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Puakea Golf Course

4150 Nuhou Rd, Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766
808-245-8756
Ranked #7 of 19 attractions in Lihue
4.5 of 5 stars 13 Reviews
Type: Golf Courses
Activities: Golfing
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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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98 reviews 98 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
96 helpful votes 96 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2012

This course offers some of great views at a fraction of the price of the other resort courses. Be sure to book early because this place gets mobbed with cruisers from the nearby port. More

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malibu, california
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2012
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Be sure to rent a cart for this course; it's, long, challenging and hilly at certain spots. We like to play midafternoon for the discounted rates, mid-$60s, cart included. Bring some cold water, you'll need it by the end of your first nine holes, believe me. Best money deal for a quality course on the island. Can get windy from... More

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Los Angeles
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 1, 2012

Perhaps all GPSes are different because mine took me to the Puakea retirement home community. The golf course is actually located on the left of the end of Nuhou Road. Blake, the Starter, greeted me in the parking lot. I thought that was a nice touch in addition to the super friendly staff. Green fee is $80 (booked via Golfnow.com)... More

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Burleson, Tx
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110 reviews 110 reviews
Reviews in 40 cities Reviews in 40 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 23, 2011

Right behind Home Depot you will find a great golf course. The course is always been in good shape the 10+ times I have played the course. It’s a course that everyone should have a good time playing. It is challenging but doesn’t require a dozen golf balls to play like The Prince course. More

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 19, 2011

This course was surprising scenic and more challenging than what one had imagined. There are a variety of holes offering changing views and some holes are very memorable, particularly the more difficult ones. Very accessible and fun to play. More

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Denver
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2011

My husband and I played late afternoon and received the twilight discounted rate, reasonable compared to other courses on Hawaii. We were able to play 9 holes in alittle less than 2 hours which was nice. The course seemed well maintained with some complexity. We stayed at the Kauai Beach Resort so we were very close to the course. Overall... More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 18, 2011

Good course. Not on ocean, but fun to play. Very friendly and laid back staff (unlike pushy and rude resort staffs). Excellent price. Had a blast. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 3, 2011
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After playing several courses in Oahu, (Overpriced, overrated Turtle Bay, Unsual, but $$ Ko'Olau , & Luana Hills,) Flew to Kaua, ,played an average Muni in Wailua, then struck gold with Puakea Golf Course. A extremely well maintained course, friendly staff (Richard the starter, Ron, front desk), beverage cart,good snack bar & $59. with a cart (Turtle Bay- $50 just... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 7, 2011

We stay next to poipu bay golf. If it cost $300 to get to puakea(20 minutes drive) we'd still come out ahead. The back nine at puakea is just as good. The front nine is absolutely fine but there are a few holes that aren't so pretty as they are near shopping area. Great course, fantastic value. Very friendly. No... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2010

I just played this great course and it's very nice and awesome ( $65.00 Cart incl ) value. I played from the blues, and they made it a little long for my game but none the less had a good time. The greens were kinda slow, it took me all day to figure the speed out ( never really did... More

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