Poipu Bay Golf Course
About
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. Golfers have the rare opportunity to play next to 500-year-old handmade stone walls. Poipu Bay's links-style layout features firm fairways, 85 bunkers, and five water hazards throughout. There are open fronts that allow the ball to roll onto the putting surface. Water hazards come into play on eight holes. The unpredictable winds are the most challenging element of this course. The final two holes provide a memorable finish. The 17th features an ancient rock formation known as Mahualepu and the last hole is a demanding par 5 with a large pond on the left and a lateral hazard on the right.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 7123 yards | 73.9 | 134 |
| Blue | 72 | 6610 yards | 71.7 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 6318 yards | 69.5 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 6318 yards | 74.5 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5241 yards | 70.9 | 121 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5241 yards | 70.3 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.7/131 | 428 | 524 | 209 | 380 | 355 | 573 | 179 | 374 | 420 | 3442 | 429 | 193 | 435 | 384 | 537 | 427 | 501 | 225 | 550 | 3681 | 7123 |
| Blue M: 72.0/130 W: 78.8/139 | 416 | 482 | 185 | 359 | 342 | 549 | 152 | 334 | 367 | 3186 | 394 | 166 | 412 | 357 | 498 | 401 | 472 | 201 | 525 | 3426 | 6612 |
| White M: 69.9/125 W: 75.8/132 | 376 | 472 | 163 | 338 | 308 | 523 | 137 | 308 | 324 | 2949 | 360 | 143 | 376 | 310 | 475 | 366 | 432 | 199 | 517 | 3178 | 6127 |
| Red M: 66.0/110 W: 70.9/121 | 323 | 386 | 145 | 293 | 271 | 474 | 112 | 297 | 288 | 2589 | 315 | 119 | 330 | 268 | 423 | 325 | 410 | 126 | 467 | 2783 | 5372 |
| Handicap | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by xXfZt0rSA34OoOag6mlr on 06/18/2025
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Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
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Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
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Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
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Photo submitted by handymn on 12/07/2024
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Photo submitted by u868407234 on 03/27/2023
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Photo submitted by u000006523436 on 06/20/2022
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Photo submitted by u000006523436 on 06/20/2022
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Photo submitted by jimgolftimes on 03/16/2022
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Don't go left!! Photo submitted by John7117235 on 11/30/2021
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No. 17 Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 07/13/2021
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No. 16 Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 07/13/2021
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Photo submitted by mono34 on 06/26/2021
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Closing hole Photo submitted by kacerrob on 04/16/2021
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Teeing off on 17 Photo submitted by jaakd on 12/18/2019
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The scenic cliff side view on the back 9 Photo submitted by jaakd on 12/18/2019
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Clubhouse Photo submitted by jaakd on 12/18/2019
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Photo submitted by Paul1375154 on 12/18/2019
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Photo submitted by Paul1375154 on 12/18/2019
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Photo submitted by Paul1375154 on 12/18/2019
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Photo submitted by MKempkes on 10/15/2019
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Photo submitted by cjohnbrown on 10/07/2019
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Photo submitted by Rexus7 on 07/10/2019
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Photo submitted by Rexus7 on 07/10/2019
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Photo submitted by u732207290 on 05/22/2019
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View from behind par-4 16th hole. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
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Par-4 12th hole. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
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From behind 18th green. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
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Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
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Par-4 16th green. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
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Par-3 11th hole. Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/07/2018
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The par-5 16th hole at Poipu Bay runs along a sea cliff. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 01/29/2014
Poipu - LCD review
The course is beautiful. Course knowledge would make the experience superior. The refreshments cart was a bit tardy in doing rounds. But the views and course itself are worth a round for sure.
Great place
It‘s an honour to play there, where the best of the best have played and that as a club boggie golfer from overseas
Everything was great. Unfortunately nothing was open before or after golf. We were hoping to have lunch afterwards but everything was closed.
Some golf courses in Laquinta Ca understand they can’t make money on food and beverages so they offer free rent for vendors who would like to come in and open up the restaurant at their expense. The Vendors just need to pay for the expenses to keep the lights on. It’s a win win for both parties. Just a opinion
Fantastic
Very beautiful and an honor to play this course , where the bet of the best had played. Great that club golfer and visitors have the possibility to enjoy this great place.
Great Round
Awesome views in a pristine course. Great experience!!
Great round at Poipu
Enjoyed the round! Course staff were friendly and were happy to get us out early after the morning rains! Course was in great shape!
Excellent golf course
Enjoyed playing Poipu for the first time. Adding it to one of my favorite golf course to play in Kauai. Excellent service, tee time, pace of play, facilities, staff and everything.
Very Scenic, Interesting Layout
Greens were fuzzy was the only complaint, the rest of the course was spectatular.
Nice course , views are great, some short far 4’s & 5’s but the wind makes up for that. Had a great time beating my son- in-law.
18 holes of golf
A great golf course challenging but not too for my capabilities beautiful views course well taking care of everybody was very friendly enjoyed it very much want to come back to Kauai I will definitely play it again
Great course, but very windy
Poipu Bay is a great course not to be missed. Pace of play was a bit slow once I caught up with the group in front of me, but that allowed plenty of time to enjoy and photograph the beautiful scenery, especially on the ocean holes 15-17. It is very windy, though, a 2-club wind the day I played, mostly either in your face or at your back (not a lot of crosswind holes).
Awesome experience!
The course is in immaculate shape and you couldn’t ask for a better experience. The elements definitely make this course challenging given the intermittent rain and seemingly constant 20+ mph winds. The greens were slower than I would expect for a course of this caliber, but it was welcome after how much work it can take to get to the green in the first place. I would absolutely come back and play again.
Stunning!
One of, if not the best, resort courses I have ever played. Beautiful track, well maintained, tough but fair, pricey but worth it, all around show stopping golf course. The staff was awesome and even on a busy day we played in under 4 hours. Just play it if you can!