Lanai, Hawaii
Four Seasons Lanai (Manele) is a resort where the course is the headline act in Lanai, Hawaii. It plays well any time of year.
Access runs through the resort — book the stay and the course comes with it. Green fees run ~$425 (guests). The property offers on-site lodging, which shapes how we build the days around it.
Manele sits on its own island, accessible mainly through the resort itself, which keeps it quieter than almost anywhere else in Hawaii. No. 82 on our list, and one of the more private, high-touch settings for a couples' trip or executive retreat.
It plays well year-round, and the remoteness is the whole point — this isn't a course you stumble into.