Best golf courses: Kailua-Kona

Kailua-Kona: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Palmer, Arnold

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Rsrt guests only
Kailua-Kona
Nicklaus, Jack

Visitors?

Rsrt guests only

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Jack Nicklaus

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private course
Kailua-Kona
Weiskopf, Tom

Visitors?

Private course

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Tom Weiskopf

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Bell, Nelson & Wright

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Ocean course designed by William Francis "Billy" Bell Jr (1966). Mountain course front-nine designed by William Bell (1985), and completed by Robin Nelson & Rodney Wright (1991).
5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Jones, Jones & Jones

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1964); modifications by his sons Robert Trent Jones Jr (1975) and Rees Jones (2008).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Nelson, Wright & Haworth

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Original layout designed by Homer Flint & Raymond Cain; redesigned by Robin Nelson, Rodney Wright & Neil Haworth

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Nelson, Wright & Haworth

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Original layout designed by Homer Flint & Raymond Cain; redesigned by Robin Nelson, Rodney Wright & Neil Haworth

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Kailua-Kona
McLay-Kidd, David

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

David McLay-Kidd

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Weiskopf & Morrish

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kailua-Kona
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kailua-Kona

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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