Puakea Golf Course

Staff was friendly, other players were polite. Best course for the price on Kaua’i. The greens were better than other courses charging over double. Good layout. I would definitely recommend and play again.

Course needs some better maintenance, the marshal was a complete jerk, there was virtually no one on the course, we were at the first tee box 10 minutes ahead of our time and he told us to hurry up…never thanked us for paying $350 to play….

We were set up to play at 9:00am, got the verification e-mail. when we checked in they told us our tee time was 8:40 because a tournament was behind us. I rechecked my e-mail and the time had changed. I had checked it the night before to make sure we were on time because I had the same problem on Oahu with a wrong tee time. Normally no problem, but, they didn't reach out to let us know we got moved up so we were in a rush to make the time. Made the box on time but were rushing the first couple holes to get stretched out and relax to enjoy being in a beautiful place. Ended up playing decent. The surroundings were just as I remembered, with a few more houses sprinkled in. Hawaii is never a bad place to golf. Enjoy

Front 9 was in really nice condition Back 9 had green traps in repair and tee boxes were in bad condition., un mowed, etc. still really enjoyed our time and enjoyed the various challenges.

The staff at the course were excellent. Driving range very good. Lots of construction on the course but that did not affect playability. Front nine greens airated but no problem. Back nine greens excellent. Overall great experience.

Sand traps are being reworked so 9 holes open weekdays, 18 holes open on weekends. Traps not playable so get free drop outside.

I first played the Puakea Golf Course on Kauai in May of 2024. I was really impressed by the course and it was in immaculate condition. I just played on March 23, 2025, and it was in terrible shape. Really terrible. I understand that all courses go through renovations, and in all fairness, Puakea is going through some renovations now. They are doing a lot of work on the green sand traps and I am sure those will be great, in time. But there is no excuse for the condition of the tee boxes, especially the blues. They had weeds, sand and brown, dead grass. The fairways were a little better, but not great either. I would not have played there had I known the condition and would have spent more money to play at Princeville Makai. Sorry, but it was not in great shape at all. Also, not even an acknowledgement of my presence by the team taking care of the carts when I turned in the cart. No offer to help with your clubs or clean them or even "how was the course?" Maybe they know the answer. I would avoid it for now.

First time playing and hooked up with a twosome of regulars which helped. Course layout very nice and some challenging holes.

A few tee boxes had some rough areas but the rest of the course was nice. Greens had been sanded a few days before I played but they rolled great.

Rental Clubs uwere PXG, nice but $70 to rent.

I was in 3 bunkers. They were hard mud.

Should have marked as GUR.

Greens could have been a little quicker

Great course in great shape. Pace of play was great also.

Overall a good experience. Very disappointing that there is no drinking water available on the course. Also no restrooms on the back. I realize there is construction going on but they should at least have a temporary restroom available. Pro shop staff was friendly but lacked knowledge. No starter makes things more complicated than they need to be.