The best golf courses in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 7 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, ranked by those community scores.
+328.5Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Kohala Coast, HI, USA
+288.4(South) Mauna Lani Resort Golf
Kohala Coast, HI, USA
+108.3Hualalai Golf Club
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
+148.0(North) Mauna Lani Resort Golf
Kohala Coast, HI, USA
+77.9Waikoloa Beach Resort Golf
Waikoloa, HI, USA
+97.9(Kings) Waikoloa Beach Resort Golf
Waikoloa, HI, USA
+57.7Hapuna Beach Resort
Kohala Coast, HI, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Kailua-Kona, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
The top golf courses in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on Course Vaults are led by Mauna Kea Beach Hotel with a Course Vaults score of 8.5. This page ranks 7 courses, including Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Mauna Lani Resort Golf, Hualalai Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Kailua-Kona, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Kailua-Kona, Hawaii list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Kailua-Kona, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is currently #1 among courses in and around Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 20, 2026, 11:55 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
