Best Golf Resorts
on the Big Island
of Hawaii

Fairmont Orchid guests receive priority access to the Mauna Lani Golf Courses — the North and South 18-hole championship layouts — located adjacent to the resort. The South Course’s iconic par-3 15th over a lava bay is one of the most photographed holes in Hawaiian golf. Having two quality courses within minutes of your room provides the variety serious golfers want, and Fairmont’s rates undercut the Mauna Lani resort’s own golf packages. The combination of Fairmont Orchid’s full resort amenities, beautiful beach, and dual-course access creates one of the strongest golf-and-family packages on the Kohala Coast.

Hualalai Golf Course is a Tom Weiskopf design exclusively for resort guests and club members — one of Hawaii’s most private and prestigious courses. Carved through ancient lava fields with views of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and the Pacific, the layout combines dramatic volcanic terrain with immaculate conditioning. The par-3 17th plays over a lava field to a green perched above the ocean — one of Hawaii’s signature holes. As a Four Seasons guest, you receive preferred tee times, complimentary range balls, and access to the performance centre. The exclusivity here is the key differentiator — you’ll never wait behind a five-hour public-course foursome.

Mauna Kea Golf Course, the original Robert Trent Jones Sr. design that helped establish the Kohala Coast as a golf destination, plays across lava fields with stunning ocean panoramas from nearly every hole. The par-3 3rd — a dramatic downhill shot over crashing surf to a clifftop green — is one of the most famous holes in Pacific golf. The adjacent Hapuna Golf Course (Arnold Palmer design) gives resort guests two championship options. Both courses have been impeccably maintained and offer preferred rates and tee times for hotel guests. For golfers who appreciate history alongside quality, Mauna Kea’s course is a pilgrimage.

Mauna Lani Golf comprises two 18-hole championship courses — the North and South — both carved through ancient lava fields with dramatic ocean and mountain views. The South Course’s par-3 15th, played over a black lava bay to an oceanfront green, is one of the most iconic holes in Hawaiian golf. The courses underwent a comprehensive renovation during the resort’s transformation, with improved conditioning and modernised irrigation. Resort guests receive preferred tee times and rates. The two-course setup provides variety for multi-day golf trips, and the proximity to Mauna Kea and Hapuna courses creates the densest concentration of championship golf in the Pacific.

Hapuna Golf Course, an Arnold Palmer design, winds through the Kohala hillside above the resort with panoramic views of the coastline, Maui, and the volcanic peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The course plays 6,875 yards from the tips with elevation changes and persistent trade winds that add strategic complexity. Resort guests receive preferred rates and tee times, and the neighbouring Mauna Kea Golf Course (Robert Trent Jones Sr.) is accessible via a reciprocal arrangement. The two-course combination, paired with the Westin’s value positioning, creates one of the best affordable golf-and-stay packages on the Kohala Coast.

The Waikoloa Beach Resort community offers two championship golf courses — the Beach Course (Robert Trent Jones Jr.) and the Kings’ Course (Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish) — both accessible to Marriott guests with preferred rates. The Beach Course features coastal holes along ancient lava flows with ocean views, while the Kings’ Course winds through dramatic volcanic terrain with lava-tube hazards and petroglyph-dotted fairways. Having two courses of this calibre within a golf-cart ride of your hotel room creates genuine variety for multi-day golf trips, and the Marriott’s value positioning means the total cost of a golf vacation here undercuts comparable Kohala Coast packages.