With some TLC it would be exceptional! Greens are good, fairways have lots of cabbage. Cart paths are a little rough , driving range could use some flags and or yardage markers. New clubhouse in the works. Glad I played it but will give it some time for another round.

Overall very happy we played here and thought it was well worth the price, which is awesome for tourists visiting Hawaii that might not want to shell out big money for every round, especially if you find their coupon at the airport. It’s challenging (but not overly so) and a very interesting round, but you should not go here expecting resort-like conditions. If you don’t, I think you’ll really enjoy your round. Crazy ocean views from up above, lots of elevation changes, and beautiful holes. The drive from the clubhouse to the driving range and first tee is long through the lush woods and gives you a little peek at what you’ll be dealing with for most of the round, which is an awesome contrast against some of the lava rock filled courses closer to the ocean. The driving range has a beautiful view of the ocean and is straight downhill, which is fun. You will see an abundance of animals, including dozens of peacocks (which will aggressively pursue you, but not in a scary way - they’re just hoping for food), several wild pigs, mongooses, and many types of other birds. Yes, the pigs damage many of the holes fairly extensively, but if you go into your round expecting this and accepting moving your ball occasionally, you’ll be fine. I do wish the rough was cut a little more consistently and weeds were managed a bit more because it’s often tough to find your ball on the occasional blind shot if you miss the fairway or it takes a severe slope and a good chunk of time gets spent hunting balls. It rained off and on throughout our round, which we expected because of the course being up in the clouds, but as a result you should expect your ball to get muddied up or lost if plugging in soft turf. If I played here again I probably would bring some cheaper balls or at least start with ones I had leftover from previous rounds - I lost a few today that were confidently in play. Greens were shockingly fast for how moist and soft the greens were - I don’t think I left a single putt short, but you will be making and fixing huge pitch marks. Also be wary that they close the course earlier than most and you should probably get a tee time at 1 or earlier if booking in June - we teed off at 2 and finished 16 by about 5:30 and were told by a ranger that they’re closing up and we had to return our cart. I’m not docking them any points for that - I had read that was a possibility somewhere online ahead of time and it was in the back of my mind. But also, pace of play was great - we got 16 in within 3.5 hours and only had to wait on the group in front of us a couple times. A great cooler temp break between rounds at Mauna Lani South and North for us. I definitely haven’t ever played a course like this and for that alone I can’t be mad about anything here. If you need country club or resort conditions then this probably isn’t for you, but I think everyone should find this course fun.

Fun course to play. Huge elevation change from 1st tee to 18 green. Bring extra balls. Lots of peacocks & roosters. Awesome views of the ocean.

A great experience. First time playing a mountain course and the incline and decline of the holes was very interesting. Some holes had a distant ocean view. The large amount of peacocks and other wildlife was an added attraction. Very beautiful. The staff there was super friendly and helpful. Quick time to check in and get your cart. The cart trip to driving range/1st hole is about a 10 minute ride. The driving range faces the ocean and is sloped downhill. The only reason I didn’t rate a star higher is that the golf carts are very much in need of replacement. However, it was posted in the pro shop that new ones are on order. I’ll play this course again.

If I could give the course more than 5 stars, I would. We played this course twice during our two week visit to the Big Island in August . The course is under new ownership and much work is being done in weed control and a new clubhouse was being built. The course is long and wide and you are either playing up the mountain or down. The views are truly spectacular and with so many trees a lot of shade for those hot days. My son and I played this first, and then rebooked a second round as we liked it so much and the value for money was unbeatable . on our second round, we had 6 golfers as we were on the Island for a wedding. When we finished the round @ 1:30PM, we were all packing up, unfortunately my son locked the keys in our rental vehicle. After our first call to the rental company for road side assistance we just had to wait. There are definitely worse places to have to wait where you can sit outside, have a beer and enjoy the scenery. Through a comedy of errors by the rental company, we had wait for almost 5 hours. I cannot say enough about the hospitality of the staff at this course. They took such great care of us, offering us complimentary hot dogs, wine etc. They even kept the gates open for us as we continued to wait for road side assistance which finally came @ 6:00PM. I cannot thank Eddie, Dee and Allen enough for their true Hawaiian spirit of courtesy and care for others. What could of been a terrible afternoon turned into an adventure thank to these folks and all the staff at the course! Mahalo and we will see you again!