Beach Course

The Island of Hawaii’s Kohala Coast is called the “golf capitol of Hawaii” for a good reason, and Waikoloa Beach Resort offers two of the Big Island’s best golf courses, challenging for the avid golfer, rewarding for the club player and fun for families, couples and juniors.

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the Beach Course at Waikoloa winds its way along historic lava flows near Anaehoomalu Bay, almost distracting even avid golfers with hypnotic ocean views, swaying coconut palms and tropical tradewinds. Immaculate greens are well-guarded by numerous white sand bunkers and strategically placed, shimmering water features, but the ultimate Big Island golf experience may be the Beach Course’s 502-yard par 5 seventh—known throughout the islands as the most spectacular oceanfront par-five in Hawaii. Not only is it a challenging golf hole, its rocky point over the breakers is an awesome place to spot humpback whales and misty, distant views of other Hawaiian Islands.

Par 70, 6566 yards, Slope: 134, Rating 71.6