated

Played it, filmed it, had a beer about it. Full reviews live on our page.

Teeing off on a cliffside hole at Manele with the Pacific behind
Perfect
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Lānaʻi, Hawaii

Manele

Cliffs, ocean, and a ravine you'd rather not visit. Best course ever? We said it.

  • Course10/10
  • Views & Vibe10/10
  • 19th Hole10/10
  • Beers10/10
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Swinging on a Whistling Straits tee with Lake Michigan behind

Kohler, Wisconsin

Whistling Straits

Lake Michigan on your left the whole way. No pressure.

  • Course10/10
  • Views & Vibe10/10
  • 19th Hole8/10
  • Beers10/10
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Green and bunkers at Keowee Vineyards with the lake behind

Sunset, South Carolina

The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards

Prettiest course in the South? Lake, mountains, bunkers like cotton balls.

  • Course9/10
  • Views & Vibe10/10
  • 19th Hole10/10
  • Beers10/10
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Hitting a cut on the par 5 at Keowee Falls

Salem, South Carolina

The Cliffs at Keowee Falls

Somebody yelled "in the bunker." It was not in the bunker.

  • Course9/10
  • Views & Vibe9/10
  • 19th Hole10/10
  • Beers10/10
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Drive on Kapalua Bay with a shot tracer and the ocean behind

Maui, Hawaii

Kapalua Bay

Worth the money? The views said yes. The 19th hole said 5.

  • Course8/10
  • Views & Vibe10/10
  • 19th Hole5/10
  • Beers10/10
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First tee drive at Wailea Gold with a shot tracer

Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

Wailea Gold

First tee drops straight to the ocean. Where'd it go? "I don't know."

  • Course7/10
  • Views & Vibe10/10
  • 19th Hole8/10
  • Beers10/10
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