Pacific island golf. · Vol. 01
The UltimateHawaii Golf Trip. Hawaii is the resort-golf bookend to a Bandon Dunes trip. The Big Island has Mauna Kea (RTJ Sr., 1965), Mauna Lani, and Hualalai; Maui has Kapalua's Plantation Course (the Tournament of Champions venue every January) and the Wailea trio; Oahu adds Kapolei and Ko Olina.
Above · Nanea Golf Club
The Big Island Resort Loop Mauna Kea + Mauna Lani + Hualalai
Duration 3 days
Total drive 25 mi
Tariff $$$$
Approx. $4,500 / person, 3 days. Mauna Kea + Mauna Lani are resort-public; Hualalai is Four Seasons resort-only.
© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM 6 mi 15 mi 1 Mauna Kea 2 Mauna Lani 3 Hualalai
Mauna Kea Golf Course
Day 1 · Mauna Kea
Fly into KOA. Stay at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1965 layout on the volcanic shoreline.
Day 2 · Mauna Lani
Six miles south. North and South courses; the South Course is the photograph (lava-flow holes on the ocean).
Hualalai Golf Club & Pro Shop
Day 3 · Hualalai
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Jack Nicklaus 1996, resort-only. Champions Tour event venue.
The Maui Route Kapalua Plantation + Wailea Gold + Bay
Duration 3 days
Total drive 50 mi
Tariff $$$$
Approx. $4,000 / person, 3 days. Kapalua Plantation hosts the Tour's January Sentry every year. All public-resort.
© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM 1 mi 45 mi 1 Kapalua Plantation 2 Kapalua Bay 3 Wailea Gold
Pebble Beach Golf Course
Day 1 · Kapalua Plantation
Fly into OGG. Stay at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua. Coore & Crenshaw 1991, longest course on the PGA Tour.
Pebble Beach Golf Course
Day 2 · Kapalua Bay
Sister course to Plantation. Arnold Palmer + Francis Duane 1975. Shorter, more resort-friendly.
Wailea Gold Course
Day 3 · Wailea Gold
Drive south to Wailea. Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1993. Three layouts (Gold, Emerald, Old Blue) at the resort.
The Oahu Loop Kapolei + Ko Olina + Royal Hawaiian
Duration 3 days
Total drive 50 mi
Tariff $$$
Approx. $2,500 / person, 3 days. All public-resort. Quieter than the Big Island and Maui resort cluster.
© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM 10 mi 40 mi 1 Kapolei 2 Ko Olina 3 Royal Hawaiian Day 1 · Kapolei
Fly into HNL. Stay on the west side. Ted Robinson 1995 along the southwest Oahu coast.
Ko Olina Golf Club
Day 2 · Ko Olina
Ten miles further along the leeward coast. Ted Robinson 1989 at the Disney resort.
Day 3 · Royal Hawaiian
Across to Kailua on the windward side. Pete & Perry Dye 1992, the old Luana Hills layout reborn.
Aim for these
The bucket-list courses in Hawaii Tour stops, host courses, the ones golfers fly across the country to play.
One tier below
Premier picks Top-100-in-the-state regulars. The clubs you've heard of but maybe not played.
If you can't get in the front gate
The best public-access courses Tee times bookable by anyone with a credit card. Sorted by USGA course rating.
Who designed it
Architects with the most work in Hawaii 
Day1Mauna Kea Golf CourseDay 1 · Mauna Kea
Day2Day 2 · Mauna Lani
Day3Hualalai Golf Club & Pro ShopDay 3 · Hualalai
