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4.4
863 Reviews (863)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
94.0%
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804 out of 863 reviews
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4.5
28 Reviews (28)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
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4.5
43 Reviews (43)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
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Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.8
93.0%
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Course Highlights
Waikoloa Village delivers a beautifully challenging layout with majestic views, well-maintained fairways, and consistently excellent course conditions. Exceptionally friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and outstanding value make this course a standout on the Big Island.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6814 yards
Slope 122
Rating 72.8

Nestled between the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes, The Village Course at Waikoloa (formerly known as Waikola Village Golf Club) has a beautiful and unique location that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The verdant, rolling terrain is dotted with stands of young trees and lakes that were incorporated into the golf course’s design. Robert Trent Jones Jr., the course’s designer, tried to maintain the natural assets of the landscape while adding a few challenges such as fairways bunkers and doglegs. The golf course also features traditional raised greens that are subject to forceful prevailing winds. Although the course is challenging enough for the serious golfer, the relaxed pace and beautiful scenery appeal to players of all skill levels. Locals often consider The Village Course at Waikoloa one of Hawaii’s best-kept secrets.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Kikuyu grass
Greens Kikuyu grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

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Reviews

4.4
863 Reviews (863)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 8
19th Hole Specials 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 24
Elevation Changes 14
Thick Rough 14
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 24
Locals 22
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 19
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 21
Convenient to the City 10
At a Resort 8

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Best value on the Big Island

GolfNow makes this an outstanding place to play. There are many interesting holes that give the player a chance to use many of his/her clubs. Have always met nice pardners.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Windy day on Hawaii

Great layout, sunken the to wind, interesting gravel on the sand traps

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Sad for resort courses.

First thing I want to say is that for the most part, the staff was great. I played two days, a Saturday and a Monday. The Kings course was ok, greens in poor shape but somewhat playable. The Beach course was just terrible. The greens on the first 7 holes had not been mowed in some time it appeared and when I caught up with the grounds crew on 8, the rest of the greens had been obviously cut that morning. Cut or not, the greens were almost unplayable, I was warned by the starter that there were "a couple greens" that had been affected by some fungus while in actuality, it appeared all the greens on the course were. Also, on a number of the greens, clippings were left on the greens to put through. And finally, to end my complaint, there were two holes that didn't even have a pin on them!

Not what I would consider a quality golf experience especially for a resort course that charges $150 plus plus $25 for a rider.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Disappointing

I played the Beach course from the back tees and it had some scenic holes, but the greens were in poor shape. For $150 I expect greens without burnt out patches. They were also slow, as was the pace of play (waited almost every hole). The first two holes had carries over 200 yards over water from the back tees, especially challenging on the par 3 second hole. Having played the much nicer and spectacular Mauna Lani South course a few days earlier, this one was a bit of a letdown.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/15/2015

This review cannot be for Waikoloa Village Golf Club. It doesn't have a beach course and there is no water on hole number 1 and 2. Also, #2 is a par 4.
You must have played down at
the Waikoloa Beach Resort which is on the coast. Waikoloa Village Golf Course is 6 miles up the mountain from the beach. Too bad you didn't play at Waikoloa Village Golf Club! It's a great course and wonderful people and it wouldn't have cost you $150!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice

We stayed at the Village , watched people go by every morning thought it would be nice to play the course, and it was, booked it on golf now pricing was great, enjoyed the 18 hole course, beautiful shape, very nice staff, relaxed dress requirements, had a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course was nice.

Not bad at all. A great was to spent a few hours golfing with out breaking the bank.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging Track

With the wind gusting from 20-30 mph this was a tough round. The course was in good condition and the pace of play was exceptional. I would say that the sand traps were interesting to say the least looked like pea gravel in them instead of sand. For the money this is a fantastic value and maybe worth another shot when the wind is down.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Muni-type course

Got a very good deal from GolfNow.. so it was worth playing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful simplicity

Here's a beautiful golf course , go out and play it !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very playable course

Good course for average golfer. Wide fairways and very little trouble to worry about.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great afternoon of golf!

Teed off at 1pm with my 11 yr old. This course has great variety of holes! Fairways are in great condition, ball rolls true on green's. Can play challenging from back tees, and can also be very playable for beginners. We finished our round (18) in 3 hours 40 min.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fun course

My son and I were paired with a local that provided great tips on the course. Course in excellent shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

You can't go wrong.

The course has a nice layout and offers some nice views of the Kohala coast. Mostly played by locals this course sits at a higher elevation than the courses of the Mauna Kea, Waikoloa resorts which drops the temperature a notch. The greens fee's are very reasonable. I played in the morning on the weekend for $29 on a Golf Now "hot deal". I have paid far more than that at this very course. You can't go wrong if you want a nice round of golf at a nice course at a reasonable price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Staff

The staff was excellent, friendly, helpful. Worth playing just for the staff attitude. The ONLY thing i think could have been better was the condition of the greens. It looked like they had been aerated (sp?) recently and were not in the best condition. Other than that - great round. It would have been nice to be able to play 9 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Greens and Traps

Plugged greens and graveled sand traps are not that great for a course in Hawaii in the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Wailoloa village

Must say I was a little disappointed. I made my reservations on Golf Now for a really good price. I got to the course to find out that the greens were just punched. The fairway grass was really tall and your ball got absolutely no roll. The only good thing about it was that it was almost propped up enough that it was like hitting off the tee's with your 3 wood or rescue club. The last thing I want to add was the sand traps. It was not sand!! It is small rocks and when I say that I don't mean little rocks in the sand, I mean it was all rocks like the ones you would put on a gravel driveway or décor in your yard. (I’m totally serious), overall it’s a good track for beginners or if you just want to get out and exercise. There is some good views and that is about it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hawaiian Golf Course Gem

Beautifully maintained course, loved the setting and maturity of the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, great value.

This course is in better shape than the resort courses at Waikoloa. Robert Trent Jones design and challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Excellent Track Great Value

My wife and I love Hawaii and playing golf. It was our first visit to the big island and this track offers a nice change of pace from the big buck layouts in Mauna Lani and Mauna Kea. You can enjoy a challenging layout, great pace of play and not break the bank. The only negative was the Sand Traps are not really sand, but crushed stones. Just stay out of the traps. You won't be disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Fun course to play with a good layout and conditions for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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