Waikoloa’s Beach Course offers beauty with a challenge
May 3rd, 2008 . by Carefreetrip.comWith breathtaking views of Kohala coastline, Waikoloa’s Beach Course is a classic resort track. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., who’s motto “Hard par, easy bogey” was literally carved from the lava flow along the picturesque Anaeho’omalu Bay. White sand bunkers guard the greens and strategically placed water features make this course a challenge for players of every level.
The 18-hole Beach Course at the Waikoloa Beach Resort Golf Course facility in Waikoloa, Hawaii features 6,566 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70. The course rating is 71.5 and it has a slope rating of 133. The signature hole is the 502-yard, par-5 12th — known throughout the islands as the most spectacular oceanfront par-five in Hawaii. If you are lucky, the sight of humpback whales playing the Pacific can help you ease the pain of this brute. acilities include a golf shop, restaurant, and driving range.
If you like the challenge of playing over and near water, you will love this course. Water comes into play on 5 of the front nine holes, playing over water on four of them. The reward on the back nine is the spectacular ocean view on the 12th hole assuming you have successfully traversed the lava fields. If you hit a ball into the lava fields, you will enjoy a pin-ball like game with your lost ball.
Carefreetrip.com gives the Waikoloa Beach Course 
out of 5 suitcases.
