Makalei Golf Club

This is a beautiful location, full of tropical birds. It’s up in the mountains so expect rain and cool temps.. Bring lots of balls as the rough and vegetation will eat anything not on the fareway. Birds and carts have torn up parts of the course so it gets muddy. Terrain makes for dangerous cart driving. So, if you up for a true adventure, this is the course for you. Staff is friendly and helpful. Clubhouse being built, so facilities are currently in trailers.

The staff was friendly and the course was very challenging

First the staff was great I had inadvertently booked the wrong day but they got us on with no issues

Second the course is carved out of the side of a volcano with lots of elevation changes condition wise it could be better the rough was deep and the fairways weedy the greens were faster than they looked and some pins were in tough spots

If the conditions were better I’d be going back because the views and layout are really nice

Love the cool setting of this course. Up high in the trees, lush setting. Friendly staff. Beautiful birds including peacocks everywhere. We will be back.

Stosh, the starter gave great information to us before we began playing.

This is one of the more interesting layouts around up in the cloud forest of Kona. First hole starts out about a mile from the clubhouse(a trailer). Visually very stimulating and hardly ever a flat lie. Greens roll great and are fast. Abundant wildlife on the course...peacocks, chickens, grouse, wild pigs ,saffron finches. That being said the rough is brutal. tough to locate your ball. The wild pigs have been tearing up areas around the course that essentially become added hazards and make it also hard to find the ball. There are absolutely no yardage markers on the entire course... not on the tees or fairways so if you don't have a rangefinder it is crazy hard to figure distances given the hilly nature of the course. Glad I played it..would not go back though unless these issues were addressed.

Lots of peacocks chickens and roosters roaming around. Unique course layout in mountain side ..plenty of steep . Greens were a bit long and slow.. 10 degrees cooler than Oceanside due to elevation.

Great layout and design, but the fairways and greens are mainly short cut weeds.

We paid $53 so a good value, but not worth anymore.

Nice course would give it a 5 star. If the greens were better in the back. I'd play it again...

Unfortunately I didn’t get to play as it was poring and when I tried to cancel I was within the one hour timeframe. Therefore I was unable to get a credit for round.

This course has the longest cartpath I think in the world the first tea takes about 20 minutes to get up to on a golf cart. Lots of peacocks on course no turkeys and the course is decent for sure for 65 bucks in the afternoon you can’t beat it.

We got out a Little earlier than our teatime. It had a slight rain when we started pretty much normal standard for up on the side of the mountain after the fourth hole weather was just perfect pretty easy slow pace. Had a great time.

Fairways were in the best condition I’ve seen in years

We had no idea what to expect when we arrived and there was no clubhouse as a new one is being built but do not let this keep you from playing this amazing course. The elevation changes made it challenging, the course is gorgeous and there are stunning peacocks everywhere. A very unique and tough course. Eat before you go until the club house is finished but you won’t regret playing here.

Golf was ok , not you manicuring you see on coasts on the coast

Coarse is ok , tee boxes need a little work.

Greens need some work.

Amazing layout with very interesting holes. Staff was awesome !!!