Mauna Kea Golf Course
Golf Digest #43 · national
HI
Aerial imagery centred on Mauna Kea Golf Course, HI. Imagery: USDA NAIP / USGS
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Elevation
Drops 283 ft from its high point to its low — 282 ft down to -1 ft above sea level. Hole for hole, the 9th gives up 104 ft tee to green and the 5th climbs 84 ft.
Across the card the elevation is worth 53 yards less than the measured yardage.
| Hole | Par | Yards | Δ ft | Plays like |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 365 | +19 | 371 |
| 2 | 4 | 383 | -79 | 356 |
| 3 | 3 | 206 | -5 | 204 |
| 4 | 4 | 436 | +63 | 457 |
| 5 | 5 | 595 | +84 | 623 |
| 6 | 4 | 340 | -62 | 319 |
| 7 | 3 | 213 | +17 | 219 |
| 8 | 5 | 544 | -15 | 539 |
| 9 | 4 | 426 | -104 | 391 |
| 10 | 5 | 547 | -23 | 539 |
| 11 | 3 | 240 | -65 | 218 |
| 12 | 4 | 383 | +34 | 394 |
| 13 | 4 | 366 | +48 | 382 |
| 14 | 4 | 417 | +15 | 422 |
| 15 | 3 | 210 | +23 | 218 |
| 16 | 4 | 446 | -16 | 441 |
| 17 | 5 | 572 | +5 | 573 |
| 18 | 4 | 450 | -96 | 418 |
Green slope
1st and 2nd greens, of 18 mapped here. The full set — every green, the medians and the lidar date — is made for the course itself.
Plays-like is a geometric adjustment and nothing more: one yard of playing distance per yard of tee-to-green elevation change, measured off public elevation data. It takes no account of wind, lie, temperature or how a falling ball stops, so it is not a club recommendation, and the green maps are surface gradient only — they are not a read of the break. Mapped yardage totals 7,138 against the 7,146 on the card. Elevation: USGS 3DEP (3DEP-1m).
Ratings
Ratings are editorial estimates; difficulty is derived from course length and par where hole data is mapped.
Ranked
Published rankings from third-party golf media, listed as they appear at the source. These are not Every18 ratings.
- #43Golf Digest - America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (2025-26)2025Golf Digest
- #49GOLF Magazine - Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the US (2024-25)2024GOLF Magazine
- #70Golfweek Best Courses You Can Play (national top 100)2024Golfweek
- #4Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2026: Hawaii2026Golfweek
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