Poipu Bay Golf Course

This is one of those golf courses you’ve got to play at least once. The clubhouse and practice facilities are all excellent. Very friendly staff both on the course and in the clubhouse. The course itself, however, was pretty ho-​hum. Not particularly difficult if the winds aren’t too harsh. It gets quite a bit of action being in the south shore so the fairways are pretty cut up. The Makai in Princeville is much better value for me and a much nicer golf course. The closing holes on this course though are post card perfect so make sure you get your obligatory selfie.

7−8am you can play just the back nine for $ 99. Great way to get the day going without investing a ton of time. I pretty much had the course to myself! A beautiful course in amazing condition. A highlight of my trip to Kauai!

If you are in search of an extravagant golf experience but fear you will miss your gardener and crew on your vacation — this is the place for you! 13 of 18 holes came with mono or stereo lawn mowers, leaf blower, or weed wacker crew [on a FRIDAY]. Two other holes allow hikers to walk alongside your tee shots, with signs everywhere to be careful or your vacation and kids college fund will soon be extinct. The aggravation from the noise did apparently add a good 25 yards to some of my drives, but I needed a couple stiff drinks after to calm the nerves and disappointment. Course and cost weren’t worth the aggravation.

Such a beautiful course! Definitely a must when visiting Kauai. The staff were really friendly and helpful. The staff thanked my boyfriend and I for coming out multiple times while we were golfing. The course was in pristine condition! The views are wonderful throughout the course as well! At the end of our round, we were also given complimentary bag tags with our names engraved in them! This was definitely an awesome way to start vacation in Kauai.

What a mistake! Our foursome started in the afternoon and we overwhelmed by the beauty of the course and it’s great condition. The ocean views were spectacular. Then at about the twelfth hole the tiny bugs started. By the fifteenth hole we were covered by the swarming gnat-​like bugs. They were everywhere. On sixteen we gave up and headed for the cart barn. When we got out of the cart there was an outline of bugs on the seats! This is not an inexpensive course and we should have been warned. Very disappointed.
Don’t know about mornings but avoid afternoons at Poipu.

The course was in decent shape, but not as wonderful as the $ 200 price tag on a Tuesday.
The course was very quiet yet a ‘marshall’ kept pushing us and telling us to hurry. We finally had to have a discussion with him and call the clubhouse to tell them that we’re on vacation and have spent over $ 300 per man on the course…
We caught the group in front of us several times having to wait. There was never a group behind us for as many holes as we could see.
They didn’t have stiff shaft rental clubs for myself nor one of the other the singles I was grouped with. They gave us grief for complaining. Clubs were $ 55 to rent.
Service was rude, course wasn’t in the greatest of shape and only had a few holes near the ocean.
After our 4 ½ round that ended at 3:30, the clubhouse was closed!
A true disappointment on my trip to Kauai.

Skeptical at first after reading the reviews. However the course was one if the best on the south shore. The staff and maintenance crew were very accommodating and courteous. The views were phenomenal in the back 9. The course was maintained beautifully. 3 ½ hours of exceptional golf!

Gorgeous course in beautiful shape… but the people that work all areas of this course, pro shop and restaurant are the best! So friendly! We played off season and had no slow play. Played in four hours. Perfect. I liked that the holes all felt different. Each had something to remember. Nice pro shop selections. We came from Princeville area on north shore so it took us an hour to get there. Thought we’d play it just this once to say we had. But we will definitely return as it was a pleasure as were the people.

Great course, very pretty. The back nine has some very nice ocean views great for photos. Lots of sand traps and very expensive, but was a nice splurge.

Over-​rated course with average front nine and ok back nine. Management Staff (except the starter) cared more about how much money they made on you, then whether you enjoyed your experience. I will not return and will take my golf elsewhere. I golf 200 rounds per year so with a little extra care, they might have gotten me back. Sorry.

Phantasmagoric. The 15^th and 16^th holes are absolutely breathtaking. Bring a camera. You’ll have time to take pics especially if you are following people who take three practice swings before each shot, play from the blues, and spend more time beached than Hasselhoff…
The course was difficult. The extremely windy conditions increased my bad shots and cursing. I love a challenge.
If you play twilight, there isn’t a beer girl on the course so make sure to pick up beers prior to teeing off.
Besides boasting a fantastic course, the food is pretty ono too! I was starving and wanted something small to eat before my round. There is a small selection of food. The waiter suggested the tuna salad sandwich (not something I’d gravitate toward). It was $ 5 so I was game. focaccia. lettuce. sprouts. tomato. cheese. tuna salad. Ask for pickles too.
At the end of the slaughter, they welcome you back with refreshing, chilled, citrus scented towels. If you’re staying at the Grand Hyatt, they’ll drive you back in a golf cart.
Spend the money, buy a few extra sleeves of balls, and play a round. You won’t regret it.

DRIVING RANGE REVIEW
For real??? (Yes, for real)
$ 15 gets you bottomless bucket of tees n balls
Callaway rental clubs INCLUDED and fairly new set as of writing
Hit right off the grass on a beautiful range
Short game pitch, chip, putt included
Cart + water included
Attendant at the ready
No range info on their site which I think heled keep this range almost 100% to myself on a Saturday afternoon + coarse players pop in and out hear and there

Decent course layout. Great views. Worth the twilight rate of 95. 170 is too much. Friendly staff. Rental clubs brand new at 55 bucks. Rider fee of 25 is a joke.

Just Do It! Rental clubs were great/​fine. go for twilight…½ price, played in 3 ½ hours. Glad we did it.

Favorite golf course on the south shore! Golf pro Chad is really good at golf lesson. great staff and well kept greens…
Highly recommend…

Well, it is definitely a second tier choice on Kauai, and doesn’t come close to living up to its own hype.
The course has a very high «rack rate» greens fee. The architecture has nice vistas on three holes on the back nine, but the golf course architecture is completely uninspired.
And the pace of play is horrendous. I understand that it is resort golf, but 5+ hour rounds should draw some intervention from the staff. They don’t.
I’ll stick with better architecture, pricing at pace of play at any of these three nearby courses: Kiahuna, Puakea, and Kauai Lagoons. And if I want to splurge on a green fee, it will be for some unique architecture at The Prince Course. The green fee there is in the same league as Poipu Bay.
On the plus side, Poipu Bay is well conditioned and has a very friendly staff. The same holds true for all of the competing courses.
Basically, a decent golf course, but you can find better on Kauai.

The course, I admit, is not difficult, even with the tradewinds.
That said, I wanted to play here before my flight back to the mainland at 8:55pm. I inquired about playing in the morning, only to have the pro shop tell me that nothing was available before 2.30. I figured I might as well take my chance, and see if the starter would let me on a bit early, but let me tell you, that guy was a piece of work. He was aware of my situation but would not let me go out; instead he put me in a foursome. Luckily, the three guys play fast so we finished by 6.30. The round and the course was absolutely lovely, but the starter ruined my day and I couldn’t really enjoy my round because I was so worried about missing my flight.

This is the nicest golf course I’ve played on! I’ve played the Princeville course a few times (they are nice too — but this one outranks it). Not only do you see lots of water on this course, but the landscaping is kept up so nicely!!!
We had a great round and the staff is so genuinely friendly — including the cart girls!!! Twice they offered to take our picture. I also get a kick out of ordering from the golf cart because rather than the boring turkey sandwiches I get on Mainland snack trucks — they offer Spam and Teriyaki musubi (rice w/​spam or chicken teriyaki — hey, its an Asian thing). It hits the spot for me — need those carbs and protein when your swinging the sticks! :)
The carts were only two weeks old — and I loved their GPS. I did par a hole too (I’m new to golf so that’s exciting to me!)
They also have one of the best golf shops I’ve seen — a nice selection of women’s wear too. We both walked out of there with new shirts. At the time they were also marking down selected stuff and offering an additional 25% off.

I just got back from here. I thought I might be in for a miserable round, since it was pouring out and I had paid $ 85 in advance via
I hit on the range dodging the rain about 5 or 6 times. Finally, I went out. got soaked the first four holes.
All of a sudden the rain stopped and I had this great course all to myself. It’s a very fair course, fairly open holes where you can hit driver off almost every T. There is lots of sand but every hole is slightly different. You can find trouble if you get sloppy off the T.
The spectacular part is on the back 9 with about 4 holes right along the ocean. It’s the Pebble Beach of Poipu, or something like that.
The greens were among the best I have ever had the pleasure of 3-​putting.
The real reason I loved this place was every person I came in contact with, from pro shop, to range, to the bar and the starter, was genuinely incredibly nice. I had a great time. My tee-​time was not until 2:30 but they let me out early since it was raining. The place drains pretty well too. It is not a super hard course.

My wife and I were staying at the North Shore and we’re going to play the Prince Course at Princeville. However, it kept raining every afternoon.
We decided to try the Poipu Bay and found it to be one of the top places we have every played (certainly liked the course better than Pebble Beach). The staff were friendly, the course was in an excellent shape. Holes 15, 16, and 17 are right on the beach and have beautiful views. We had to rent clubs ($ 50 per) which were excellent 2009 models. Yardage display on the carts. It is a must play while on Kauai.
There is a twilight rate.