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[mflores]

Bring your wife to Plantation and have her ride along with you (cost is like $40). The views are awesome and she'll get to experience your love of the game as well. I did this with my wife on my honeymoon and it was a great half day to spend together. She loved the experience and was my photographer.

[TMBob]

I would choose......


SKIP GOLF!....it's your darn Honeymoon! Really, you are negotiating with her on your Honeymoon? Boy, that one silly round of golf will cost you for ever! Do you understand this? Oh, and she is "allowing" you to do so...never a good postion.

You don't have to be Dr. Phil to suggest otherwise.

Enjoy Hawaii and enjoy it even more with your new bride.....please!

[CallawayLefty]

g8tor20, on 04 February 2013 - 12:28 PM, said:

Completely understand CL.

I went through a bad breakup about 7 years ago and swore I would never take anybody for granted.  So, no worries on that front.  We are the type of couple that pretty much do everything together.  She really hasn't found a hobby so we tend to stick together on everything...except for golf.  She knows its a passion of mine and she lets me do it.  She got me $600 gift card at TPC for Christmas just because she overhead me talking about the 17th island green.

If I get the feeling that leaving her for a spa day without me would upset her, then yes, I would skip.  I know there are more important things in life than golf.

She does take like 2 hours to get dressed and ready to go out.  Perhaps I'll set up a dinner at Plantation and at least for 2 of the hours I'm playing golf, she will be busy getting ready.  I've heard dinner there is really nice.

Good deal man.  Congrats on your engagement!

[g8tor20]

Thank you!

[whysguy]

I did the honeymoon in Maui thing 5 years ago and my wife and I had traveled together a few times prior. She loves the spa thing loves for me golf while she is in the spa. Its wonderful.
I did play Plantation course and found it not to be a favorite of the many courses I've played, but to watch the pros tee off and have the memory of having played that course, The, "oh, I've been there"  when they play. And making a birdie putt on 18... memories that you get to review every year In January.
Makes playing that course totally worthwhile.
And then take her to the restaurant Sensei in Kapalua. We loved it so much we begged for a menu to take home.
I have also played Mauna Kea and it it much, much prettier than plantation.

Best of luck on your marriage. Enjoy Hawaii.

[myspinonit]

I went the first time to Hawaii in the early 80's with a then gal-friend and it took me 30 years to get back. (My current wife and I play golf together.)

Anyway, on the first trip - a 6 day 7night deal- my galfriend (not a golfer) said I needed to play once or I would regret it. The golf wasn't terrific- I ended up playing as a single- but yeah, I would always have wondered what I missed.

I haven't played the Plantation, but I'm going to agree about the wind (and/or rain) being a potential spoiler.  I haven't had dinner there either, but we always do lunch there and the views are spectacular.  Sunset is very early in Hawaii.

Less wind and rain on the south side of the Island (Wailea way) and Makena is an option to play as well. There is the resort at Makena (or others in Wailea) if you decide to stay there and she wants to be pampered.

There certainly are a ton of courses you can play in Hawaii. Why not let HER decide where she wants to do her Spa day, (which island), and tell her you will plan your golf around that decision?  If she defers on that decision ok, but I guaranty she will remember your offer to please her.

If you are just doing one course  I wouldn't bother renting from other than the course even if it saves a few bucks. Less running around and the rental clubs at the courses are good from what I've seen.

I recommend that you get the books, or smartphone apps (really the book content in an app, by category) of the Hawaii Revealed books (by Island) for more golf ideas and other planning for your trip.
http://www.hawaiirev...revealed.com/  
I haven't read any but the Maui Revealed, but it's the "bible" and we've often found a copy in the condos we stayed in.

Edited by myspinonit, 04 February 2013 - 02:54 PM.