Consider the basics of Kahuku: A nine-hole municipal course (owned and operated by the City and County of Honolulu), a barebones course maintenance and operations budget (with one example of the appealing way the fairways and rough are mown at the same height by the same equipment), the unusual mix of holes (four par threes, three par fives and two pars fours), and several unique design features from an architect (whose identity is not known to the course management and Hawaii State Golf Association). Sound like the recipe for a forgettable course? Just the opposite, as with Himalayan Golf Course, these elements combine wonderfully and complement each other to provide a course and experience that the golfer will never forget and will long to return to play again and again.

Via Golf Club Atlas