Waikoloa Beach Resorts (Hawaii Island)

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.

So if your are staying at the Marriott or Hilton like I was in this case I would advise you not to play this course. The Taxi ride alone is a $70 round trip ride for a 6 mile run (no UBER). By the time you pay that and the green fees you are better off playing the Kings Course down the street. I happen to play that course as well and it is a true Golf Resort. Waikoloa Village reminded me of a muni course. The golf shop has no F&B selection, you have to pay for balls to warm up on top of the green fees. Really outside of the nice couple I played with this course was a joke.

This is a great course for the money. They attempt to keep the pace of play at the optimun as they have a Marshall. The course is in good condition. The holes are challenging!

Well maintained course .. no wind today...rough was manageable. Fun day.

We followed 2 groups of 5 Very slow! how come they allow Fivesomes?

GolfNow makes this an outstanding place to play. There are many interesting holes that give the player a chance to use many of his/her clubs. Have always met nice pardners.

Great layout, sunken the to wind, interesting gravel on the sand traps

First thing I want to say is that for the most part, the staff was great. I played two days, a Saturday and a Monday. The Kings course was ok, greens in poor shape but somewhat playable. The Beach course was just terrible. The greens on the first 7 holes had not been mowed in some time it appeared and when I caught up with the grounds crew on 8, the rest of the greens had been obviously cut that morning. Cut or not, the greens were almost unplayable, I was warned by the starter that there were "a couple greens" that had been affected by some fungus while in actuality, it appeared all the greens on the course were. Also, on a number of the greens, clippings were left on the greens to put through. And finally, to end my complaint, there were two holes that didn't even have a pin on them!

Not what I would consider a quality golf experience especially for a resort course that charges $150 plus plus $25 for a rider.

I played the Beach course from the back tees and it had some scenic holes, but the greens were in poor shape. For $150 I expect greens without burnt out patches. They were also slow, as was the pace of play (waited almost every hole). The first two holes had carries over 200 yards over water from the back tees, especially challenging on the par 3 second hole. Having played the much nicer and spectacular Mauna Lani South course a few days earlier, this one was a bit of a letdown.

We stayed at the Village , watched people go by every morning thought it would be nice to play the course, and it was, booked it on golf now pricing was great, enjoyed the 18 hole course, beautiful shape, very nice staff, relaxed dress requirements, had a great time.

Not bad at all. A great was to spent a few hours golfing with out breaking the bank.

With the wind gusting from 20-30 mph this was a tough round. The course was in good condition and the pace of play was exceptional. I would say that the sand traps were interesting to say the least looked like pea gravel in them instead of sand. For the money this is a fantastic value and maybe worth another shot when the wind is down.

Got a very good deal from GolfNow.. so it was worth playing.

Here's a beautiful golf course , go out and play it !