Makalei Golf Club

Had a great time. Beautiful course.but very hilly and some narrow fairways. We lost a lot of balls.

Picture Perfect Day, no one was around in the afternoon. I invited a visiting friend from Montana and we had a great time. Course was in really nice shape. I really like the improvements that they have been making. I will continue to go there as my #1 course for the price.

Very rugged challenging course. Slopes and hills on every fairway. Beautiful scenery and plenty of birds. Greens were fast and lots of slopes. Would play again.

Enjoyed playing the course.

Lots of uphill and downhill holes. Fairways were kind of rough but greens were very good

Course is going downhill fast. In the 6 years I’ve been playing courses on the big island, I can say that this course is the lowest on my list. Probably will not play again unless huge improvements are made.

Also, charged full rate and only able to finish 14 holes due to the terrible pace of play and the fact that carts need to be back by 5:30 even though there’s still another 1/2 hr - 40 mins of useable daylight remaining. I understand times are tough with Covid, but course is really bad.

Fun course after you've played it once. Very hilly and scenic and weather can be unpredictable with wind and rain.

This course is absolutely terrible from start to finish and it has nothing to do with the layout or any of the golf holes. The management is completely inept at another other than making excuses. If this is your career path running a place like this it is time to take a long hard look in the mirror. YOU ARE UNABLE TO RUN A GOLF COURSE AND ITS TIME TO SHUT THIS TRASH HOLE DOWN. If a course offers a restaraunt and bar, a driving range and 18 holes and the only thing actually available is 18 holes then more then 75% of your amenities are closed. THINK ABOUT IT. WHY ARE YOU OPEN?????

This course needs to put some $$ into improving the overall course conditions. Most of the tee boxes are uneven and rutty. Bunkers don’t have sand in them. They are doing work on the fringes currently. The greens are in real good shape. This can be a really good course with those improvements. It’s a very challenging but fair layout.

Interesting course in a higher elevation that was a challenge.

Love this course.... third time played it and getting to know the nuances of where trouble lurks from the back tees. I love the fact that it challenges your ability to shape shots off frequent up- and down- and side-slope lies... it has made me a better golfer. The views and bird life are spectacular, and the staff very friendly. Diversfy your game from the flat Kona coast resort courses while you pay half as much for a memorable round, even if your score suffers!

Looks like this was once a good course. Really disappointed. The entire course was over run by weeds.. sand traps filled with weeds, there really were not any sand traps. To bad, whoever is responsible for the course doesn’t do more for it.

Maybe they should just let it go wild and become a bird sanctuary.

This is the hilliest (if that's a word) course I've ever played. That isn't bad necessarily, especially cuz you're on the Big Island, it's a good value, and the views are really spectacular on some holes. We played with a really, really nice local guy. The hills affect some drives which made the first time playing the course a bit challenging. Take extra balls, you'll probably need them. But it was a lot of fun and a great value. Just be mentally prepared for the hills, because this entire upcountry course is built on the side of the mountain.... or volcano.

The course has some very pretty holes but there was a large amount of bunkers that was in very bad shape and way too much ground under repair not marked.