Waikoloa Beach Resorts (Hawaii Island)

The course benefits from being about a 20 min drive from the Waikoloa Beach resorts. With the course being at a higher elevation, you get some pretty nice views of the coast. The course itself is pretty wide open. Greens were fairly flat and slow.

I paid $100 on GolfNow. Didn't think it was worth $100, but given its golf in January in Hawaii, I guess that's par for the course.

I have played this course several times over the years. It is always well maintained. The course can be very challenging. You have to play your shots well. If you get a little wild you will be punished. It is a beautiful course. I will be playing it again in May.

My brother and I only had time to play one course during our visit to the Big Island, and we're delighted with our choice of Waikoloa Village Golf Club. Everyone gave us friendly service. The fairways and greens are well maintained. It's obvious that the staff takes pride in this course. We were also impressed with the spectacular view of three of the Island's five volcanoes. The course is located on the partway up Mauna Kea, which was capped with a fresh layer of snow. Looking to the north, Kohala volcano is in front of you. To the south, you see Hualalai (Kona's volcano). To the west you see the ocean. Gorgeous!

The wildlife also made the course fun to play. On one hole I had to pitch onto the green just 10 paces from a wild goat. We saw two different flocks of wild turkeys and also wild geese.

The fairways are wide, and if you miss the fairway you can usually find your ball without difficulty. On one hole you have to hit over a chasm to get on the green. On a couple of other holes you have to hit over a water hazard.

Most of the sand traps contained pebbles instead of sand. I didn't mind that because when my ball entered the trap it usually took a bounce out of the trap.

There's no "19th hole" at the clubhouse, but the lady with the beverage cart took care of us on the course. My brother and I had a great time golfing at Waikoloa Village Golf Club without spending big money. We would play this course again. It's an outstanding value, and we recommend it without reservation.

This is a fun course. Wide open holes off the tees which come in handy if the Trade Winds are blowing. Our round was mid day and winds were a steady 20 MPH. The course is laid out to utilize these winds so lots of difficult approach shots into a head wind or wicked cross wind. The course is on the foothills of Mauna Kea at approximately 1000 ft elevation. Very fast greens but quite fair. Number 9 is the number 1 handicap at 540 yards. The sand traps are the big disappointment for this course due to the crushed coral "cat litter" in them. This is the only material that doesn't blow out of traps due to high winds here.

Course in very neat condition. Well manicured. Staff friendly and helpful. No marshaling, so back up occurs.

Bonus is the flock of the Hawaiian state bird, the Nene, which occupies this course! So good to see them resurging on the islands!

I got a great rate on Golfnow.com and would surely go back again. Staff greeted us and picked up our bags as soon as we pulled into the parking lot. Driving range and practice greens are more than adequate. Cart girl not only had drinks but was even packing spam sushi, if you are so inclined. For a public track, course conditions were pretty good. Bunkers have pebbles instead of sand but I guess it's because the trade winds would blow the sand around, too much ? Winds made some 2nd shots into the green challenging and fun. Local birds (Nene) and wild turkeys roam the course. The holes that play towards the ocean are breathtaking !

Had an amazing time playing this track. It was our first time and we had a lot of fun. Nice staff, great service and overall wonderful experience.

This course is a lot of fun--an interesting layout in very good condition. The blue tees (6800 yards) offer a challenge, but landing areas are generous and the greens are large, and I hit most of the clubs in my bag.

The tee boxes and fairways were in excellent shape. The greens didn't look great--maybe it's the time of year-- but they were smooth and rolled well.

There isn't much of a clubhouse here--you'll want to go somewhere else to have a beer and settle your bets.

The course is well worth the drive and has some challenging holes, especially with the wind. Some of the views are very nice. I would recommend this course to all travelers to the Hawaii. Mahalo to the staff!

Course was descent. Some hole had some elevation changes. Course played like a municipal. If your looking to play some golf at a nice pace of play, great place. There wasn't a single hole which was really unique or highly memorable. However, the round was 3.5 hours, staff was friendly, and it was a pleasant. Got a great deal through golf now.com.

Beautiful course. Wide open fairways. Medium fast greens. A couple of interesting holes. Nice breeze all day, not windy. Played with two buddies who were new golfers. They had a blast!

Staff is great and the course was in good condition.

Played a relaxed weekday round here and got an amazing rate. Every staff member was super nice. (2 folks in the proshop, 2 cart staffers and 1 beverage cart) No complaints on the round at all. Some really fun dog legs and the 18th is really fun with a water jump at the end. Fairways are wide and forgiving. Greens were tough on me and my partners all day. Finally had to just disregard my reads and go straight for the pin.

I really like this course. I've played it on each of our visits to Big Island, and I'm liking it more and more each time. It's been somewhat disparagingly described as a 'municipal course'. Yes, it's a locals course, but the locals are great fun. And remember that Bethhpage and Torrey Pines are also municipal courses.

The holes here are well-designed, with much variety. Yes, it does get windy, but that's golf, and it's never cold. It's a nice but not spectacular scenery course like a Mauna Kea, but neither is it $275 to play. Staff is very friendly and helpful. The greens had been aerated, so they were a bit bumpy...no big deal. And the bunkers utilize some sort of pea gravel instead of fine sand - necessary because of the wind. Yes, it's quirky but playable. Previous reviewer complained about cab fare and bunkers; he didn't do his homework...should have checked with Marriott's concierge.

If planning to play more than a couple of times and have any concerns about costs, this is a great option.

Waikoloa Village is not the fanciest course or has the most epic layout but it's a great course for the money spent. If you golf from 2 on, you pay twilight and should have no problems getting in a full 18.

I went off at 1:20 and got around in about 3-3.5 hours and I had two slow groups in front of me.

This was my first time playing Waikoloa Village and I had a great time. Very fair track in good condition.

I will play this course again next time I am on the big island

Great course for reasonable dollars. Watch out for the wind but a great track to play.

we played in the wind at the speed of 20 mph or so, thus the round was very very difficult to enjoy. The greens were in fairly good condition. However, the sand bunkers had no sand! Instead, they had DGs or small pebbles. not only was it difficult to play since there was no send, the pebbles damages clubs. that is the Y I will not recommend this course.

Nice course with friendly people but had to call the pro shop twice to have ranger talk to group in front of us had two open holes in front of them and played like turtles. Hate 5.5hr rounds in the sun!

Course is in excellent condition. Greens were fast but in great shape. Wide fairways with well placed bunkers and trees. Water in front of the 18th was perfect way to end the day. Pro shop was organized and helpful.
Highly recommend the course and intend to play it again. We were paired with a couple of singles who play there regularly and provided us with good insight into the course and great companionship.