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4.0
504 Reviews (504)
5 Stars
250
4 Stars
146
3 Stars
57
2 Stars
29
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.2
82.2%
Recommend this course
430 out of 504 reviews
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4.0
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
80.6%
Recommend this course
54 out of 67 reviews
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3.9
114 Reviews (114)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
79.8%
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91 out of 114 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
504 Reviews (504)

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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Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very cool

The most amazing scenery and course lay out. Tough and you will lose balls but also find them
The greens ran true and all had good grass- they are slow though. This is a course to play at least once, even if you don’t have your A game

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful and Scenic Course

Great course and worth playing but bring lots of balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

unique do not miss

Beautiful old world feel. Felt like Hawaii. You play a course carved from a Rain Forest. Gorgeous vegitabion with 60 foot tall canopy trees. magnificent mountains. It is an experience. The out of the rough is rain forrest. You will lose balls if off course. Just be prepared. We played Turtle Bay the next day and that was just any other golf course in florida or CA. Dont miss the Royal Hawaiian

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It's a thinking golfer's course.

Loved the venue, the challenge, and the staff. Unfortunate timing met with necessary maintenance as the greens were recently plugged and dressed. It would take about five rounds of play to understand where to place shots and when to leave driver or metals in the bag; I think that I only pulled a driver five times. Several par 5s reachable in two by an old man such as myself (64). Slow play was not due to overcrowding,. A marshall monitoring groups, or in this case a beginning couple would help pace of play. The starter was a pleasure to talk with, USAF retiree in the pro shop was a gentleman and the snack bar lady makes a mean ham sandwich with an encouraging smile. I'll be back with my sons......someday.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The greens on the entire front nine were nothing but sand. I was not informed by GolfNow or the course staff. All I was told is that nine was cart path only.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Keep your green expectations low and you’ll be fine

Played whenever I visit Oahu. Beautiful scenery and great challenge. I knew the greens weren’t good but they literally were sanding the front 9 while we were playing. Back nine was better but unplayable front 9 greens due to sand and general bumpiness. Gave myself a max of 2 putts on the front 9. Got a very good deal with a Hot Deal to take some pain away but still would play again due to the unique surroundings and Jurassic feeling

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Jurassic Park setting

Likely the most scenic and beautiful jungle golf course one will ever play. Very challenging. Not long, but course places a premium on hitting specific spots on the course. Greens look like they had some disease, so that was disappointing after plunking down $150 to play it. Would've been nice to have been notified of that before booking. Bring extra balls for sure. Most people will play the course well over their normal index. Have the right mindset before you play it. If you get easily frustrated, don't play it; instead just enjoy the views and be thankful that you get to play a course as beautiful as this one.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Three dressed up as a nine

The views are a 10 and you drive through the forest and it makes you feel like you’re in another world. Then there’s the course. The driving range wasn’t open and we were not told about it. No snack beverage cart or even snack shack, rather a small cooler in the Pro-Shop. Pro shop attendee was not the warmest inviting individual. Starter was great, took the time to explain everything and even offered to take a picture of us. The greens were the most shocking thing. So much damage especially on the front nine. Although the carts have GPS, you could use a explanation on the holes and where to hit it and not hit it. Par 5 was approximately 560 yet you couldn’t driver as it ran out at 270. Million dollar views but no where near worth over $100.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tired and run down

Run down, no facilities, and all greens damaged by incorrect treatment by grounds staff

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather

Excellent but challenging golf course!

Had the opportunity to play this course twice during a trip to Oahu. An incredibly beautiful but insanely difficult golf course. Bring extra golf balls!

The greens could use a little more love, especially on the front-9.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing views, challenging layout

Some of the best mountain views on the island. The pro shop had the essentials. Staff very friendly all around. Rental clubs were taylormade stealth in well used state. Front 9 was harder, back 9 had some drivable par 4s. The fairways were mostly in great condition, the greens were not. The old divots were sandfilled at least but just didn't roll true.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mixed bag

Staff was super friendly, but the pro shop was the only thing open on the property, and it had very limited supplies of refreshments (food/snacks, maybe because it was mid week?) and also limited golf accessories (gloves, balls, hats). One of the on-course bathrooms is currently out of service. Front 9 is just a ball donation to the jungle gods, with greens in terrible shape. These front nine greens have multiple un-repaired ball marks on every green, and what I am guessing is some sort of disease on several of them that leave gaping zig-zag cracks with no grass, making even a short putt impossible to make. The back 9 is much more open, with fairly good greens. Given a choice, playing the back 9 twice would have been much more enjoyable than suffering through the front nine. The majority of the course has a broad-leafed “grass” for the rough that flat out swallows balls. The pro shop had a small selection of incredibly overpriced balls for sale, but spending a few minutes off of the fairway yields several “new” balls per hole if you run short.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Gorgeous Course!

A beautiful course that was a joy to play! So much to see and enjoy. The course was great and a little challenging requiring some accuracy to hit areas over the jungle or water. A few of the greens were a little rough and needed some work, but overall a great course. The staff was great! Very friendly. The pro shop is well stocked. Most of the other amenities were closed or unavailable, but that did not detract from the course and would have only added to the pleasure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

course is in awful condition

greens, esp front nine are worse than my local muni. fairways are OK but the fringe is brutal on your wallet bc unless you step on it, the balls are gone.

i guess you come for the scenery bc there isnt much else here. also no snack shops/bev carts.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great scenery. Very good golf. Great staff. First few holes have bad greens

First few holes have bad greens. But the rest is great. Infrastructure needs a bit of maintenance.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Grass

The turf on the greens is bad and the grass on the fairways is yellow and needs maintenance. The turf around the entire pitch needs clearing and the branches need clearing.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

THE VIEWS!!!

The VIEWS were spectacular, the layout EXTREMELY challenging and even more so when the wind picked up on the back 9. I must say the greens on the front 9 were less than ideal but got better as we got to the 8th hole and beyond. I guess it’s really tough to grow the greens on the front 9 with all the shade, but the VIEWS!!! There wasn’t much in regards to amenities but the VIEWS. You’re there to enjoy the VIEWS and your playing partners and the golf comes last. Enjoy it for what it’s worth.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Was trying to find a course to play and seen the time of golf now. Called the course to see how busy they were. Man who answered the phone was great. Booked the time got there and was a few groups in the front. I received an escort to the 10th tee to show me where to start and played. Course was in good shape. Ocean and Mountain View’s. Staff was great. Would love to go back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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