Best Golf Courses in Hawaii

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

Top 10 Courses

1. North Shore Preserve (Prince) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1990; Princeville, Hawaii)
2. Manele Golf Course (Jack Nicklaus 1993; Lanai, Hawaii)*
3. Kapalua Plantation (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
4. Nanea Golf Club (David McLay Kidd 2003; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
5. Kukio Golf and Beach Club (Tom Fazio 2003; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
6. Mauna Kea Resort (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1965; Kohala Coast, Hawaii)*
7. Makai Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1971, remodeled 2010; Princeville, Hawaii)*
8. Kohanaiki Golf and Ocean Club (Rees Jones 2013; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
9. Kukui'ula Golf Club (Tom Weiskopf 2011; Koloa, Hawaii)
10. Hokuli'a, The Club at (Jack Nicklaus 2002; Kealakekua, Hawaii)

North Shore Preserve (Prince)

Courses 11–20

11. Poipu Bay Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1991; Kauai, Hawaii)*
12. Hokuala, The Ocean Course at (Jack Nicklaus 1998 with renovations 2011 and 2016; Lihue, Hawaii)*
13. Hualalai Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Jack Nicklaus 1996; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)*
14. Wailea Resort (Gold) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1994; Kihei, Hawaii)*
15. Wailea Resort (Emerald) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1994; Kihei, Hawaii)*
16. Dunes at Maui Lani, The (RobNelson 1999; Kahului, Hawaii)*
17. Kapalua Bay (Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane 1975; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
18. Mauna Lani Resort (South) (RobNelson 1981; Kohala Coast, Hawaii)*
19. Puakea Golf Course (RobNelson (10 holes 1997, rest of the holes 2003); Lihue, Hawaii)*
20. Kona Country Club (William P. Bell 1966; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)*

Poipu Bay Golf Club

Courses 21–30

21. Hualalai Golf Club (Ke'olu) (Tom Weiskopf 2002; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
22. Maui Nui Golf Course (Bill Newis 1987; Kihei, Hawaii)*
23. Wailua Golf Course (Toyo Shirai 1961 (original nine 1930); Lihue, Hawaii)*
24. King Kamehameha Golf Club (Ted Robinson 1991; Ted Robinson Jr. 2005 renovation; Wailuku, Hawaii)
25. Kiahuna Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1984; Koloa, Hawaii)*
26. Waikoloa Beach Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1981 (Beach & Lake 9s), Tom Weiskopf 1990 (King 9); Waikoloa, Hawaii)*
27. Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1962; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
28. Turtle Bay Resort (Palmer) (Arnold Palmer 1992; Kahuku, Hawaii)*
29. Kauai Mini Golf (Kilauea, Hawaii)
30. Waiehu Golf Course (Wailuku, Hawaii)*

Hualalai Golf Club (Ke'olu)

Courses 31–33

31. Makani Golf Club (Perry Dye 1997; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)*
32. Ka'anapali Kai Golf Course (Arthur Jack Snyder 1967 and RobNelson 2005; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
33. Kukuiolono Golf Course (Kalaheo, Hawaii)

Makani Golf Club