The incomparable Mauna
Kea Golf Course offers golfers the perfect challenge to match
their level of play. Created by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the 18-hole
championship course presents dramatice changes in elevation, large
undulating greens, and 120 well-placed bunkers. There are incredible
views of the blue Pacific Ocean, rugged lava beds and snow-capped
Mauna Kea. The signature third hole, a 210-yard par 3, requires
a tee shot that carries over 180 yards of ocean to reach the green
(see left photo below).
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Mauna Kea golf course
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Views of Mauna Kea summit. |
Nearby is the Mauna Kea’s sister
course, the Hapuna Golf Course. Built on the side of a hill overlooking
the ocean, this championship course includes dramatic views of the
Kohala Coast as well as the Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Kohala mountains.
The USGA ranked the Hapuna as one of the most environmentally sensitive
courses in America, as designers Palmer and Seay preserved Kiawe
scrubs and endangered ilima plant.
Just down Hwy 19 from Hapuna and Mauna Kea, is
the 36-hole Mauna Lani Resort. The original Francis Bwon Golf Course
was eventually developed into two 18-hole courses, creating the
North Course and South Course. The South Course is the former home
of the PGA Senior Skins Game. The North Course is the more challenging
of the two, while the South is more scenic and features Mauna Lani's
two signature ocean-front holes. Its 15th hole, a 196-yard par 3,
is one of the most photographed golf holes in the world. It requires
a tee shot over the ocean to the green. Rolling terrain and groves
of kiawe trees are among the characteristics of the North Course.
The expansive Waikoloa Beach Resort currently
offers two golf courses for play. The Waikoloa Beach Course opened
in 1981. This Robert Trent Jones, Jr. design weaves its way through
the lava beds down to the surf. Also built next to the ocean is
the Waikoloa Kings' Course, opened in 1990.
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Waikoloa
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Waikoloa
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The Waikoloa Village Golf Club, perched a thousand
feet above sea level, offers commanding views of the Kohala Coast.
The 6,687-yard, par 72 course is nestled between the Mauna Loa and
Mauna Kea volcanoes, and is a favorite of both professionals and
novices.
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Mauna
Kea Golf Course
Resort -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6365 Yds.
62-100 Mauna Kea Beach Drive, Kohala Coast, HI 96743
(808) 882-5400 Fax: (808) 882-7552
Hapuna
Golf Course
Resort -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6029 Yds.
62-100 Kauna'oa Drive, Kohala Coast, HI 96743
(808) 880-3000 Fax:880-3010
TOLL FREE (866) 774-6236
Mauna
Lani Resort Golf Courses
Francis H. I'l Brown Golf Courses
NORTH COURSE
Resort -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6335 Yds.
SOUTH COURSE
Resort -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6370 Yds.
68-1310 Mauna Lani Drive
Kohala Coast, HI 96743
(808)885-6655 Fax:(808)885-9612
Waikoloa
Beach Golf Course
Resort -18 Holes - Par 70 - 5958 Yds.
1020 Keana Place, Waikoloa, HI 96738
(808) 886-6060 Fax: (808) 886-6546
Waikoloa
Kings' Course
Resort -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6010 Yds.
600 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, HI 96738
(808) 886-7888 Fax: (808) 886-0038
Hualalai
Golf Club
Private Resort -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6632 Yds.
100 Kaupulehu Drive, Kaupulehu-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 325-8480 Fax: (808) 325-8481
Toll-free in Canada and U.S.A.: 1 (888) 340-5662
Waikoloa Village Golf Club
Resort -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6142 Yds.
P.O. Box 383910, Waikoloa, HI 96738
(808) 883-9621 Fax: (808) 883-9682
Waimea Country Club Golf
Course
Semi-Private -18 Holes - Par 72 - 6210 Yds.
P.O. Box 2155, Kamuela, HI 96743
(808)885-8053 Fax:(808)885-351
Hamakua Country Club Golf
Course
Public - 9 Holes - Par 33 - 2520 Yds.
P.O.Box 751, Honokaa, HI 96727
(808) 775-7244
Big Island Country Club
Golf Course
71-1420 Mamalahoa Hwy
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
( 808) 325-5044
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