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Mauna Kea Golf Course

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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7370 yards
Slope 155
Rating 84.5

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. The course tumbles across seaside cliffs, offering views of the beautiful Kohala Coast. The elevated, undulating greens and prevailing coastal winds demand accuracy. On blustery days 200 yards could feel like 1,000 yards. There are also more than 100 bunkers strategically placed throughout. Mauna Kea Golf Course's signature third hole is the course's most well known by far. This legendary par 3 requires a dramatic carry across a rocky shoreline, sprinkled with nooks and crannies that are filled with hundreds of lost golf balls. To prepare for this demanding course, golfers can warm-up on the driving range and putting green.

Satellite Layout
Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Championship (W) 72 7370 yards 84.5 155
Championship 72 7370 yards 76.8 143
Tournament 72 6806 yards 74.0 140
Tournament (W) 72 6806 yards 81.1 152
Resort (W) 72 6358 yards 78.9 147
Resort 72 6358 yards 71.9 137
Composite 72 5830 yards 69.3 127
Composite (W) 72 5830 yards 75.5 139
Forward/Composite (W) 72 5118 yards 71.2 128
Forward 72 5081 yards 66.1 118
Forward (W) 72 5081 yards 71.1 125
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for Mauna Kea Resort
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Championship M: 76.8/143 W: 84.5/155 374 380 272 438 600 338 218 547 430 3597 567 250 392 374 425 211 484 620 450 3773 7370
Tournament M: 74.0/140 W: 81.1/152 374 357 205 385 560 338 198 526 375 3318 534 214 373 337 425 188 425 561 431 3488 6806
Resort M: 71.9/137 W: 78.9/147 353 336 179 357 518 315 188 493 342 3081 509 206 340 326 405 171 397 538 385 3277 6358
Composite M: 69.3/127 W: 75.5/139 347 305 145 348 453 284 169 485 305 2841 463 191 332 270 324 163 390 493 363 2989 5830
Forward/Composite W: 71.2/128 325 223 145 274 372 267 142 446 287 2481 428 173 287 264 305 111 290 465 314 2637 5118
Forward M: 66.1/118 W: 71.1/125 325 223 108 274 372 267 142 446 287 2444 428 173 287 264 305 111 290 465 314 2637 5081
Handicap 7 11 13 1 3 17 15 5 9 2 10 12 18 4 16 6 8 14
Par 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 5 4 36 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 36 72
Handicap (W) 5 11 15 13 3 7 17 1 9 2 16 6 12 10 18 14 4 8

Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Tifway 419 Hybrid Bermuda Grass
Greens Ultra-Dwarf Tifeagle Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1964) Rees Jones (2008) Steve Weisser (2008) Roger Rulewich (1966) Chris Gray (2015) Nelson & Haworth Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (2024)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire must be worn at all times

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.9
581 Reviews (581)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 19
Undulating Greens 16
Elevation Changes 14
This course/club is great for:
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 19
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
Advanced Golfers 12
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 19
Worth the Drive 13

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Diz1anddiz2
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Last time here 6 years ago...it didn't disappoint

I am a much better golfer now, and this course tested all my skills...I loved it...a long course...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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bubbasmith
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful setting

1st time playing here, beautiful scenery.course can be challenging but over loved the lay out. Better prices in afternoon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Menard9752881
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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mvdgolf
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Mount Kea

Fantastic views

Great Shape

Resort tees were challenging for a 12 handicap

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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mamorante
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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terenceroche
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Diz1anddiz2
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

as well manicured course as u will find

greens very difficult...big undulating fairways with big shoulders that gobble up the ball

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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u314162129822
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wonderful Kona Coast golf course

No wind, so course played easier than when the trades are blowing. Greens still accepted many threes and a four putt. Probably the player's abilities played a part.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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u314162054878
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Steven8634517
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Ryedr
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Day, Best Course in Big Island!!

Great time with fam!! Nice day, wind wasn’t bad.. Lovely scenery and great experience overall.. From welcoming proshop to sweet cart lady and the friendly cart guys.. All there services were top notch! Loved the Red mango scented towels!! Well worth it!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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scotstudebaker
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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beckm8
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Winds were crazy! But that’s not normal

The course was great. It wasn’t crowded. But again the winds were gusting up to 50 to 65 mph. No I’m serious! The round took long but that was our fault but nobody else’s. The view spectacular the greens were great fairways were terrific sand traps galore! Never been in deeper sand traps in my life that I could hardly get out of! LOL unfortunately I was in them a lot today. Definitely a must play even it is only once.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Ghutchisonjr
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pace of play

I love the course and the layout of the course. The staff was outstanding and friendly. The only bad experience was having to ten minutes on every shot. There was a two some in front of using hitting 3 to 4 golf balls every shot. They were playing from the black tees and the should have been playing from the white tee markers.

Thank you very much for the beautiful golf course and the shape was in.

Mahalo

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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u967739581
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314162194742
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314159773301
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u4298523
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fantastic course

I love this course! It is fantastic! I love it and I can wait to play it again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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drdaveguth
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun but difficult course. 99 sand traps. Course in excellent condition. The views are spectacular!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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pottsy024
Played On
Reviews 6
3.0
First Time Playing

The course was tough. Had a few spectacular holes and a bunch of mostly forgettable holes. Not worth the full price. If you can get a discount, play it. If not, pass.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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