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4.3
232 Reviews (232)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.8
93.2%
Recommend this course
208 out of 232 reviews
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4.2
12 Reviews (12)
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5
4 Stars
6
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 12 reviews
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4.3
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.3%
Recommend this course
36 out of 37 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6925 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.5

Kiahuna Golf Club is a challenging short course that has narrow fairways. The course is structured around many ancient remnants of authentic Hawaiian culture. A golfer will encounter unusual obstacles such as lava walls and stone structures. This course is called "the longest short course you will ever play."

Kiahuna Golf Club offers challenging resort golf within a fascinating area of ancient Polynesian archeology. Enjoy your game surrounded by the lush, natural beauty of Kauai and its historical Hawaiian culture. World famous golf architect, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., skillfully included many ancient remnants of an authentic Hawaiian village into the design of Kiahuna Golf Club. Your experience will be the beauty of the course as well as a sense of the enduring history of the region.

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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Fairways Bahia Grass
Greens Bahia Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1984) Colligan Golf Design (2003) Donald Knott (1984) Gary Linn (1984) Mark Rathert (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire must be worn at all times

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

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4.3
232 Reviews (232)
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Reviews 64
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

The course was in excellent condition

The course was in excellent condition and the views were absolutely magnificent,
Only complaint was the greens had been recently aerated and therefore it was difficult to read a putt.
Will definitely play this course again before the end of our vacation time here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I am very disappointed

I watched a commercial late one night with the pro talking about the course on a local travel channel. When I booked the tee time they, nor golf now made mention of the aerated greens. I understand course need to do this, but I don't need to drop $150 for my wife and I to play it while on vacation. Had I known I would have went elsewhere. It was like playing plinko with a putter. There was also no ranger/Marshall working. My wife and I played fast, there were very few people out, we played in a bit over 3.5 hrs. We played through a father and young son, only to catch a group on the 16th tee. It took 1:15 minutes to play the last 3 holes. The problem was 2 group in front of us, the immediate group said that it had been like that all day. I woul play it again, hopefully under better conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was in excellent shape

We thoroughly enjoyed our round at Kiahuna.The pace of play was good and the course was in excellent shape despite the fact that the greens were still revering from aeration.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course with top notch customer service.

The course was very well maintained and cared for. The customer service was excellent, starting at the Pro shop, the cart stand, and through the day with the beverage cart and wait staff. All of them were courteous, and friendly and when I get back I will play there again. Great experience for my son and I.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Scenic and a challenge

Beautiful, varied hazards. Women friendly and has junior tees for beginners. Great course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fast & Fun

The course was fun to play on a Tuesday Afternoon. Our twosome played right through in 3.5 hours under windy conditions and had fun. The cart attentant/starter was really helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value!

The course is in great condition! The holes are interesting and reasonable length. At GolfNow rates...the best value on the Island.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A must play

I play here multiple times with my buddy every time we visit Kauai. Probably the best deal on the island even without the hot deal from golf now. Greens are fairly quick and true. A challenge for all levels of play....a must play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A real challenge in the wind

If the wind is 20-40 play the whites! The wind can make some of the hole incredibly challenging

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Worth the discount value paid with Hot Deals. Not worth the list price though.

Good inexpensive round of golf. Mostly forgiving course. A few hazards that can cost you strokes though.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellent Greens

We reserved our tee time for this course with a 'Hot Rate'. The driving range is average at best (small) and is in need of some new range balls. However the course was in reall good shape (late April), beautiful dark green grass and the greens were in excellent shape. Fast but not too fast by any means. We heard it can be windy at Kiahuna but we had a VERY calm day. Would definitely play here again, especially if we got the Hot Rate!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Tee boxes/greens in very good condition. Fairways were avg

Very fair for for resort golf. Greens can be tough depending upon pin position. A few challenging holes with carry over water. Would definitely play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Kiahuna Golf Course review.

A gorgeous course on the island of Kauai. Very fast and hard greens. Enjoyable round of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellent course in great condition

This is an excellent course with beautiful views and challenging, but fair holes. Good value with GolfNow price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Views

A challenging course but a well kept one with wide fairways, and not too difficult pin placements/ My sister-in-law (36 handicap) and myself (15 handicap) both enjoyed the course layout, variety and scenic views. It was a pleasure to play the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Well maintained and fun to play.

The course has nice views and is well laid out for all levels of play. It is forgiving and fun to play but tough when windy.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Very friendly staff, course in excellant shape, greens very difficult

The staff were very friendly, quick service to get onto the course, cleaned the golf clubs when finished.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Inland course and layout. Greens roll true and are in superb condition

OUr twosome was second off in the morning and we finished our round in 3 hours. A steady morning wind limited our drive distances as we worked our way windward for first 5 holes. Course plays fair and both greens and fairways are in very good shape. No sign of the ghost spider's which are the noted endangered species on the course. The par 3 12th hole is a challeng to make and stay on the green. The white tees were playing 160 yrds but we needed our 190 yrd clubs due to the stong wind at 2 o:clock. My 3 hybrid landed on but skipped through while my playing partner hit a great 4 iron that satyed on and he was down in two more for the hole win. This was our second visit to Kiahuna this week and it is a good value. Course gave us a $90 round even thought we signed up on line for $105 round. Very much appreciated.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun track

The course is pretty straightforward, although there are some holes with interesting challenges. The value for the money is above average.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A course that you must play

This was a great course to play and was quite challenging. We would highly recommend it. The staff was very freindly and went out of their way to make you feel at ease.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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