Waikoloa Beach Resorts (Hawaii Island)

We always start our vacation with a round here. Course is in great shape.

Played first time in the Village. I used Golf Now and received a solid rate. The Gentleman at the pro shop placed my spot for 2nd grouping out with a great local twosome. I play a 3-5 handicap and play solo 80% of the time. We played 18 holes in 2:40 minutes and I looked at all the groups behind us, and all the groups were moving with efficiency. This was outstanding. I played down the hill at the resort and took 2:45 minutes for the last nine the day prior. I talked to some locals, and they said go up to the village. The views are majestic, and the wind is real. I walked out to get my cart and the crew had my name and grouping dialed in. Excellent communication. I tipped everyone and well deserved. This course is outstanding. I was -2 under after 10 and came in with a 73. The course is beautiful. Pay attention to the flag sticks the pins are critical to know on distance. Many middle to back are 45 feet on distance so, have your distances dialed. The local group saved me 3-4 shots on the elevation and winds. I the wind play 1-2 clubs different. On the first par 3 I the yardage was 179 to the front. I played a 22 hybrid and hit normally 205 to 210 and got the front of the green. Play the wind for distances down wind and side winds. The tee boxes were perfect, and the fairways are in outstanding shape. I hit 13/14 fairways. I studied the yardages the night before and if you play the whites the perfect spots are 210-220 before the traps. I was hitting around 260-280 yards, and I had to line up over some traps. If you are a bomber, you can fly the fairways into the rough. The rough is real but go for the fairways over distance. The greens are very favorable and stay above or below straight below the flag. Sideway shots will have the biggest breaks. The locals taught me this and it paid in dividends. The course is just as good as the resort courses and the speed of play was so refreshing. Be kind to the locals and the crews working and they give back in positive vibes. Thank you. This made my trip a great golf experience and I'm playing all the courses on Kona that I have access to. If you want views, winds, and great golf this is a diamond. Thank you to everyone that works here. They keep this place in pristine condition.

Played the Kings and Beach nines. Both were great. Nice scenery. Some greens were recently aerated but still in good shape. Nice 19th hole. A great deal for guests of the Hilton.

Would have been a beautiful

Round but the greens were that of a municipal course in a dry climate. They airated 2 weeks ago and they are dry with bare spots still.

Do not recommend currently.

Greens totally inconsistent, look like holes were cut with a machete. Foursome in front extremely slow waited on every shot, never saw a Marshall and never waved to play through!

The starter and Marshalls were very friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience.

The course layout was nice. We played the lake and the kings course. The scenery way beautiful but the greens had divots that weren't repaired. There wasn't a ranger regulating the pace of play. We were stuck behind a group that was 5 putting anf the while round took over 5 hours. The beverage cart didn't come by til the 15 hole. They say there's only 1 beverage cart for 36 holes. I don't recommend this course. Mauna Lani is far superior for a similar price

I played for the first time today and had an excellent experience. The staff were helpful and kind. They went out of their way to make my golf experience enjoyable. First time I played in such windy conditions but still the course was very playable. The ball was always sitting up well on the fairways and the greens rolled true. It was a great day and look forward to playing there again!