Hapuna Golf Course sits high in the hills above the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel.
62-100 Kaunaʻoa Dr., Kohala Coast, Hawaii 96743, US
(808) 880-1111
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About Westin Hapula Beach Resort (Hawaii Island)

The Westin Hapula Beach Resort on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii (Big) Island is a sister property of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The resort features 249 guest rooms and suites and its own spa and fitness center. It also has its own 18-hole golf course, Hapuna Golf Course, opened in 1992 and was designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay. Amenities of the property include a white-sand beach, family pool and adults-only pool.

Facts

Price Range$$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres1839
Year Opened1994
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual, Buffet
Room TypesRoom, Suite
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?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Westin Hapula Beach Resort (Hawaii Island)

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Reviews 13
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Beautiful Course and Views

Course has wide fairways but the approach to the greens are elevated and many protected by bunkers. Greens were in excellent shape but a little slow. Think about moving forward on the tee boxes . Almost every hole required a fair amount of carry of the the tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Staff is great and course is kept in great condition always.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Take My Picture- you won’t see me there again

This course seems to be the ignored step child compared to the main course at Mauna Kea.
Greens were great. That is the only good thing I can say.
The pro shop is small with with very little desirable merchandise. The carts are old and we’ll beyond their life expectancy.
Almost all of the fairways are spotty with a lot of bare areas and dead patches. The bunkers were well below average at best. It didn’t look like they had been raked in weeks. The Nenes were at least at home in the standing water in a few of them!
My wife and I played as a twosome, which seemed to be the popular thing on this day, as we followed a twosome and saw a couple more. Two ridiculously slow guys were in front of us and continued to hit multiple balls on practically every shot. There was not a Marshall or course assistant to be seen all day, leaving us to finally skip ahead late on the back nine. 4 hours to play 18 holes is very frustrating.
Upon finally finishing, there were no employees except one still working. Nobody in the cart area, nobody in the pro shop…at 3:00 on a Saturday.
Totally disappointed as this used to be a great tract in a great location…but it has fallen so far it isn’t even funny.
Avoid playing here.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Played in the morning after a 1.5 hour rain delay. Course draining was great. By the 4th hole was unable to tell it had rained. Played alone and spouse rode along taking pictures at all the nice vistas from the many elevated tees.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st time

Great layout, good mix of holes, difficult to good birdie opportunities. Condition were very good. Able to play 3 hours after a torrential downpour.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hapuna golf course

Nice course and layout. Played 18 holes in 2 hrs. Only thing is when you go to Hapuna golf course website. Look at golf photos. They show holes along ocean front. There are zero holes along the ocean. Very misleading. Extremely disappointed. Won’t play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hapuna golf

Nice course, lots of hills , large greens , a fun course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

It played a little short the day I went out. I played from the regular tees, but it played more like 5500yds, than 6000yds. When a par 5 is just over 400 yards, then we've got a problem. That being said, I still had to make approach shots and putts I was disappointed to shoot 80 with as short as it was playing.

The greens were fair and the view is beautiful from anywhere. This is one of the nicest courses on the big island plus the starter was super nice.

I will come back and play it again. I actually prefer it over Mauna Kea mostly because of the cost.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, views, lots of hills up and down……. and Windy!

We got to play this beautiful course with a great hot deal. We started off on the driving range where you get free balls hitting into at least a 25 mile an hour wind which gave us concern for the day. You must play with a cart because it is a long walk up and down between holes, the fairways were in great shape so were the greens. They are tricky with lots of minor undulations. On about half the holes the wind was very slight and then one other holes, rolling hard and direction changed often. We started playing at about 11 AM and finished by 2:30. Oh things moved along just fine. In fact, it wouldn’t be a bad thing. If you played slow, the views are so beautiful! 18 is a real tricky finishing par four with a blind drive you don’t want to hit far and green sits atop a very high and steep mound.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Get a chin strap for your hat.

Fun course, good condition, beautiful views. Wish the wind didn’t blow my ball off the tee and hat off my head.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent - highly recommended

I always play Hapuna when we visit the Big Island - 2 or 3 times a year. Although the course can occasionally be a bit dry, it's consistently in very good shape and the greens are fantastic. I love the layout which can be manageable from the middle tees, or really hard from the backs...especially if the wind picks up. Pro-shop is well stocked and all the staff are friendly and helpful. Hapuna can be a real bargain (for Hawaii) with a Hot Deal rate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fresh Cut Greens !

Greens Cut the same morning made putting almost impossible. Lesson Learned ask before you sign up !

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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