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4.2
431 Reviews (431)
5 Stars
163
4 Stars
196
3 Stars
51
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
92.2%
Recommend this course
398 out of 431 reviews
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4.4
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.8%
Recommend this course
30 out of 31 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.1%
Recommend this course
54 out of 58 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
431 Reviews (431)
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Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Incredible Golf in Hawaiian Paradise!

Pace Of Play was very good overall. No one was behind us so we did not feel pushed at all. We did have a threesome in front of our twosome and occasionally waited a couple minutes for them.

Course Conditions were Excellent! Spectacular views!

Staff Friendliness was Excellent!

Value for The Money was good $271 for a Twosome with a cart.

Course Layout is Excellent! Long par 3s and some challenging Par 4 & Par 5s!

Off-Course Amenities are Excellent! Loved the food at the Puakea Grill! WAY BETTER than any typical golf club! We played there 3 times in one week we loved it so much!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Could have been a great course.

Take a course built in a wind tunnel, add 100 bunkers and you have the formula for taking up fishing. Won't be back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is not being maintained. The condition of the traps are terrible. The fairways are becoming weed infested. .i

The shape of the traps is terrible. The fairways are becoming weed infested. . The tee boxes need help. I have played the course for a lot of years but not sure if I will be back. The course maintenance is horrible. Unfortunately I love the Mountain View’s and the track itself. Please spend some money on it and bring it back to its historical standards

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 55
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great round, course is in good shape

Title says it. Had early tee time and range wasn't open, so no warm up. Club house is under some construction. No cart service on course. But you are able to pre order remotely by hole 7 to pick up at the turn. No ball washers, so come prepared with water to rinse clubs and balls during play. Other than that, course played well. Would play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great place to play

The course is in great condition and the staff is great. Par 3s are awesome 👍🏾.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course for the money

Nice course. Nice layout great pace of play. Not crowded. Greens were being aerated which I was not told ahead of time. I would play again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Over priced

The greens were aeroated four day prior to play no mention of conditions on line during booking or in the pro shop. I enjoy this course and hope to play it again in the future.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Peaceful and fun

I enjoyed this course a lot. Hardly anyone playing so no waiting and you can play 2 balls to get your moneys worth. Some really fun holes here. Great Mountain View’s as your backdrop. Houses are far away from course and all in all is a quiet and peaceful course. What needs some work is the tee boxes are thin on grass. Wild boars are doing damage to some holes but that motivated me to play and support this course. I will probably play this course 1 more time while on vacation. The greens rolled nice 👍

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Super friendly staff gorgeous golf course absolutely jurassic park feeling, the course is well maintained, the greens is tour quality

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course for the money. Garden Island golf!

Staff was wonderful. Course was fun and challenging. Driving through the jungle over bridges and through the trees. Joined a group of locals and had a wonderful time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Unbelievable course

Amazing staff you get the tee time with the cart what is including a bucket of rangeball , if you don't have your clubs , no worries you get callaway epic (good condition) + 70$ , awesome food , and a jurassic park vibe guaranteed

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
Previously Played

Windy with some rain still fun

The trade winds made a par a good score but still a good time despite a few showers that blew through. Pace of play was not an issue as it was not crowded at all as you would expect. Staff was great Mike gave a couple good pointers to help. The Marshalls let me hang out in the cart barn as a hard rain passed by. Green rolled well and layout is nice . Only downside was some of the traps were hard and needed some work. Looking forward to playing again hopefully less wind and rain and a few more pars.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing golf course super firm green , perfect maintenance, The tee time price is included the cart , range balls and you can rent golf clubs callaway with regular or stiff shafts......

Jurassic park feeling is guaranteed

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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