Makalei Golf Club

Awesome staff, from the pro-shop to the starter were awesome! Course was beautiful and the local wildlife had no problem sharing their course with us! Over all great experience!

This course is fabulous. It’s elevation changes make it challenging and it’s scenery around the course and through vistas of the beach and ocean from 2000’ above sea level make the warm ocean days refreshing on this course.

The mandatory cart requirement keeps rate of play moving as the consistently changing elevations would challenge the healthiest triathlete.

This course is just fun and has peacocks and a few geese here and there for an added attraction. Their new pro-shop and adjacent structure are presently under renovation but they still have some cart service on the course. I’m reminded of going to a wine tasting at Dick Steltzner’s Napa Valley winery in the 70s where the tasting was held in his Quonset hut and the tour included his recently cut tunnel for his wine storage and future tasting room location. Makalei is well designed and it’s staff keep the course in incredible shape and easy to navigate. We loved it!

This course was challenging but fun with great views. Pace of play was bad at 5:30 hours and the course was wet. Short par 5s make them getable.

Course to slanted with no catch for balls so they roll into the jungle on good hits. 1 hole steep uphill, ball rolls backwards until it finds a divot

Very friendly staff but the course not so much. Good shots roll off the fairway and are lost. Peacocks are a nuisance. One hole so uphill that ball rolls backwards until it finds a divot to stop in.

Makalei is a course that gives you a true Hawaiian feel. Great elevation changes and layout. There are a ton of peacocks on the course which my wife and I found added to the overall experience. It’s at a higher elevation so it was much cooler than the coastal courses we played in our trip.

The value for money is great. If we come back to the big island we would undoubtedly play this course again.

It’s very close to the airport so if you have a late flight out it makes for a good last day activity.

Had fun here. Had trouble finding my way around. Could use some signs for sure. Lots of up and down which I like. Place is a jungle with lushness everywhere. Peacocks and geese were fun. Lots of construction being done. For the rate I enjoyed it and would play here again. Nice and cool temps compared to lower elevation courses. Green speeds were inconsistent but I think it’s the grain.

Mountain course We had a great time playing this mountain course that had an elevation drop of 1000 feet. Staff are very friendly.

Beautiful course, Beautiful views, peacocks all over. Just fun. Never an even lie.

The peacocks are so domesticated they come right up to you. The views were marvelous. The carts didn’t have enough power for those hill climbs. I loved the advantages for the womens tee boxes but the were pretty shabby and unlevel. Would golf here again though!

Beautiful course up in the mountains . Very challenging and hilly. Played in a lot of clouds and mist. Greens were in great shape. Fairways were a little patchy and muddy. Love the peacocks!

They have been working hard to get the course back to where it used to be. Weed eradication efforts on fairways and tee boxes have paid off. Greens are the best on the island. Amenities are currently lacking as the clubhouse is being rebuilt and they are currently working out of temporary trailers. Golf carts are new. They are celebrating 30 year anniversary and will have specials coming up. Best value for golf on Big Island but not for beginning golfers as it can be challenging.

Views and wildlife make it worthwhile as well.

Beautiful golf course. Love the peacocks, nae nae geese and the great views.