Makalei Golf Club

Intriguing course. Very hilly. Fun, very challenging. Not as narrow as some posts remark. Some fairways are narrow but not that many.

Amazingly challenging course. No matter how high you take these slanted fairways, the ball WILL run out to the low side!

Beautiful views, abundant wildlife, and large separations between holes made for nice down time and sightseeing.

Greens are bent grass and fast! Lag putts are important if you’re trying to score.

I’ll be back

Just can't beat the price for golf. If you are an immediate golfer and just want to be out to enjoy a cooler comfortable day on the course, choose Makalei. Well worth the $32 bucks you spend. I seem to always meet really nice people on the course that show patience and just out there to have a good time. Love Makalei!

Haven't played in 8 years. Course totally lacked maintenance. Greens were in fair condition.

Great course layout with plenty of elevation changes which were great.

The greens in great shape and good speed.

It was a great experience. Beautiful course carved into the elevation above Kona. Lots of wildlife. We saw wild pigs, turkeys, and many peacocks (including white ones!). I will definitely recommend it to others, and can't wait to visit again! Oh, and the golf was challenging, but fun

Staff is great, course is a little crazy. Beautiful wildlife. and views.

Not a flat lie on the entire course. Fairways and bunkers are in poor condition. Bring lots of balls, very unforgiving fairways. Greens are awesome but very hard to read. No men's senior tees..its worth it just to enjoy the experience.

Great views. Wonderful hole designs. An overall nice round. Weekday golf as many local regulars who are used to their own pace. I am not sure if there is a local rule that I kept bumping into.

In any case, it was a good course for my 1st Hawai'i golf experience and i'll be back for sure.

Plays kinda tight, would normally love this course but don’t play much these days, bring extra balls, but overall , a fun course with a lot of elevation changes and tight!

What a fun course. This is the only course on the Island that we hadn’t played until recently, and we will definitely be back.

The course lacks off course amenities, as there is only a very small pro shop in a trailer and no restaurant, but that didn’t bother us as we had read previous reviews and knew what to expect.

What we didn’t expect was how nice the greens were and how fun the course is. The fairways were pretty rough but understandable due to the amount of weather the whole area gets. It was nice and cool both days we played which is a nice difference from the courses along the coast.

There is definitely a premium to keep the ball in the short grass, but if you are able to do that, then the course is open to scoring opportunities…Find the rough off of the tee and it sure is tougher to score.

The peacocks and turkeys add to the whole experience.

Tight , normally like this kind of course, lots of elevation changes, fun, will lose a few balls if not straight

Had a great time and the course looked great. I played with a couple very helpful and friendly locals who showed me where to hit the ball. Fun expreience.