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3.9
302 Reviews (302)
5 Stars
104
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
16
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.4
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
81.0%
Recommend this course
247 out of 302 reviews
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2.5
2 Reviews (2)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
1
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.0
Value
2.0
Layout
2.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
5.0
50.0%
Recommend this course
1 out of 2 reviews
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3.5
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
75.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 8 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6388 yards
Slope 136
Rating 71.6
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Kaanapali Kai Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder (1976) Robin Nelson (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire must be worn at all times

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

3.9
302 Reviews (302)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 9
Elevation Changes 8
This course/club is great for:
Playing Multiple Courses 8
Advanced Golfers 7
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 7
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 14
Near Local Attractions 6

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Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Municipal Course at a resort price

Course is average, service is very average. Not even close to being worth $140 before noon. Do yourself a favour. Drive to Kahili or Maui Lani and pay 95 bucks. Take the $45 per player you saved and have a nice dinner.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor service

Unfriendly staff and appalling slow pace of play. Our tee time was 1:50 and we finished 13 holes with 15 min to return carts to clubhouse.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice, except for...

The bunkers! It looked like it had been days since they had been raked.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Next time I will skip this course!

First my issues: had to unload and pack my own bag to and from cart. Next there was no water provided as the online reservation stated. The course claims they told golfnow they don’t give out water. The range balls are additional and you must hit off the oldest worst mats I’ve seen in years. There are no Marshall’s on course to deal with slow groups or the tourists wandering about. The positive: nice starters, scenic views, interesting holes, decent conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Slow pace of play

Frustrating for the etiquette-conscious golfer, despite being among Maui's more expensive courses. We were delayed on the 1st tee waiting for the other twosome who showed up late. The girlfriend in the twosome had only just started learning to golf. Despite the published dress code, the pro shop allowed her on to the course wearing cutoff jean shorts and a t-shirt. Not once did a marshall show up to tell us to speed up the pace of play, which we desparately hoped would happen. Ended up racing to finish our round before dark, and this is not a long course. Otherwise the pro shop and practice areas were well organized and staffed. We just wish that golf etiquette, specifically keeping up with the group ahead, could be more strictly enforced.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth Playing

Course is more challenging than expected, but still fun to play even for higher handicappers. Course was in good condition and is fair price at about $100-150. Not sure I would pay more than that given the other options available at the higher price point. It can be busy and pace of play can be an issue, but you are in Hawaii so things could be worse......Definitely one of the more enjoyable courses on Maui. I recommend it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Joggers Beware

There were quite a few joggers on the course which is rather unsettling.I was surprised that management left them on the course. It looks to me that could be a rather serious liability. We had a lot of rain in Maui prior to playing so it was cartpath only which gave us a lot of exercise with the course was in excellent shape and the staff is wonderful

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Tropical resort golf

I live in OR so that is my frame of reference. The course is a little shabby but not enough to complain about. The sand in the few bunkers I experienced was good. The greens are really slow; never did figure out the speed. The staff is efficient and friendly. I started right behind a big ladies' shotgun group, expecting slow play, but the pace was great. A little spendy, but hey, it's Hawaii. It was a pleasant experience.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic views

Pro’s:
Nice fairways. Tricky greens. Beautiful views. Very friendly, helpful staff.
Con’s:
Bunkers in rough shape.
Several blind shots.
Course is a little overpriced. I played it as a treat to myself.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Snow

It's not same course I played 3years ago it seems run down honey buckets on the course fairways greens not in good shapes.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too many other courses to choose from!

I have played this course many times in the past. This is now the most run down course in the area. When you can play one of the Kapalua courses or make the drive to Wailea (for the gold or emerald courses for the same price and in WAY better condition), there is no reason to settle for Ka'anapali Kai. If you must stick around the Ka'anapali area, play the Ka'anapali Royal course, which is in far better shape than this course, and a better track with better scenery.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Oklahoma Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Expected more

I was just expecting more for the money as this was my other choice for my 2 days of playing golf in Maui. Earlier in the week, it was Wailea Emerald and there is no comparison between the two.
From the time you arrived here, it seemed like you were on your own to kinda figure it out. The only friendly member that we came in contact with was the pro shop staff. Other than that, range person and starter could have been a little more friendly. There a big contingent of locals teeing off on Royal and most of their focus was on them.
We were able to start a little earlier than our tee time , but our cart was really hesitant on the first hole, but finally kicked in and kept us going the rest of the round.
The course itself, is quite friendly with wide fairways. A few good views, greens protected by traps. The greens were inconsistent with speed of the putts.
Once we passed the twosome ahead of us, we played in 3 hours, so pace of play was fantastic.
After we finished the round, at 230.. not a sole around to assist with clubs or anything and at a resort course, that is expected.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course with beautiful views

My girl friend and I played this course during our last day on vacation to Maui (Saturday). When we arrived the gentleman in the Pro Shop was extremely helpful with our club and locker rentals. Fortunately, we were able to go off about 45 minutes before our scheduled tee time and did not encounter any pace of play issues to the front or behind us for about 14 holes. The course overlooked the ocean and had amazing scenic views. I would highly recommend this course to anyone on vacation in Maui.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hard on

Played with s pro and preacher pro shot one over preach and I prayed allot of fun Blues are tuff play from whited

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disapointment

We arrive at 30 minutes prior to our tee time. Upon arrival we were told that the greens had been airaided and sanded. We given the option of the Royal course for $50 each. I felted I trapped after planning this outing prior leaving for Hawaii.

The greens had more sand than the bunkers.

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