The Ocean Course at Hokuala

Hawaii courses need to be better when in comes aerification notices.

$250 bucks is a steep prices for green that were punched 2-3 weeks ago

I got a discounted rate due to recent course aeration. Nevertheless, I had a fantastic experience. From the moment I dropped my clubs at the bag drop, I was treated like a VIP. Extremely helpful staff helped me navigate routing changes to clubhouse due to renovations. The back 9 offers some of the most spectacular views you will see in Kauai. This course is definitely worth experiencing (even under less than ideal conditions).

Uncle Ricky and the entire staff at the course made our first round at the ocean course one to remember. The course has an amazing layout with iconic views and one of the coolest par 3s you’ll ever play on the water. The course itself is well maintained, the food and drink options at the snack bar are delicious, and the amenities are nice. This experience will forever be remembered though because of the hospitality and aloha from Uncle Ricky and the staff.

Beautiful and challenging course. The holes on the ocean are amazing, but for us the other holes were just meh—front nine had issues—fairways and greens. All of the construction happening (building new clubhouse) was a nuisance as far as where you have to park/be taken up the temporary pro shop

Beautiful course and views. Very friendly staff.Due to adjacent property construction, golf shop was in temporary building.

Several holes are very challenging even for intermediate and advanced players. The tee markers are sometimes hard to find and distinguish colors (eg gold faded vs white ) and these could be upgraded.

Overall a great experience and very enjoyable!

The course layout is great with some very scenic golf holes. Heads up, the Clubhouse is under renovation, to be completed by September of 2026. The Sand traps are are a total mess and there's been no maintenance on them. When I asked the staff if the sand trap equipment was broken, the staffer said "I wish, it's a bigger problem than that". He shrugged and apologized. I would hold off playing this course until they finish the clubhouse and remedy the sand issues. I would recommend playing Poipu Bay for the same cost.

Course conditions were very poor considering the $299 price. Greens were topped with sand. Sand traps were just mud, looked like they have not been maintained in a long time. Would not recommend this course.

The publicly accessible resort course by Jack Nicklaus has shrunk from 36 to 18 holes over the years, but what's left is fantastic: a jungle-infested front nine followed by a back nine with the longest stretch of ocean holes in the islands. The blue horizon crashes into the blue surf of the Pacific beyond the 13th green, introducing stunning views that don't disappear until the 18th. There are some design quirks along the way - an extremely tilted fairway that's blind off the 15th tee and a 160-yard layup on the 331-yard 16th - but most golfers come away from the experience with the views of two different oceanfront lighthouses dancing in their heads not the rough patches on the scorecard.

Spectacular on the back with great views however only four holes with truly Ocean views. Some very easy holes on the front coupled with very challenging holes on the back 9. In the middle of constructing a new clubhouse. Over priced in my opinion. should be $150-$199

I love this course and overall we had a great round of golf. The staff is very friendly and the weather was perfect. The only complaint I can say is I wish we were told at the time of booking the course - the greens were just aerated. The greens were slow and choppy. because of this they discounted the round slightly.

Very nice course. Wish they had a true senior's tee. Construction aroud the course which made a lengthy trip from the parking area to the club house. Really enjoyed the holes along the water

Even if the golf course was not extremely fun to play, the views make this an extraordinary experience. Love this place

The views are almost a memorable as “Uncle Ricky” great time and friendly staff!

This course is tougher then Poipu which is more open

Staff was nice

Although I had the “first” tee time … multiple groups of course members played ahead at a fairly slow pace

Some amazing views on back nine

Did not give me a towel to clean clubs

Expensive but a once in a while splurge mainly for the incredible views

I could not recommend this course highly enough. The course was excellent, and the staff was incredibly accommodating. Even though the clubhouse was under repair and the services were limited, they provided us with the golf cart to go to a restaurant on the ground. When we were finished eating and preparing to head back to our cruise ship, we asked the general manager where we could catch an Uber and he said you don’t need an Uber, I’ll drive you back to the ship. He personally brought us back to the ship and told us some of the history of the course and the design By Jack Nicholas. I cannot express how accommodating everyone was and how much we love the course.

This was a $100 course at best, not $250+

Takes advantage of tourism (of course). Temporary ‘clubhouse’ is probably the worst setup I have ever seen in 35 years of golfing. Course layout is decent but not premium by any means.