Imagine this: teeing off from a cliff, sending the ball over the ocean, then landing it on another cliff. Yes friend, this is golf for only the most skilled. Blind tee shots. Blind approach shots. Sand bunkers with multiple fingers. Tee shots forcing you to cross a mini canyon in order to find the fairway (we're talking about a feature of most holes). It's called The Challenge, but it might more appropriately be titled the Impossible Dream. Good luck.
$$$$ (Very Expensive)Golf Course Statistics: 7,039 yards, par 72, slope 132 - designed by Jack Nicklaus (1993). This is a resort course.
High above the rolling surf that crashes into the cliffs of Hulopo'e Bay, the magnificent challenge at Manele beckons golfers from around the world. With its dramatic terrain of plunging gorges and verdant ravines, The Challenge offers a thrilling target-stule game amid miles of unspoiled natural surroundings. Every hole offers sweeping ocean views, and several require precision shots from cliff to cliff - using the Pacific itself as a water hazard