Royal Hawaiian GC
A view from Royal Hawaiian Golf Club.
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3.9
692 Reviews (692)
5 Stars
324
4 Stars
189
3 Stars
90
2 Stars
53
1 Stars
36
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.2
73.0%
Recommend this course
559 out of 692 reviews
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3.5
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.8
Value
2.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
63.6%
Recommend this course
14 out of 22 reviews
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4.1
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
78.0%
Recommend this course
39 out of 50 reviews
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Course Highlights
Royal Hawaiian delivers jaw-dropping jungle and mountain views on every hole, with a wildly creative layout that belongs on any golfer's bucket list. The exceptionally friendly staff and solid value make this challenging, scenic round well worth the trip.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6609 yards
Slope 138
Rating 73.1

Nestled at the base of the Ko'olau Mountains in Oahu, Royal Hawaiian Golf Club enjoys a stunning tropical setting framed by ancient jungle trees that climb to more than 100 feet tall. The father-and-son team of Pete and Perry Dye designed the course. There are many telltale signs that this is a Dye course, from the many elevation changes to the varied bunker styles that are utilized throughout. The round begins with stunning views as you plunge downhill into the Maunawili Valley. There are more trees and narrower fairways on the front nine, contrasting nicely with the wide-open back nine. Royal Hawaiian Golf Club's back plays towards the mouth of the valley, offering a view of the mountains and sparkling blue Pacific waters in the distance. It's not an overly punishing golf course but locals and visitors alike have called it the toughest and most scenic course you'll find on Oahu.

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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Platinum Paspalum Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye (1993) Perry Dye (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

3.9
692 Reviews (692)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 27
Forced Carries 23
Narrow Fairways 16
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Advanced Golfers 18
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 22
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Jurassic Park course

Get ready to lose many balls to the jungle! However, one of the most unique and scenic courses I’ve been to. If you check the streams sometimes there is fresh coconuts in them!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Could not get a Refund

Playing partner broke her toe and could not get a refund at the course and the person working at the counter was very unpleasant.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor pace of play

Usually good course to play , but this round was terrible . Played the first 9 in 2.45 hours, then showed up on hole 10 and the group in front of us did not even tee off . Decided to quit and go back home …

Did not use to be like this, maybe this course needs a marshal

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Jurassic Park

A unique layout in a ‘rain forest’ setting. Very challenging layout with numerous elevation changes and undulating fairways. Narrow landing areas will require precise shots. Greens were very slow and needed some attention. The driving range was closed and looked like it hadn’t been open for quite sometime. The washroom on the front nine was closed with no backup, leaving our female playing partners dismayed.. Snackbar was also closed due to Covid. Neil the starter was very helpful and friendly. Always welcoming when you have a good starter greeting visitors. This course is not walkable . Carts are restricted to cart paths only so our round was close to 5 hours. This may have been a result from us admiring the natural beauty of the layout in a very lush and ‘tropical’ setting. Great picture material.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great vista's

Course was in rough shape.

Not worth 160.00 but ok on teeoff deals at 80.00

Course has deteriorated over the years.

Needs some major maintenance to bring it back to its glory days.

But bring your camera as the scenery is outstanding worth the cost of admission.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course bring lots of balls 3 or 5 blind holes golf carts were a great help accuracy’ is more important than distance spend some time on the putting green it’s a mountain course sometimes the putts break uphill

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great and beautiful but…

Target golf course, recent rain had made the course very muddy and cart path only (which is horribly slow and terrible to hit off of). Our weather - rained a couple days before and was 80-85 degrees all day while we played and was still very muddy.

Beautiful sites but for a course at that level to not have any practice facilities open to warm up is absolutely horrible. I do not recommend if practice facilities aren’t open, and if that wet out on the course for cart path only because it’s a 6 hour round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing

Course was very hard but an amazing experience, views are absolutely unbeatable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0

Don’t waste your time

Course is cart path only. Front nine a disaster greens aerated fairways muddy no maintenance. Back 9 playable

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great views

The course was cart path only because of recent rains. Short course made it target golf. Only used a driver four or five times. Greens putt true and reasonable speed considering how wet the course was. Extremely beautiful course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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