Makalei Golf Club

The course offered some great views with plenty of wild peacocks running around. The layout was beautiful with some very challenging holes. The front nine went up the mountain and the back nine brought you back down the mountain. GREAT COURSE WOULD PLAY AGAIN

Peacocks everywhere. Pheasants and Quail too. PHEASANTS WILL GO INTO YOUR CART FOR FOOD. NO GPS. ONLY THING THAT WE DIDN'T LIKE. HILLY, CHALLENGING AND BEAUTIFUL. DEFINITELY WORTHWHILE.

Most courses when they punch the greens discount their prices. The rate they charged is the normal rate. Last year this course was in great shape I played it 5 times. Courses is in rough shape. Looks like mowing schedule isn't being used. Very disappointing. Will not golf again before I leave (30 days).

The greens weren't really playable because of the aeration ad lots of sand. However, we knew this before playing so were not really concerned.
The course itself is beautiful, each hole is isolated from every other hole and there are no houses so it's like you are alone on the course. We actually were alone on the course so knocked out a round in 3.5 hours. Not a lot of great ocean views but there are some and the way each hole is enshrouded with trees makes it a very private place to play.
Price was very low.. not sure if that was due to aeration.. but this is a very attractive course close to Kona that Ill definitely play again (even in its aerated state)

A 1,000 foot elevation change on the front nine - nice and cool at the top. Some challenging holes. Tee boxes, greens were fine, and the fairways ok. Peacocks, wildlife and a stunning setting. All contributed to a great day

Fairways need attention also too many uphill holes for a high handicapper. What's the purpose of the stone fence built all the way across the fairway on the first par 5 hole? It's not quite a "natural" hazzard, is it?

Played twice and the difference in weather is amazing. First day cloud and wet but not cold and the second was sunny but not to hot. the views were tremendous! The course is on the side of a mountain and the holes are formed with it. Watch your putting...two factors-the mountain and the ocean. Good luck!

The peacocks and other birds were fun to see. Playing with the different elevation changes made this an interesting course to play.

Fairways in terrible shape. Peacocks were nice to see though.

This course is very fun to play with lots of elevation change, fantastic views and beautiful peacocks on every hole.

The beginning experience is very poor. For the third time had no golf carts available to go to the driving range. The clubhouse and starter staff was ambivalent to this and made one feel as if we were interrupting their day.

This is a great course; terrific layout, ocean views, hundreds of peacocks greeting golfers on tee boxes and fairways!

Good course for the price I paid on golf now,good condition,rental clubs(taylormade)were ok!gave me a chance to try Taylormade clubs.I would play this course again,I had good weather but could be wet if clouds roll in,course is quite high in elevation,lots of uphill,downhill holes,par 3's off the blues are a challenge.Fun course to play!

Scenery, views spectacular! Greens terrific shape, but smallish. Fairways were sparse and thin, Bunkers were fair but need more sand. Extreme ups and downs on holes and course slope and rating justified. Fun challenge...no 2 holes the same!

This is a course we always play when on the Big Island. The peacocks and the bent grass greens (unusual for Hawaii) make the course fun. The fact that the course is at 2500 feet of elevation makes the ball go a long way. Play from the Blue tees.

The greens were in ok shape but could have been cut lower. There was very little grass on the fairways.

Worthwhile playing, but try to get the $49 rate.

Enjoyed playing this course. Some of the fairways were somewhat sparse but did not detract from enjoying the course.
Great staff---friendly reception and accommodating starter. Overall...excellent. will play again. Good value.

Lots of uphill and downhill shots hard to judge distances especially with rental clubs, which were TM Rocketballz and were in great shape and played well. Had a lot of fun lots of peacocks to see and some amazing views! Pace of play got a little slow but the Marshall noticed and got on the group to pick up the pace which was nice!

Excellent course that is very challenging. The staff is friendly and helpful.

We had a wonderful experience on this course. It is a beutiful course, that was a great value in Hawaii.

While there are spectacular views and some awesome holes this course often penalizes good shots due to generally poor fairway conditions. There are areas of hard and sparsely turfed fairways that do not stop a well struck ball from rolling into to trouble or worse. There is not enough rough before you reach unplayable ground. On a positive note the greens and tees were in very good condition generally.

Course on side of mountain. Front 9 uphill and Back 9 coming back down. Very scenic setting in the country with peacocks everywhere. Course, facilities and equipment (carts) well maintained.