Waikoloa Beach Resort - Kings' golf course - 16th
The 442-yard 16th hole of the Kings' Course at Waikoloa Beach Resort is defended by a pond up the left side.
600 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738, US
(808) 883-9621
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About Waikoloa Beach Resorts (Hawaii Island)

Waikoloa Beach is a 1,350-acre master-planned resort community on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii (Big) Island. It offers multiple hotels, plus additional condominium and villa units. It is home to a wealth of water sports, restaurants and nightlife, as well as three 18-hole golf courses. Accommodations include the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hilton Grand Vacations, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Marriott's Waikoloa Ocean Club and the Lava Lava Beach Club Cottages. Condominiums are offered both on golf course fairways and overlooking the coastline. The golf club features the Beach Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., and the Kings' Course, designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish. The Waikoloa Village Course is another option that is more affordable and inland for primarily local play. Waikoloa Beach Resort is located 17 miles from Kona International Airport.

Facts

Price Range$$$$
Property Class★★★★★
Acres1350
Year Opened1972
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual, Buffet
Room TypesRoom, Suite, Villas/Casitas, Fractional Ownership
PoolAdults Only
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Beach AccessYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Waikoloa Beach Resorts (Hawaii Island)

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Great track

Good value. The course provided a good variety of challenges but was fair. All skill levels would enjoy this course. The range,chipping green, and putting green we're good. The personnel were friendly, courteous, and very helpful. The restaurant service and food / drink were very good (especially the nachos). Overall, a very good experience- I would play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Value

We have been playing this course for many years. It has gotten better probably because the local homeowners are more involved. Can be really too windy and some of the bunkers need to be redone (number two hole, left side bunker is not playable). The vistas are spectacular and really makes the place. The locals are a fun crowd and make you fel welcome.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Slow Play

My one complaint with this course is that they have the tee times too close together - which creates really slow play. We have golfed here twice. The first time - started at 2:15 and didn't get to finish. The second time started at 1:30 and just finished 18 at 6:00. Way too slow. They create groups of 4; but then have only 8 minutes between groups. If you are paired with a less experienced golfer - or the group ahead is inexperienced, it creates a very long game. Groups of 2 may move quicker - but they don't allow that. Beautiful course though!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Fun Track for all levels of play

I played Waikoloa Village Golf Club with my dad and two brother in laws. All 4 of us play at different levels which is why after reading previous reviews we chose to book here. The fairways are very generous and if you do miss them there is plenty of room to spray your tee shot and live to hit another shot. We tee'd it from the whites which was a good challenge for a couple of my group members but would suggest playing blues as it wouldn't be a huge jump with the benefits of modern technology. As other reviews said the bunkers could use some attention, they are sanded with a type of rock, which made me happy that I had rentals to spray out of them. My suggestion is to pave them at least then a guy might get a favorable bounce.

The course as a whole was in great shape and was a lot of fun to play, but if you are looking for a Hawaiian experience I think I would play elsewhere, as the course runs through an Americanized condo village I had felt like I had played this track before in other places I have visited.

Overall we had a lot of fun playing Waikoloa Village Golf Club, we chose it to fit all our levels of play and at the end of the day we shook hands and had some laughs reminiscing wild shots we had hit. Thanks for the play, not everyday I get to tee it in the middle of January!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Service!

Best service on the big island so far. Staff were friendly, greeted you at the bag drop, set up the carts, even picked us up after we parked. Greens were in great shape !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Enjoyed the course.

Course was in great shape and very busy which accounted for the slowness of play. Friendly staff; prompt service. Marshall did get play moving along which we appreciated.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great warm-up Course

this is a great place to start a Hawaii golf vacation, especially if not familiar with bermuda greens and the grain and how it effects putts and chips.The grain is very strong at this course so into the grain quite slow, down grain fast and the grain will pull your put when putting across it. Staff friendly. this is a course with some strong holes and some very easy ones. Recommend it and I will play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course for price!

Played course twice in week. Tricky greens but overall conditions were good. Will definitely be back!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

course good condition and challenging especially in wind

Wind was like a gale(very difficult to even stand and address ball for most of round) so played very difficult conditions for entire round. would like to play again with much less wind

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

generic muni's

tough to hit from Kikuyu grass fairways,put on unmowen greens.good designed gc.,fun to play

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Fun on the Course

We had 3 foursomes and everyone played along briskly in front of us on this lovely island course. Finished in just under 4 hours. Blues are a good challenge for the 1-10 handicapper and whites challenge on the par threes (160-190 yards), but give you enough opportunities for birdie and par to make it fun.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A pleasant surprise and good value

After several trips to the Big Island I finally played the Waikoloa Village GC. The conditions were as good or better than the Waikoloa Resort Beach Course but at a much better price. It was a great layout with beautiful view overlooking the ocean-front resorts on almost every hole. It will definitely be a regular course in the rotation for future trips.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great all round golfing experience.

This course is a treat to play with a great variety of holes. Wind can make it a real challenge but fun to play with as many wind directions through out the layout. I have played numerous rounds and never bored.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has some great views.

The sand traps for the most part are very gravelly and difficult to consistently get out of with any precision.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good value, nice views

Played here several times. Course is in good condition. For women the course is challenging because of length. Not a lot of trouble otherwise. Not as pristine as some of the other courses closer to the beach, but then again, the price differential is quite substantial.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fair test of golf.

Easy course. Wide fairways with limited rough. Good way to get the rust off your game before taking on some of the more difficult courses on the Island.
Nice views. Good variety of holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good value and nice relaxed place.

This was the second time we played in three days. Great value using GolfNow. Course is well maintained and staff is very pleasant. Cart girl liked to hang out under the trees and you needed to search her out--different than the prior day we played. Course can be windy, but that's Hawaii golf. Just add a couple of clubs and you'll have no real issues. Fun track!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good for money

All par fives are easy. The course is quite east if you play in white. Good players should play it in blue one

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course was challenging but fair. Enjoyed the views as well

Good value for the money; enjoyed the course. Good views on several holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course was in Good shape.. speed of play was Great until last 3 holes.We rented clubs, we had brand new Taylormade Roctetballz clubs!

this was the first time we used Golfnow.com the price was fantastic and we had absolutely no trouble when we showed up for our tee times.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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