Hawaii Golf Courses

Ranked the 13th Best Golf Course You Can Play in Hawaii by Golfweek Magazine in 2009, Puakea is a one of Hawaii's best kept golf secrets. Designed by Robin Nelson, Puakea is a fun golf experience for the recreational golfer while still a challenge for the better player when played from the back tees ... more »

Former host to the Champions Skins Game, the Gold course at Wailea Golf Club stands as the club's most difficult of the three golf courses on Maui's southern coast. ... more »

Hawaii's only 18-hole private club, King Kamehameha Golf Club, marries nature with classic design. The Ted Robinson Sr.-designed course, named in honor of Hawaii's greatest king, is located on the slopes of the West Maui Mountains. ... more »

The oldest of the three Wailea Golf Club courses, Old Blue is a traditional Maui resort course designed by Arthur Jack Snyder just a sniff off the coastline and beneath Mt. Haleakala. ... more »

The Ka'anapali Kai is one of two championship courses at Ka'anapali Resort on Maui. This Arthur Jack Snyder design plays shorter and narrower than the sister Royal Ka'anapali. ... more »

For visitors to the West Maui Mountains, Kahili Golf Course is a must-play. Visiting and local golfers alike are fond of Kahili, a picturesque course with views of the Pacific Ocean. The 6,560-yard, par-72 course is a challenge, with elevation changes, hilly par 3s and long par 5s. ... more »

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the scenic Emerald is one of three golf courses at Wailea Golf Club and considered to be the most women-friendly of the bunch with few forced carries, various teeing grounds and generous fairways. ... more »

The Kiele Moana Nine, which boasts the longest continuous stretch of ocean holes of any golf course in Hawaii, is paired with the Kiele Mauka Nine to create the 18-hole signature layout at Kauai Lagoons Golf Club. The Kiele Mauka Nine features the par-3, fifth hole that Nicklaus called "one of the best holes anywhere." Measuring 219 yards from the back and requiring a tee shot over a valley of mango and guava trees, the fifth hole tests each golfer's skill and nerve. This hole is third of a four-hole span the Kauai Lagoons golf staff refer to it as the "amen corner" -- once you make it past that, say "amen" and keep going. ... more »

Looking for great golf in Maui? Visit The Dunes at Maui Lani, the course Golf Digest called the "Best Kept Secret Golf Courses in America." Designed by Robin Nelson, the course features 18 challenging hole of links-style golf. You'll feel like you're in Ireland by way of Maui. ... more »

Maui's Makena Golf Course is a championship Robert Trent Jones Jr. design with Pacific Ocean and mountain views amidst volcanic rock. ... more »

Tha Ka'anapali Resort's Royal Ka'anapali course on Maui is a tournament-tested design by Robert Trent Jones Sr., host to such events as the Champions TOUR Ka'anapali Classic and LPGA Kemper Cup. ... more »

Located on the Ewa Plain of Oahu, Hawaii Prince Golf Club offers stunning views of the Waianae Mountains. Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay designed the 27 holes at the club, incorporating 90 sand bunkers and 10 lakes throughout. ... more »

Kona Country Club boasts two championship courses, the Ocean Course and the Mountain Course. Unlike the other golf course that snakes along the ocean, the Mountain Course heads inland, taking advantage of the beautiful landscape of lush, emerald hills contrasted with ancient lava flows. ... more »

Hawaii Prince Golf Club is situated on what was formerly a field of sugar cane, now the land boasts 27 holes of scenic and challenging golf designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay. The holes are divided into three unique nines, played in three different 18-hole combinations. ... more »

Olomana Golf Links, located in the Windward community of Waimanalo, is a popular golfing destination for Oahu locals. The 18-hole golf course features two distinctly different nines that offer a variety of unique challenges on each, including rolling hills, water hazards, and cavernous sand traps. ... more »

Hawaii Prince Golf Club offers three interchangeable nines, each with a variety of different challenges, which provide three unique 18-hole combinations. There are 90 sand bunkers and 10 ponds awaiting golfers throughout the 27 holes in addition to stunning views of the Waianae Mountains. ... more »

Poipu Bay Golf Course has an ideal location between the beautiful coastline and lush emerald mountains. The course sprawls across 210 acres of tropical flowers and vegetation. The site is the former home to an ancient Hawaiian village, whose remnants have been incorporated into the course. ... more »

Royal Kunia Country Club boasts a reputation as one of the best and most scenic golf courses on Oahu. The course is perched high above the Ewa plain, offering panoramic views of the entire South Shore, stretching from Pearl Harbor to the downtown skyline of Honolulu to the famed Diamond Head. ... more »

Waikola Village Golf Club sprawls across the foothills of Mauna Kea, overlooking the beautiful Kohala Coast. Robert Trent Jones Jr., inspired by its location, sought to preserve the natural features of the course while creating additional challenges that were unique to the island landscape. ... more »

With Mauna Kea Golf Course, Robert Trent Jones Sr. transformed what was seemingly a barren lava field into what is now one of Hawaii's most popular courses. The challenging layout has holes that play right along the sea as well as over 300 feet above. ... more »

Malakei Golf Club wanders through a colorful landscape of indigenous flora and fauna, providing a home to a variety of wildlife including peacocks, pheasants, and wild turkey. Situated in the Kona region of Hawaii, which is widely renowned for its coffee farms, the course offers dramatic elevation changes that range from 1,800 to 2,850 feet. ... more »

Like the rest of Princeville at Hanalei, the Prince Golf Course enjoys magnificent views from 300 feet above the Pacific Ocean. It's not the scenery that earned the Prince Course Golf Digest's rating as "Hawaii's No. 1 Golf Course," it's the incredible design Robert Trent Jones, Jr. created to turn rolling terrain into a links-style Golf Course that will challenge you like no other. ... more »

The Experience at Koele is aptly named, providing a unique opportunity to play through old pineapple fields and deep valley gorges sprinkled with kiawe and koa trees, thickets of eucalyptus, and towering pines. The Experience is nestled within Lanai's lush, green highlands, away from the ocean. ... more »

The classic design of Elleair Golf Club combines different elements including reachable holes that face each cardinal point with strong prevailing winds that reward smart play for a layout that is both fair and challenging. The layout wanders through the foothills of Haleakula, providing subtle elevation changes as well as views of the ocean. ... more »

The Challenge at Manele is a visually stunning golf course that is painted a rainbow of colors from black lava outcroppings to red cliffs that tumble towards the blue sea to the pristine white sand traps that dot the lush green coastline. ... more »

Waikele Country Club sprawls across the gently sloping landscape of Waipio, just west of Waikiki. The golf course overlooks Pearl Harbor with views stretching to Diamond Head. The layout features rolling fairways and undulating greens, which are accented with strategically placed bunkers. ... more »

The Ocean Course is one of two championship courses at Kona Country Club. As its name implies, this course has an oceanfront location with views of the surrounding mountains that are home to its sister course, the Mountain Course. ... more »

Ewa Beach Golf Club on the island of Oahu is a challenging 18-hole course carved from a Kiawe forest. The layout is reminiscent of a traditional Scottish links golf course. The course features rolling fairways, water hazards, and numerous bunkers strategically placed throughout. ... more »