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4.2
441 Reviews (441)
5 Stars
170
4 Stars
197
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
92.6%
Recommend this course
407 out of 441 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.4
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.2%
Recommend this course
20 out of 21 reviews
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4.2
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.9%
Recommend this course
46 out of 49 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6954 yards
Slope 130
Rating 73.1

Ranked the 13th Best Golf Course You Can Play in Hawaii by Golfweek Magazine in 2009, Puakea is a one of Hawaii's best kept golf secrets. Designed by Robin Nelson, Puakea is a fun golf experience for the recreational golfer while still a challenge for the better player when played from the back tees. Located in Lihue across from the Kukui Grove Shopping Center, Puakea is easy to get to no matter where you are staying on Kauai. With its fully stocked pro shop, large grass driving range and practice bunkers and practice green Puakea is a great place to spend the day working on your game. Be sure to visit the Grille for a burger, salad, sandwich or cold beer.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robin Nelson (2003) Robin Nelson (1997) Mark Miller (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.2
441 Reviews (441)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Golf on Nov 13th...

Very nice layout. Rental clubs were very good quality. Staff friendly and helpful. Nice experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun with occasional challenges

From the very welcoming of the pro shop and golf cart attendant to a relaxed pace of play, it was a great round. A few adventurous holes sprinkled in made the round fun and challenging. It is worth a visit.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great golf experience

This course was fun to play. Staff was helpful. Food at the restaurant was excellent. Be sure to dress appropriately if you were playing golf. They are extremely strict on their dress coat. They also are fairly strict on their playing time.. Golfers are expected to complete around in no more than four hours and 10 minutes.. I highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Nice

Very nice course. Well kept greens are hard, shots onto the green did not hold very well with rented clubs. Very nice course layout and enjoyable. Be sure to dress appropriately as they do police their dress code. People are friendly, and the food at the restaurant is exceptional.

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is lacking in maintenance. Weeds are growing in a lot of the traps. The local players don’t even play out of traps. They consider it ground under repair.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value, beautiful course

Our first of 3 rounds this week and we are tempted to just go back here over and over! Wonderful course, beautiful views, challenging. Highly recommend!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun and challenging golf course

The person who I played with thought this golf course was challenging but very fair for 18-23 handicap golfers.

I have played high end and high dollar courses in the past and my experience here was very similar.

I would definitely recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Last played many years ago. Greatly improved layout

I last play Puakea over eight years ago. At that time the front nine was a bit scruffy - a bit like a cramped municipal. That's all gone. It's still a relatively short course, but the elevation changes and layout are now truly worthy of the beauty of Kauai.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful and challenging

The course was in good condition given the fact that it was just aerated. It will challenge any legal of golfer yet its fair. The restaurant is outstanding with many non golfers visiting it. The pro shop staff is friendly and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Puakea Golf Course

Worst course in Hawaii, Apparently they have no greens keeper, all bunkers were overgrown with weeds, Fairways full of weeds, spotty mowing, course was in very very poor condition,

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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 Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much improved from years ago. Now lovely

I played Puakea many years ago. The back nine was always great - lush and scenic but the front was a bit scruffy & cramped. This has been radically changed with the new layout so that the whole course is a pleasure to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course for the money

Good public golf course on Kauai. The greens were in excellent shape and the course was fun to play. The back nine plays much harder than the front nine.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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