Played uncrowded Kiahuna weekday afternoon with golf, cart, gps, range and new unused Calloway Elyte set for a couple hundred dollars. Grass range nearby and large practice green headed toward first h... Continue »

Played uncrowded Kiahuna weekday afternoon with golf, cart, gps, range and new unused Calloway Elyte set for a couple hundred dollars. Grass range nearby and large practice green headed toward first hole. Started on white tees in light breeze moving up to silver late back nine when hitting into increased winds. Fairways were mostly wide having some undulation with large trees, rock walls, lakes & stream to maneuver over or around. Only in one trap ample coarse sand noted others looked fine also. Greens coming out of maintenance some better some not mostly slow but was told beforehand. Very nice homes out of play along a few holes with more under construction. Clubhouse staff, marshal and starter all friendly and nice selection of local brews for after round. Recommend Kiahuna for an enjoyable leisurely round with Poipu ocean course nearby at more than double my setup fees.

Played as a single. POP not a factor, 2.5hrs, no one was out there. It's a fun course in pretty good condition. Back tee boxes were in great shape, they are very small, but flat, so no problem find... Continue »

Played as a single. POP not a factor, 2.5hrs, no one was out there. It's a fun course in pretty good condition. Back tee boxes were in great shape, they are very small, but flat, so no problem finding a good spot. Greens were above average, putted very smooth, a little on the slow side, but they held shots and were true. Rough was not very tall or penal, easy to hit from, occasional bad lie if you were in the wrong patch of bermuda. fairways were excellent, soft and very playable. No sand bottles on the carts, so there were quite a few unfixed divots, but I didn't find any. Bunkers were just fine, course sand, but it was soft and easy to hit from. Overall a good day and decent value for Kauai, $86 with gps on the cart, so I guess that's a good value for the island, wouldn't be worth it if it was in SoCal. It's nothing like the other spectacular $200 courses on Kauai, but it's a fun course, lots of dog legs and trees.