Waikoloa Beach Course
This course is located on the Big Island and runs along the Pacific with a view of the ocean on every hole and caters primarily to the intermediate to experienced golfer. This course boasts numerous sand bunkers and water holes and was built by famed designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 1981.
Waikoloa Beach Course
600 Waikoloa Beach Drive
Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738
(808) 886-7888
waikoloabeachgolf.com/golf/proto/waikoloabeachgolf/
Turtle Bay Palmer
Turtle Bay is located in Oahu and holds professional events for both the LPGA and the Champions tours. Players will experience very few trees and other shrubbery on the front nine and find a scenic back nine laced with palm trees. Some holes put the player very close to the ocean.
Turtle Bay Palmer
57-049 Kuilima Drive
Kahuku, Hawaii 96731
(808) 293-8574
golffusion.com/turtlebaygolf/start_page.php?type=h
Hapuna Golf Course
Hapuna is located on the Big Island, with three lakes that are interwoven into the course, making it very challenging. There are bunkers lining several holes. Hapuna overlooks the ocean but is far enough away to make it safe. Total yardage is 6,875.
Hapuna Golf Course
100 Holomoana St.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
(808) 944-4491
princeresortshawaii.com/hapuna-golf.php
Kaanapali Tournament Course
Kaanapali is perfect for the beginners, with long greens for a player to get used to putting. This par-71 has slightly more than 6,000 yards and is void of many challenging obstacles like sand traps or lakes.
Kaanapali Golf Course
2290 Kaanapali Parkway
Maui, Hawaii 96761
(808) 661-3691
kaanapali-golf.com/kaanapali.asp?id=131&page=2330
About The Author
Wayne Lin has played four years of golf at the collegiate level and coached junior competitors. He has written articles about golf for local newspapers and magazines. To date, Lin has played at over 90 golf courses across the United States and continues to compete in local competitions. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Oklahoma.
