Photo: maryana kots via GoogleBig Island (Hawaii)
Kohala Coast resort golf on black lava. Mauna Kea (RTJ Sr.) and Mauna Lani South/North are the anchors — quieter, more golf-centric than Maui, with oceanside finishes through ancient lava flows.
Courses
7 courses
$$$Mauna Kea Golf Course
★ 4.518 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1964), restored by Rees Jones (2008)
$$$Hapuna Golf Course
★ 4.518 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1992)
$$$Mauna Lani - South Course
★ 4.818 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Homer Flint & Raymond Cain (1981)
$$$Mauna Lani - North Course
★ 4.818 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Homer Flint & Raymond Cain (1991)
$$$Waikoloa Beach Resort - Kings' Course
★ 4.318 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish (1990)
$$Makalei Golf Club
★ 4.118 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Dick Nugent (1992)
$$Waikoloa Beach Resort - Beach Course
★ 4.318 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1981)
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Weather & Best Time to Visit
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Recent Groups
Based on recent trips to this destination
4 golfers · 3 rounds
April 2026
~$1,400/person
6 golfers · 4 rounds
March 2026
~$1,850/person
3 golfers · 2 rounds
February 2026
~$980/person