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4.4
839 Reviews (839)
5 Stars
323
4 Stars
429
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
93.6%
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793 out of 839 reviews
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4.4
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.0%
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63 out of 67 reviews
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4.3
90 Reviews (90)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.1%
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82 out of 90 reviews
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Course Highlights
Pukalani delivers outstanding value on Maui with a challenging hillside layout offering sweeping volcano and ocean views on nearly every hole. Welcoming staff consistently make visiting golfers feel like regulars, and well-maintained greens keep conditions impressive.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6747 yards
Slope 128
Rating 73.0

Pukalani Country Club has a unique location at the 1,100-foot elevation of the famous Mount Haleakala, an extinct volcano whose name means “House of the Rising Sun.” The dramatic elevation offers breathtaking views that span the West Maui Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The golf course features wide, undulating fairways and fast, sloped greens. The gently rolling terrain can cause some tricky uneven lies. There are trees and well placed bunkers scattered throughout to provide further challenge. Pukalani Country Club has a unique feature on the par-3 third hole. The hole gives golfers the options of hitting to one of two very different greens, one which requires a tee shot over a tree-filled gully and another that requires a shot beyond a cliff to a pal tree-lined green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1979
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.4
839 Reviews (839)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 11
Bunkers 7
Plays Long 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
Seniors 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 12

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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

MOST RIDICULOUS LAYOUT EVER

Course is very run down starting with the carts, also asked about a cooler. Was told that a "bag" of ice was 2 bux? Really not only do you have to pay for frozen water they give it to you a plastic bag, not exactly easy to keep your drinks in. No beverage cart and the so called cart paths are sparsely paved and mostly rough dirt roads. A totally goofy layout with poorly marked directions to each hole. The fairways are very thin, the only thing decent were the greens. All in all a dog track!! Spend a little more and go to Maui Nui, the greens are not as good but far superior in all other aspects.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing !

What a great course, friendly staff, excellent food and superb greens… Always a pleasure

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Pukalani

Just a gem of a course carved in between tall pines and a few very colorful jacarandas. Large greens and plenty of wildlife to keep you amused. It is a course unlike the resort courses in the area and for the price, it is one of my favorite places to play here on Maui.

The greens are set a little slow and for me, hard to read. What appeared to be downhill was flat or even uphill! The biggest negative may be the bunkers as they have little sand.

Beautiful views. It was windy for my round and it made the 6400 yard white tees play all that and more. The rating from the white tees is only 117 but there are plenty of places to get into trouble. Unless you are expecting pristine conditions like Wailea, you will find this course a fun and wonderful adventure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Local Golf Experience

Pukalani golf course is located upcountry and as such the terrain is sloped, rolling and uphill.T he course is very well maintained and they have work hard on the greens over the past couple of years and are as good as we have seen them. When you play here you will play a local course frequented by residents. It is a hidden gem. It plays long ...almost 5600 from the forward tees. Cart are noisy and older but they do the job! Thx Pukalani for sharing your course with us and allowing island visitors to experience playing a real local golf course ...we will be back in 2023 Mahalo!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

We had a great game!

It was a pleasure to play on this course. For the price it was excellent

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A mountain side course in Maui.

The course layout was nice. The condition of the fairways and greens were good. The sand traps were a bit firm, tough to get a decent shot out of. The views of Maui were excellent, a perspective you do not get from the ocean side courses. My only real complaint would be the condition of the driving range, it was in rough shape. I would have preferred mats since the grass hitting area was in such poor condition. Overall I had an enjoyable day and I would recommend it to friends and play the course again in the future.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice little Course

I really enjoyed playing this course. To me it was a little hidden jewel that had some areas for challenging shots. The pace of play good given starting my round at 12:15. Fairways and greens were in very good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 25+
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun course

Really like the layout of this course. It is moderately challenging without being gimmicky.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Times change

I played this course many times over the years. We are frequent visitors to Maui and it is always on our schedule. The driving range had no useful areas in the allotted section on the range to hit from everything was basically dirt. That was a start. The greens are in good shape however they’re very slow. The Teebox some selves are uneven in a lot of places and when you’re making shots over the canyons as it is the one par three becomes challenging. Staff in the pro shop was somewhat surly not particularly friendly. We were admonished for showing up early but as a regular golfer I’d like to get there early so I can warm up and practice. They have new rules about carts being in by a certain time which meant that we could not finish around we only got 17 holes in. Overall customer service is severely lacking however the courseis fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pukalani outing

This course is in great shape for the price! Greens are in great condition. Pace of play was very slow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hawaii golf

Ranger kept on people to keep pace.

Great value & views for the money

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

They kick you off way before sundown!

Good course in better condition than 3 ~ 4yr ago.

Only gripe is that the Marshalls hassle you to quit & turn in your cart 30min before sundown. What golfer wants that?? We all know to head in when ball visibility becomes difficult. Boo to crummy management!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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