Rankings

Best Golf Courses in Hawaii

The best golf courses the Golf Course Gurus have played in The Aloha State.

Manele Golf Course (Jack Nicklaus 1993; Lanai, Hawaii)*
Kapalua Plantation (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
Mauna Kea Resort (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1965; Kohala Coast, Hawaii)*
Nanea Golf Club (David McLay Kidd 2003; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
Makai Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1971, remodeled 2010; Princeville, Hawaii)*
Hokuli'a, The Club at (Jack Nicklaus 2002; Kealakekua, Hawaii)
Kohanaiki Golf and Ocean Club (Rees Jones 2013; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
Kukui'ula Golf Club (Tom Weiskopf 2011; Koloa, Hawaii)
Hokuala, The Ocean Course at (Jack Nicklaus 1998 with renovations 2011 and 2016; Lihue, Hawaii)*
Poipu Bay Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1991; Kauai, Hawaii)*

Manele Golf Course

Hualalai Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Jack Nicklaus 1996; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)*
Wailea Resort (Gold) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1994; Kihei, Hawaii)*
Wailea Resort (Emerald) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1994; Kihei, Hawaii)*
Dunes at Maui Lani, The (RobNelson 1999; Kahului, Hawaii)*
Mauna Lani Resort (South) (RobNelson 1981; Kohala Coast, Hawaii)*
Kapalua Bay (Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane 1975; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
Puakea Golf Course (RobNelson (10 holes 1997, rest of the holes 2003); Lihue, Hawaii)*
Kona Country Club (William P. Bell 1966; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)*
Hualalai Golf Club (Ke'olu) (Tom Weiskopf 2002; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
Maui Nui Golf Course (Bill Newis 1987; Kihei, Hawaii)*

Hualalai Golf Club (Nicklaus)

Wailua Golf Course (Toyo Shirai 1961 (original nine 1930); Lihue, Hawaii)*
Kiahuna Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1984; Koloa, Hawaii)*
Hapuna (Waimea, Hawaii)
Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1962; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
Waiehu Golf Course (Wailuku, Hawaii)*
Ka'anapali Kai Golf Course (Arthur Jack Snyder 1967 and RobNelson 2005; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
Kukuiolono Golf Course (Kalaheo, Hawaii)
Kauai Mini Golf (Kilauea, Hawaii)

Wailua Golf Course