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The views just keep coming on Kona Country Club's Mountain Course

KAILUA KONA, Hawaii -- At just less than 6,500 yards from the championship tees, the Mountain Course at Kona Country Club on the Big Island is beautiful and playable.

Sitting above the Pacific Ocean, there are views of the deep blue water below from almost every hole on this William Bell, Robin Nelson and Rodney Wright design. The first nine, designed by Bell, was built in 1985; the rest was added less than a decade later.

Even if you find the fairways, level lies are hard to come by, but the course isn't overly difficult. Fairways are generous and even though the greens have plenty of undulation, they're not too fast.

Two of the par 3s are particularly impressive -- the fifth and the 14th. Both holes feature dramatic drops from tee to green, and the 14th, which plays over a lake, is the highest point on the course. The hole has a lake and a waterfall surrounded by red bougainvillea and black lava rock.

The Mountain Course, as well as Kona Country Club's Ocean Course, share an inviting clubhouse, good practice facilities and a well stocked golf shop.

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