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4.0
494 Reviews (494)
5 Stars
247
4 Stars
143
3 Stars
55
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.2
82.1%
Recommend this course
422 out of 494 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.7%
Recommend this course
48 out of 61 reviews
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3.9
109 Reviews (109)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.0%
Recommend this course
85 out of 109 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6609 yards
Slope 138
Rating 73.1
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Royal Hawaiian Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Platinum Paspalum Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye (1993) Perry Dye (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

4.0
494 Reviews (494)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 27
Forced Carries 23
Narrow Fairways 16
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Advanced Golfers 18
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 22
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Stunning

I've played many of the top rated courses in the US. None of them have a thing on this track. It is the most visually stunning golf course I have ever seen and my playing partner said the same thing. It is not the .ost immaculate fairways or perfect greens but once you see it and how difficult it is to get equipment in there, you will appreciate how good it is maintained. We played a top 100 course yesterday and it was boring compared to this. We are going to go back to the Royal instead.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Unique Experience

Lives up to it s reputation! Front nine (10) layout and natural beauty incredible. Greens were in average condition, not subpar as other comments. Very challenging from all tees. Losing balls is a given! If you have the right attitude and want to have fun this course is special! Try it, I guarantee you won t forget your experience.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Unnecessarily difficult course layout

The course layout is unfair. Even after good shots hard to find balls. The fairways are too hard so clubs easily bounce. You should prepare 3 times more balls than other courses

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Good and bad

The course is beautiful regarding playing through the mountains and hillside. The course is also not in great shape. Perhaps the rain is too much to keep things where they should be for the cost, but fairways were beat up and greens were inconsistent. I'd opt for the hot deal time only for this course (thankfully we did).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Interesting and fun course

Really interesting course. Very few easy shots, but the natural beauty more than makes up for the difficulty. The starter was super nice. HIghly recommend, but do bring extra balls.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Impossible but Exhilarating

I was told to bring a lot of balls, but I really did not think that applied to me, as I rarely lose a ball. well this course is impossible, if you don't play it very strategically. At times, I had to tee off with an iron to avoid the ball rolliing off the fairway down a cliff. Yes, if you go over the green, down a cliff. A bit too far to the right or left, down a cliff or woods. But, I loved it. I am playing it again tomorrow and I hope I will remember all that I learned the first time I played it. The staff were fanstastic, giving you a 10 minute run down on the course before letting you out. But disappoiinting is the range is not open; first hole, several mulligins are permitted.
Cathy

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Jurassic Golf

Front nine beautiful and extremely challenging. Back nine scenic and a little less challenging. Overall a truly unique golfing experience.

Conditions Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Royal Hawaiian Very Disappointing

Did our research and read all the reviews so knew what we were getting into. Course is a about a 30 minute drive east from Honolulu on the Pali Highway. Absolutely stunning mountains, jungle, and scenery. Unfortunately, the positives kind of stop there.

Front nine was spectacular but does not reward even good shots. If you don't like balls severely above or below your feet, even after a decent shot, do not play this course. And, as all the other reviews mention, bring lots and lots of balls. Anything that even trickles off the fairways disappears. The front nine greens had been sanded maybe a month prior and had 3 to 5 inch craters and holes throughout. Pro shop and starter did not mention any local rules or greens issues. Almost impossible to putt on the front nine.

Back nine is more open, out of the jungle, with greens in better condition, but still a lot of blind shots where local knowledge would be essential. The whole track layout had a kind of disjointed, "trying way too hard to impress" feel. There's no way to get into a flow or rhythm.

By the time we got back to the clubhouse (3:30 pm), everything was closed, aside from a couple cart attendants. Complete tumbleweeds blowing through the place. Kind of eerie. No restaurant or bar or snack shop open or even a pro shop thank you. You're probably a 25 minute drive from the nearest post-round 19th hole in Kailua Beach. (the famous Buzz's Steakhouse is the place!)

Bottom line? Incredible Jurassic Park kind of setting but the whole operation feels a bit down-at-the-heels, 1980s without an apparent whole lot of fresh investment. Getting kind of dingy and worn. Oh, and good luck on the first few target-shooting holes without a driving range or even a net to warm up on prior.

For the price, cannot recommend. Was very disappointed in the overall experience for our one opportunity to play golf on this trip.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ran down

The clubhouse entry and building is ran down, the restaurant is closed as well as the driving range. The course has a few holes that the greens are in question. Over all the setting of playing in/near a rain forest made for a pleasant experience. Take plenty of balls as it’s a course with a lot of blind shots and tight fairways!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

What an experience

Nothing like I’ve ever played. Jurassic Park-esque with beautiful views, challenging holes, and an experience worth trying.

Weather was forecasted for clear, but ended up being a total downpour which made it cart path only.

Even then, conditions of the course are great, and it was part of the experience playing in that kind of weather where there were pockets of sunshine and it made those moments even more beautiful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Greens where good

So I've been seeing a lot of reviews about greens being slow. I think a couple on the back 9 where thicker, still playable but thicker.

I had a 254 they accommodated me because of traffic which was cool, I thought at the time. Got there at 330 and everyone was saying, " you won't finish, you won't finish." As if I where to come at 254 that would gave me the full 18. 4 people told me that. That same 4 people said make sure carts are in by 530.

Like I get you guys gave lives and don't want to be there all day but four people on repeat was a bit rude imo

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointing

Range closed, restaurant closed, thin grass on tee boxes and fairways, unmowed crap grass in rough, exposed dirt spots on most greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course, nice layout.

I love the scenery course layout except for the putting greens in very poor condition need to be maintained more.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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