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Conditions
2.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.1
51.7%
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14 out of 23 reviews
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3.5
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2.0
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3.5
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3.0
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3.0
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2.5
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4.5
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3.3
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Layout
3.5
Pace
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Amenities
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4.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 54
Length 2196 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Hawaii Kai Golf Course - Executive
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Course Details

Year Built 1962
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1962)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.0
23 Reviews (23)
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Really fun par 3

I love this little course. The holes are challenging and the views are spectacular.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Very friendly staff, but course and facilities and course pretty much garbage

This is a review for the executive course. This is the kind of course where you expect to see players wearing tank tops, cut off jeans and bare feet. The description says its a Robert Trent Jones designed course, which is such a shame considering what a mess it is. There is some nice elevation to the layout. Definitely not worth $55 even with cart. The cart - I was warned that sometimes the gas doesn't work and have to pull the pedal back with your foot to make it run again. Plus I rented clubs - the SW and putter had the outer rubber stripped off it. It was just so comically bad. Driving range had nice mats, but the facility was worse than your local pitch and putt. The worst part of the day by far, though, was the course condition. I think these kinds of executive courses don't really expect you to play from the "fairway" but there is just a lot of patchy crabgrass around and around the green. The green and the "fringe" are essentially the same cut of grass - the only thing separating the green and the fringe is a line they cut into it with a string trimmer. Literally as slow as a shag carpet.

Shame on me for not taking some of the other online reviews more seriously. The bigger shame is to see a course with potential falling into such disarray. Save your money.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

I would not play here again. Poor value for the money. Course was very busy and frustrating . Poor fairways and greens very slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Surprisingly

I just being in paradise the layout and course would be nice , I guess when I went to driving range an saw nothing but brown dirt range thru me , the cart paths on the par 3 were dirt and the Tee boxes were rough but the overall experience was good,

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice Scenic Par 3 Course !

Nice Scenic , but they were very busy and condition was muddy.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Rude staff, cool course

The exec course is pretty fun; lots of variety.

Staff ruined the experience. I called weeks ahead and asked if military members who live in Hawaii can get the Hawaii rate, and was told definitely. I went on memorial day and the guy told me they weren't anymore. I politely said thank you and to have a great day and the guy silently ignored me and gave a rude look.

Then on hole 6, they turned the sprinklers on the tee box and I got soaked and my bag and phone got soaked. Then on hole 12 they told me to hurry off the green so they could turn those on as well. Then I left my rangefinder on a tee box and went back literally 90 seconds later and some greens keeper had taken it. He gave it back later.

Otherwise a really great par 3 course, but the staff treat you like an inconvenience. Which is weird bc it's business based on recreation.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Timers

First time booking the course. Paid $20 online in advance and booked under “Hawaii Kai executive”. Did not realize that I booked the Par 3, as it did not say anywhere online. Ended up losing the deposit and played the long course. A bit disappointing so watch what you book!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First Timers

First time playing. Booked online with GolfNow and paid $20 in advance. Didn’t realize it was actually the Par 3 course. Ended up playing the long course and had to fork out an extra $53. Watch what you book I guess, but nowhere in the reservation did it mention the Par 3.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played

Hawaii Kai Executive is just the right amount of challenging

This course plays up and down a steep hill which makes it fun, interesting and,being Hawaii, gives beautiful scenic views. As part of a larger course course it is well thought out, well mainatianed and challenging. And just plain fun. A classy brief afternoon experience.

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