Nanea Golf Club

72-2921 Kaupulehu Rd,

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Big Island) 96740

  • Office

    +1 (808) 930 1300
  • Pro shop

    +1 (808) 930 1300
  • Fax

    +1 (808) 930 1333

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Open countryside, grassland and ancient lava fields.

  • Designer:

    David McLay-Kidd

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7490
6627
5337
Par
73
73
73
SSS or slope
76.1
71.6
71.5

Location

Latitude:

19.785038

Longitude:

-155.962493

How to get there:

16 mi N of Kailua-Kona.

Nanea Golf Club

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.

Est. 2003

The private Nanea Golf Club is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in the Hawaiian Islands. The excellent open parkland layout contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes.

Set on the barren lava strewn slopes of Mount Hualalai, the course incorporates the characteristics inherent in any fine links course, not least firm turf and stiff sea breezes. Definitely a course that will challenge your all-round game.

Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.

List of courses: Hawaii - Big Island

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Private club - guests may only play if hosted by a member.

Green fees

Outside visitor fee not applicable; private course for members and their guests.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

Developed by Charles Schwab and Safeway magnate George Roberts, the design brief to David McLay Kidd (of Bandon Dunes fame) was to make Nanea a challenging course following the style of their favorite courses in Britain and Ireland.

Published ranking

Hawaii's No.1 golf course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 49th best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
World's former 84th best course (GOLF magazine, 2011; not in subsequent editions of this ranking).

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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.

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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.

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

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