Big Island Golf

Spend your Big Island golf vacation with us at our fully equipped Big Island vacation rentals ‘Aloha Vacation Cottages’ on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. The Kohala Coast provides the passionate golf player with a huge variety of golf courses on the Big Island of Hawaii, from popular public courses to spectacular championship layouts. There are many enticing options to choose from. Also, don’t miss the Kohala Coast vacation guide about more useful information on Kohala Coast vacation places to stay and things to do.

It’s about a 10-minute drive from our vacation cottages to the incomparable Mauna Kea Golf Course. This 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. Hope to have a photo available soon.

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Mauna Kea golf course with signature third hole over 180 yards across the ocean.
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.

Enjoy magnificent views when playing golf on Waikoloa Beach Golf Course

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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Kohala Coast Resort Golf Courses

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
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 Course
Resort -18 Holes – Par 70 – 6,566 Yds. – Slope 134 – Rating 71.6
600 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, HI 96738
(808) 886-7888

Waikoloa Kings’ Course
Resort -18 Holes – Par 72 – 7,074 Yds. – Slope 135 – Rating 73.4
600 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, HI 96738
(808) 886-7888

Hualalai Golf Club
Private Resort -18 Holes – Par 72 – 7,117 Yds. – Slope 139 – Rating 73.7
72-100 Kaupulehu Drive, Kaupulehu-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 325-8000 Fax: (808) 325-8200

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Waikoloa Village Golf Club
Resort -18 Holes – Par 72 – 6142 Yds.
68-1798 Melia Street, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738-3910
(808) 883-9621

Hamakua Country Club
Public – 9 Holes – Par 33 – 2520 Yds.
P.O.Box 751, Honokaa, HI 96727
(808) 775-7244

Big Island Country Club
71-1420 Mamalahoa Hwy
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
( 808) 325-5044

Hilo Municipal Golf Course
Department of Parks and Recreation, County of Hawaii
340 Hawihai St, Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 959-7711