Royal Hawaiian Golf Club

This course offers some of the best views in O’ahu!The course itself wasn’t in the best shape, but what the course lacks in condition it makes up in jungle views. Bring extra balls because some of the holes are very tough. Pace of play was a bit slow took us a little over 5 hours to knock out 18 holes due to slower players in front of me.

Playing in January we weren't expecting the course to be prestine and it was a bit rough. Muddy fairways and slow greens. The fact that the course resides in a rainforest makes for wet conditions, so it was understandable the course was cart path only.

The pace of play was extremely poor. It took 3 hours to play the front nine, which was aggravated by the cart path only rule.

It was a very unique track, beautiful, and challenging. The staff were very friendly and the amenities were clean/ maintained.

Worth playing once for the experience.

This course offers amazing scenery. The front 9 are practically in a tropical jungle. You see that on a 2 minute cart drive from the 1st green to the 2nd tee. The greens and fairways are OK. I was not happy that the driving range was closed on the day I played.

Make this the last course you play, as the other courses will not be as appealing. And take extra balls :). Mahalo.

This course , is worth the experience to play once as its very challenging, and unforgiving..

The condition of the greens are shocking

Great experience

The Royal Hawaiian was once a well kept difficult track to play. Today not so much. The rough is over grown. The fairways and greens are not maintained.

The course layout is great. Bring lots of balls.

Played the course yesterday and save your money, although the course is scenic it is in very bad condition. We’ve played the course in years past and it was manicured much better. Many of the fairways are muddy with very little grass and the greens have many spots where there is no grass. I’ve never played a Dye course in this condition. They need a new owner who will put a lot of money in this course to restore it but this still will be a huge task as the course is very overgrown and the clubhouse is rundown.

At one time probably a gem of Hawaii. Now it’s a cool experience, but not a true golf course. Front nine puts you in the jungle with blind shots, elevation changes and narrow jungle lined fairways. The back nine slowed me right down which led to a 5 hour round. No complaints for vacation golf, but don’t expect Preston’s conditions. Great views and the vibes are what you make it. Happy swinging

This course is cut out of a rain forest. Some very dramatic holes. Maybe the best course on Oahu. But the greens were in bad shape when we played there.

Club House pro shop Pro was very nice.

Starter was a little crusty for being a starter certainly just a little age probably setting in been there too long not enjoying life.

Course at one time was probably a masterpiece most things are getting run down. Tee boxes were weeds . Fairways were ok for the elevation. Greens were poor in places and average at best. Course design was amazing. Really challenging would have loved to have played when it was not so run down. Left range finder on cart which was my responsibility. It disappeared never did get it back something that is more common in USA vs Canada. Canadian golf clubs /Players always seem to return stuff and tend not to keep them. Not a big issue easily replaceable.

The course had amazing views especially on the front nine. It was literally in the middle of the jungle. However, the condition of the greens and rough area was not ideal. It had dead spots and crab grass around the green/rough on the front nine. On the back, the conditions were a lot better and it was more open. Not to mention this is a Pete Dye course, so the difficulty level was not ideal. As a golfer you need to be fairly accurate off the tee to have a good round.

The course looks cool on social media and it is a very unique experience but that’s pretty much where it ends. While I understand it’s challenging to maintain ideal conditions in a jungle, being told that they just redid the greens and then seeing some of the worst greens I’ve ever seen was very disappointing. Why even tell me that in the first place?

The starter was kinda obnoxious and as I’m pulling away to the first hole he yells my name and says cart path only. The grounds crew was just rolling greens while you’re trying to putt and getting close to you and don’t even acknowledge you’re there. What a weird experience.

I played some rounds elsewhere and when I mention this course to others they all shared the same sentiment. Cool pics though!

From the moment I arrived I felt taken care of of. Priceless experience, Staff, Views, Wow. Going back before I leave. Keith from Kansas