Located adjacent to the prestigious Four Seasons Resort Oahu, Ko Olina Golf Club is an acclaimed facility that has been named “Hawaii’s Best Golf Course” by Hawaii Magazine and one of the “Top 75 Resort Courses in the United States” by Golf Digest. For the better part of a decade, Ko Olina Golf Club was the site of the LPGA’s Lotte Championship. Today, Ko Olina Golf Club is still going strong, and features 18 holes, a driving range, putting green, short-game practice area, locker rooms, a golf shop, and Roy’s Ko Olina restaurant.
Ko Olina Golf Club Highlights
Ko Olina Golf Club is an 18-hole course designed by renowned golf course architect Ted Robinson. A par-72 course checking in at some 6,867 yards, Ko Olina is especially known for the challenging nature of its water hazards: it possesses some 16 water elements that come into play on eight different holes. The course also features multi-tiered greens and isn’t hindered by a single set of parallel fairways. Play along Ko Olina’s beautiful course is usually only mildly influenced by the area’s trade winds. Its locker rooms contain a steam room, Jacuzzi, and showers, while each one of the club’s golf carts comes fully equipped with a hands-free GPS system providing a course map and scorecard.
Rentals: Ko Olina Golf Club’s rental situation is routinely rated among the best in all of Hawaii, as they typically rent exclusively TaylorMade clubs of a recent vintage. Junior clubs are available, too, and each club rental comes with two complimentary sleeves of TaylorMade Tour Response golf balls.
Golf Academy: Ko Olina Golf Club is home to the well-regarded Ko Olina Golf Academy. The Golf Academy at Ko Olina is staffed by eight PGA professionals and offers private lessons, group lessons, junior lessons, and daily clinics. No matter your level of skill and experience, there’s a personalized session that’s right for you.
Ko Olina Golf Shop: The Ko Olina Golf Shop sells an assortment of men’s apparel, women’s apparel, golf accessories, equipment, and more. They carry a range of big-name golf brands—think Titleist, Callaway, and TaylorMade, just to name a few—suitable for longtime golfers and enthusiastic beginners alike. Novelty items (like keychains and plastic cups) adorned with the club’s signature ladybug logo make for popular souvenirs here.
Things to Know about the Ko Olina Golf Club
*While advance reservations aren’t strictly required at Ko Olina Golf Club, they are strongly recommended. If you’re an Oahu visitor, you may book your tee time up to 90 days ahead of your trip. Guests cannot reserve rental equipment in advance, but you may put in a “rental request” at the same time you make your reservation.
*If you’re planning your dream trip to Oahu and you know that only your personal clubs from home will satisfy your golfing needs, be advised that you can ship your clubs straight to Ko Olina Golf Club. For more information, visit the “Frequently Asked Questions” page on the Ko Olina Golf Club official website.
*If you’ve worked up an appetite while on the links—or you’re in the market for something to do while you wait for your favorite golfer to finish their round—Roy’s Ko Olina is the club’s in-house restaurant. They serve lunch and dinner, and between 2:00pm and 5:00pm present a special “Aloha Hour” menu. Favorites at Roy’s include such dishes as Hawaii Kai-style crab cakes, blackened Ahi, and wood-smoked, Mongolian-spiced baby back ribs. Roy’s Ko Olina routinely hosts live music on weekend evenings, too.
*Guests staying in Waikiki and Kahala who are interested in playing Ko Olina Golf Club will be delighted to learn that the club runs a complimentary shuttle between those two prominent Oahu neighborhoods and the course. In order for the transportation to be free, your traveling party must consist of at least two golfers and you must book your spot at least 24 hours in advance. Non-golfers may ride along, too, for an approximately $40 fee. You’ll be picked up 90 minutes before your tee time; the return leg departs Ko Olina between four-and-a-half and five hours after your scheduled tee time.
Things to Do Near the Ko Olina Golf Club
Ko Olina Golf Club is located in Kapolei near several major hotels and vacation resorts, including Four Seasons Resort Oahu, where you’ll find Naupaka Spa & Wellness—the perfect place to enjoy a luxurious massage or relaxing facial. Family friendly attractions in the immediate vicinity of Ko Olina are headlined by Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawaii and Coral Crater Adventure Park, while Dole Plantation is just a short drive away, too. And, if you haven’t yet had your fill of golf, there are several other courses a stone’s throw from Ko Olina, namely Hawaii Prince Golf Club, Kapolei Golf Club, and ʻEwa Villages Golf Course.
