The best courses you can play in Waikoloa, Hawaii
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 1,648 rounds in Hawaii and rate what they played. These are the 7 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Waikoloa, Hawaii, ranked by those community scores.
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Kohala Coast, HI, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.1Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.7Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
$350 with no food on property and a limited driving range. Had maintenance guys in every fairway bunker of the first 5 holes we played and teed off at 9:20. Besides the chaos and heavy price tag, it was a fun course.
Written by
@Fut’sPicks
- Views
- Driving range
- Must play
South
Mauna Lani Resort Golf
Kohala Coast, HI, USAPublicH. Flint & R. F. Cain
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
I’ll admit, I can’t always distinguish the North and South as much as I’d like - I played them a few years back - but what I do remember from the South are some truly special views. It’s a resort-style course, so it doesn’t beat you up.
Written by
@moodiebanks
- Views
- Driving range
- Grass range
Hualalai Golf Club
Kailua-Kona, HI, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Must play
North
Mauna Lani Resort Golf
Kohala Coast, HI, USAPublicH. Flint & R. F. Cain
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Compared to the South, Mauna Lani North feels a little wilder and more rugged. Carved through ancient lava fields and framed by kiawe trees, it has a character all its own.
Written by
@moodiebanks
- Views
- Driving range
- Pristine
Waikoloa Beach Resort Golf
Waikoloa, HI, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Kings
Waikoloa Beach Resort Golf
Waikoloa, HI, USAPublicTom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Hapuna Beach Resort
Kohala Coast, HI, USAPublicArnold Palmer & Ed Seay
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Relatively easy layout, interesting holes, condition is decent, need to play grain on greens
Written by
@acedriver
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Waikoloa, 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 public course rankings in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
The top public golf courses in Waikoloa, 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 public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Waikoloa, 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 Waikoloa, Hawaii list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Waikoloa, 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 public courses in and around Waikoloa, Hawaii on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:02 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
