Makani Golf Club

Course was in excellent condition except for a few tee boxes that had lots of divots. Nice mixture of straight fairways, doglegs and elevated greens. Lots of turkeys and goats on the course, but not a problem. Only issue I had with this course is that the last two holes (the 17th island green and 18th with significant water hazard) come too late in the round. These are great challenging holes, and you have to be at your best to play them. So if you are tired, be ready to lose a bunch of balls. But this course is a must play.

We spent almost 2 months in big island every year from Nov. to Dec. We select in Hawaii big island cause of nice weather in Hawaii all year. We are enjoy and like to recommend to our friends to be here.

The Sept. '15 rate was $55 for 18 holes...best price on island that we found. Try to finish before noon as the winds really pick up. Very scenic, lots of baby lambs, nene (official bird of HI) and turkey roaming around. Very friendly staff. No food cart the first time we played. Second time there was.

A fun small course with interesting holes and a great island hole on 17th. Conditions on the course were overall good and green were fair. Lots of wildlife (turkeys, goats and birds) roaming around but no disturbance. The course was a great value for Hawaii.
No doubt you will have a fun time.

While there are no spectacular views, the course is appealing to the eye. For the price, there is no better value on the big island. Don't be deceived into thinking it will be cooler at this elevation. It was only moderately cooler in July than on the coast. At the time we played, they were introducing a new grass on the greens and they were letting them grow. As a result, they were VERY slow. It would have been nice to know this in advance (like when we made our tee time or when we checked in). We only discovered this by talking to a very friendly groundskeeper while waiting to tee off on a short hole. I would consider playing here again when the greens are in proper shape.

Love the wildlife. Enjoyable views and in better condition than last year when we played. Excellent value for Hawaii golf. Only negative is slow pace of play.

Nice course with lots of wildlife. Play here often and like the cooler temperature. Various tee boxes that will appeal to various level of golfers. Some fairway are a tad worn but greens are in good shape. Overall course in good shape and fun to play.

Beautiful course the carts are dangerous wore out bad steering and brakes worthless. Needs to be replaced and a big problem was the condition of the cart paths especially the gravel ones real bumpy and just plain bad for a course of this quality

The Big Island Golf is such a special experience from the pure beauty of its location to the fair but very challenging course that awaits you the golfer will enjoy many of Hawaiis birds and a large flock of Barbados Sheep keeping the lawns manicured. Very friendly staff here that engages the client with aloha. Now go shoot a round you won't soon forget.

Fun course with nice elevation changes throughout. Greens were in very nice shape; bunkers white sand and consistant.
Recent rain left a few of the fairways a little muddy
Rates were reasonable, can't wait to play here again

A little on the expensive side but it was in very good condition , not very challenging from the members tees. I would play the blues if you are under a 19 handicap. Lot of couples playing really short tees so it gets backed up. Very good rental clubs , titellist AP1's

Very enjoyable round at Big Island CC. Lots of sheep, turkeys, nene, and finches. Course is in great shape, and greens were very fast. Beautiful views. I'll be back.

First time playing this course and enjoyed it. Views are mostly of up country but striking nonetheless. Hole 17 is fun but be prepared to lose a ball or 2. The green is on an island and hole 18 has an interesting water hazard. Play this course!

Love the course have played the course many times over the years. Always a joy, never fails to excite and challenge. Love the 16th, 17th and 18th holes. Can you tell I played them very well yesterday.

Tees set accurately for ability. Tee selection is important to enjoy the round. Course layout is challenging requiring a variety of shots and thoughtful course management. There are few level lies on fairways and require subtle swing adjustments. Beautiful scenery, interesting wildlife, challenging course with each hole very different... are sure to entertain for four hours.

The course could use a little maintenance and TLC but the course layout and views were awesome.

From tee to green , the course is in excellent shape and a real pleasure to play. My compliments to the greenskeeper. Would highly recommend to my fellow golfers. Don't pass this one up while visiting the Big Island

first time playing the course, thought it was a great value, great course some very challenging holes really enjoyed it.

Fantastic course and staff!! Lots of critters running around, love this course.

I have played this course for 13 years and every time I come through the gates----I look to see where the flag is on the 17th Island green. The 18th also sticks in the back of your mind as it is the hardest hole on the back nine.
And then you tee off on a easy dog-leg left par 4. The game is on. A typical Dye course on a beautiful setting at 1500ft elev. with fauna and wildlife galore. The staff is the best and the prices are affordable. It's a "Can't Miss"!!!