Spend
your Big Island golf vacation with us at
our fully equipped Big Island vacation rentals
'Aloha Vacation Cottages' on the Kohala Coast
of the Big Island of Hawaii. The Kohala Coast
provides the passionate golf player with a huge
variety of golf courses on the Big Island of Hawaii,
from popular public courses to spectacular
championship layouts. There are many enticing
options to choose from.
It's about a 10-minute drive from our vacation
cottages to the incomparable
Mauna Kea Golf Course.
This course offers golfers the perfect challenge to
match their level of play. Created by Robert Trent
Jones, Sr., the 18-hole championship course presents
dramatice changes in elevation, large undulating
greens,
and 120 well-placed bunkers. There are incredible
views of the blue Pacific Ocean, rugged lava beds
and snow-capped Mauna Kea. The signature third
hole, a 210-yard par 3, requires a tee shot that carries
over 180 yards of ocean to reach the green.
Nearby is the Mauna Kea’s sister course, the Hapuna
Golf Course. Built on the side of a hill overlooking the
ocean, this championship course includes dramatic views
of the Kohala Coast as well as the Mauna Kea, Mauna
Loa and Kohala mountains. The USGA ranked the
Hapuna as one of the most environmentally sensitive
courses in America, as designers Palmer and Seay
preserved kiawe scrubs and endangered ilima plant.
Just down Hwy 19 from Hapuna and Mauna Kea, is the
36-hole Mauna Lani Resort. The original Francis Bwon
Golf Course was eventually developed into two 18-hole
courses, creating the North Course and South Course.
The South Course is the former home of the PGA Senior
Skins Game. The North Course is the more challenging
of the two, while the South is more scenic and features
Mauna Lani's two signature ocean-front holes. Its
15th
hole, a 196-yard par 3, is one of the most photographed
golf holes in the world. It requires a tee shot over the
ocean to the green. Rolling terrain and groves of kiawe
trees are among the characteristics of the North Course.
The expansive Waikoloa
Beach Resort currently offers
two golf courses for play. The Waikoloa Beach Course
opened in 1981. This Robert Trent Jones, Jr. design
weaves its way through the lava beds down to the surf.
Also built next to the ocean is the Waikoloa Kings'
Course, opened in 1990.
The Waikoloa Village Golf
Club, perched a thousand
feet above sea level, offers commanding views of the
Kohala Coast. The 6,687-yard, par 72 course is nestled
between the Mauna
Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes, and
is a favorite of both professionals and novices.
