The Challenge at Manele Bay: If Golf is your Passion, This is your Nirvana!
Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, The Challenge at Manele — IF GOLF IS YOUR PASSION, then THE CHALLENGE at MANELE has to be on your life’s absolute must do “bucket list”! For those of you who have already played this course, you know exactly what I’m talking about right?
IF GOLF IS YOUR GAME, DREAMS COME TRUE AT MANELE
ESCAPESEEKER LIVING THE DREAM...
As the ESCAPESEEKER, I thrive on seeking out the greatest destinations in the world—so even though I’m no seasoned golfer…ok, let’s back up…let me rephrase that and keep it real, keep it honest—I’m just a rookie beginner golfer, but nothing was going to keep me from experiencing this magnificent golf course! And, with a little help from my friends, that’s exactly what I did. Thanks to a very patient, meticulous, enthusiastic teacher, The Challenge golf pro, Kevin Bresnahan, I was able to have a sneak peak at how it feels to play this breathtaking course. Kevin guided me though every shot, and after I would play my ball—this is my favorite part—Kevin would hit his shot with that thrilling sound of his club making contact—exactly perfect may I add, and I would follow the flight of his ball across sea-plunging red cliffs, and then watch in envy as it landed softly on the green nestling close to the cup! I want and hope to learn how to do the same someday! And, someday is going to come soon enough as our film team returns in April, 2011 to capture me and Kevin in action. So, if GOLF is your game, contact me—maybe I can help make your “bucket list” dream come true too!
Golf Pro, Kevin Bresnahan, "Mel, please permit me to show you how it's done." Wow! Beautiful Kevin!
In the meantime, let me fuel your imagination and allow a real golfer, Kevin Bresnahan describe THE CHALLENGE at Manele experience:
GOLFERS OF ALL LEVELS EMERGE UNSCATHED
Kevin Bresnahan, THE CHALLENGE at MANELE Golf Pro, always had a smile and an encouraging word to say about my game. He truly knows this course like the back of his hand!
Carved out of the rugged coast, the Challenge at Manele sprawls across ancient lava fields, with 180-degree ocean panoramas from every hole. A theater of color unfolds: red cliffs plunging down to blue sea, green fairways engulfing white sandtraps, and blossoms from fissures in the black lava rock. This was the palette of designer Jack Nicklaus, who shaped the 7,039–yard, par 72 championship course, carefully protecting and preserving the archaeological ruins within its borders.
Teeing off from the cliffs at Hulopoe Bay with the Pacific surging below, you face perhaps the world’s most unforgiving water hazard. The twelfth hole is nothing short of a leap of faith, with 200 yards of churning waves to cross. Other holes demand shots over yawning ravines. Fortunately, the five-tee concept – with courses of shorter yardage mapped in red, white, blue, gold and “Nicklaus” – allows golfers of all levels to emerge unscathed.
If you’re ready to play the most unforgettable round of golf of your life, be sure to give Kevin a call. For more info: http://www.golfonlanai.com/manele/
In the meantime, keep practicing and have an amazing weekend.
Here’s to BLISSFUL, ENDLESS GOLF ESCAPES!
And remember, “Play it as it lies.”
Mel aka ESCAPESEEKER
How can you not be in a celebratory mood after playing golf in this stunning environment?
My favorite part of the game.
SWEEEEEEEEEEET!
