The Village Course at Waikoloa

The wind is always a factor on this course. Local knowlege and a range finder are helpful because of out of bounds and hazards

Good course layout, but facilities a little lacking since it's not a resort course

Great, wide open course with subtle changes. Greens deceiving and quick. Like the course and staff so well we played it four times during our 9 day stay! Best rental clubs (taylormade rocketball) of any of the courses in the Kona area.

Wonderful course and in excellent shape. Very friendly staff. Got there late by about 10 min. Got put back about half hour so could hit a few practice ball in first before playing. Oceanview is great. But I went to play golf first.

loved every part of this course except the bunkers. they are fiilled with pea gravel!?.

The courses was great and fun to play, and a great value at the GolfNow.com "hot deal" pricing!

this is a golf course that is not one roll away from stealing your ball THis to me for the value is the best course in the area
Fairway grass is a new challenge but learnable...
Rough is a half a stroke easy....
Bunkers are different some small pebbles so a mixture of sand and pebbles.....shallow......hard.....

A fun challenging course to play made more difficult due to high winds

We prepaid for this course and, as it turned out, had a pretty windy day. But, we were in Hawaii and playing golf on a sunny day with the temperature in the mid 70's. Why whine about 20+ mph winds? The course was in good condition, well maintained and looking very nice! The greens were quick, but not like lightening. The fairways were not chewed up and quite green. The rough was not US Open length, but you didn't want to play from it all day. The staff greeted us with smiles and were friendly all around. I have a friend that golfs once a year, when my wife & I come to visit. He had planned to play about half the round then just follow along. But, he enjoyed the course as much as we do, and played all 18 holes. He said it was a very fun course and looks forward to our next visit so he can play it again. We have fallen in love with the course and will probably make it one of our regular stops while on the Big Island!

The course was in better condition than we thought it would be. It had some fun and interesting holes. Enjoyed playing the course, even in the wind.

I just got back from playing this course. I got a great price on GolfNow. The service was first rate. I didn't have anyone to join me, but the started saw that a single was a few holes ahead, so he drove up and asked if he wanted to wait for me, and he did. That was good service. POP was fine because the course did not seem to be particularly crowded, and we finished in about 3:45. The conditions were terrific. The fairways were like carpet, the greens were fast and true, although I never did figure out the grain, and the bunkers were very even and fair. The layout is interesting with lots of hills, even though it's right on the ocean. I wouldn't recommend walking. Some terrific views, particularly #3, which plays over a small inlet. The rack it is $235. I've never paid that much to play, but given the service and conditions I would not say it is out of line. Overall, highly recommended, especially if you can get a good rate.

This is a nice course situated in Waikoloa Village it winds through the condo village resort and the town itself. Fairways and greens are fair. Staff was friendly. There are a couple of holes that will grab your attention. Price was good with golfnow at $50 w cart. Be careful though the only drawback was the bunkers; they were like tiny pebbles stones than grainy sand. The greens were not as fast as the practice green, so you might come up short in the first few holes. Overall its a good course for the price.

We liked this course for sure and 39 with golf now was a steal. Definite to play while in Kona.

Wind gusts up to 40mph made the course virtually unplayable with so many holes into the wind. When we finished we were advised the course had been closed. Why were we not accorded the same courtesy. Overall a nice track but could not really enjoy the scenery as had to concentrate on the wind. Hats blew off numerous times and ball blown off the tee on at least 5 occasions. Traps need a lot of work...either no loose sand at all or crushed stones which are hard on your clubs. Would consider playing again under the right conditions but would not be my first choice with so many others to choose from.

WIND!!!
Front 9 was OK.. but wind picked up (easily 30-40 mph) which made the back 9 difficult... nearly impossible.. quit before finishing...

Good value. The course provided a good variety of challenges but was fair. All skill levels would enjoy this course. The range,chipping green, and putting green we're good. The personnel were friendly, courteous, and very helpful. The restaurant service and food / drink were very good (especially the nachos). Overall, a very good experience- I would play here again.

We have been playing this course for many years. It has gotten better probably because the local homeowners are more involved. Can be really too windy and some of the bunkers need to be redone (number two hole, left side bunker is not playable). The vistas are spectacular and really makes the place. The locals are a fun crowd and make you fel welcome.

My one complaint with this course is that they have the tee times too close together - which creates really slow play. We have golfed here twice. The first time - started at 2:15 and didn't get to finish. The second time started at 1:30 and just finished 18 at 6:00. Way too slow. They create groups of 4; but then have only 8 minutes between groups. If you are paired with a less experienced golfer - or the group ahead is inexperienced, it creates a very long game. Groups of 2 may move quicker - but they don't allow that. Beautiful course though!

I played Waikoloa Village Golf Club with my dad and two brother in laws. All 4 of us play at different levels which is why after reading previous reviews we chose to book here. The fairways are very generous and if you do miss them there is plenty of room to spray your tee shot and live to hit another shot. We tee'd it from the whites which was a good challenge for a couple of my group members but would suggest playing blues as it wouldn't be a huge jump with the benefits of modern technology. As other reviews said the bunkers could use some attention, they are sanded with a type of rock, which made me happy that I had rentals to spray out of them. My suggestion is to pave them at least then a guy might get a favorable bounce.

The course as a whole was in great shape and was a lot of fun to play, but if you are looking for a Hawaiian experience I think I would play elsewhere, as the course runs through an Americanized condo village I had felt like I had played this track before in other places I have visited.

Overall we had a lot of fun playing Waikoloa Village Golf Club, we chose it to fit all our levels of play and at the end of the day we shook hands and had some laughs reminiscing wild shots we had hit. Thanks for the play, not everyday I get to tee it in the middle of January!

Best service on the big island so far. Staff were friendly, greeted you at the bag drop, set up the carts, even picked us up after we parked. Greens were in great shape !