Range and practice greens both upper level quality wise. Nice GPS on carts. Restaurant good for a golf course with a good selection. POP excellent with few golfers out braving the 100+ degree temps even early in the day. Course beginning to get "summer scruffy" around the edges. With temps frequently above 100 and fewer golfers, my observation is that they do not mow the rough ... » More

Range and practice greens both upper level quality wise. Nice GPS on carts. Restaurant good for a golf course with a good selection. POP excellent with few golfers out braving the 100+ degree temps even early in the day. Course beginning to get "summer scruffy" around the edges. With temps frequently above 100 and fewer golfers, my observation is that they do not mow the rough very often this time of year. Rough is hit/miss and you cannot count on it stopping balls hit around the edges of fairways. Areas getting overspray from the fairways can be lush/deep. But areas 5' away can be low/thin. Fairways and tees still mostly lush but showing the effects of the heat. Sand traps almost always nicely maintained here. Greens back to outstanding again a month out from sanding/punching. This time of year they are firm and quick, downhill putts can be treacherous. Highly recommended.
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Course beginning to get "summer scruffy" around the edges with temps frequently above 100. Rough is hit/miss and you cannot count on it stopping balls hit around the edges of fairways. Normally you can see your ball in the rough from 50 yards away here. I had to almost step on my ball yesterday to find it right beside the fairway where it was lush/deep. Fairways and tees still ... » More

Course beginning to get "summer scruffy" around the edges with temps frequently above 100. Rough is hit/miss and you cannot count on it stopping balls hit around the edges of fairways. Normally you can see your ball in the rough from 50 yards away here. I had to almost step on my ball yesterday to find it right beside the fairway where it was lush/deep. Fairways and tees still mostly lush but showing the effects of the heat with thinner spots. Sand traps almost always nicely maintained here. Greens back to outstanding again a month out from sanding/punching. This time of year they are firm and quick and downhill putts can be treacherous. Range and practice greens quality wise are upper level. Nice GPS on carts. Restaurant good selection for a golf course. Highly recommended.
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Monday 6/22/26. Got to the course at 6:15AM for a 7:00AM tee time. Not a sole awake, waited for 15 minutes before checking in, only to find out that I would be playing alone, and the next tee time behind me was at least 1 hour behind. To be able to have this course entirely to yourself was truly a gift. Normally, I enjoy being with a group, but this round was about as therapeu... » More

Monday 6/22/26. Got to the course at 6:15AM for a 7:00AM tee time. Not a sole awake, waited for 15 minutes before checking in, only to find out that I would be playing alone, and the next tee time behind me was at least 1 hour behind. To be able to have this course entirely to yourself was truly a gift. Normally, I enjoy being with a group, but this round was about as therapeutic a day as I could have asked for.

The Mauna Kea golf course and resort is a special place, if you have been there, you understand. Not a blade of grass was out of place today. The wind was basically dead, and the sun was shining. I didn't rush and still finished in just under 2.5 hours. Everyone is friendly, and the amenities are top-notch.

I would recommend this course to anyone who comes to play on the Big Island. It will always be one of my favorite places to play. I first played here when I was 10, and again when I graduated college. I cherish those memories. An experience you will not forget.
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Played here on Monday in group 1B of the Golf Moose / Vivid Golf / GK event. Great times with Johnny, Ron, and Steve. Seemed like a large contingent of people from the Southern California Golf Community FB group were in attendance, who all brought a great energy. Overall it feels like five years in, Johnny’s Golf Moose events have fostered a joyous, grateful community of their ... » More

Played here on Monday in group 1B of the Golf Moose / Vivid Golf / GK event. Great times with Johnny, Ron, and Steve. Seemed like a large contingent of people from the Southern California Golf Community FB group were in attendance, who all brought a great energy. Overall it feels like five years in, Johnny’s Golf Moose events have fostered a joyous, grateful community of their own – much like GK has – and it’s really nice to see so many familiar faces at each outing! POP was pretty good for an event like this at just under 5 hours. Enjoyed a tasty hot dog special at the turn that included chips, a soda, and a banana.

Course conditions were very nice! Greens were smooth, medium-fast, and accepting of full shots. Fairways and rough were both very healthy with the fairways providing great lies and the rough potentially presenting difficulties in some spots, and sitting up in others. Black tee boxes were fantastic. I was in one bunker and it was very good – a thin crusty layer on top of a soft sand base.

I had played here once about two years ago. The course begins with two straightforward holes somewhat out of character with the rest of the design. Overall, I much prefer the back nine to the front. Holes 10-14 are excellent, with 14 being my favorite on the course. Nice facilities with the range and large practice green all conveniently located right outside the clubhouse. Beautiful weather, great people, and a fun day on the course! Thank you Johnny for organizing these events, and thanks to Alta Vista for hosting for their first time.
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Had a super time walking the blues this afternoon 6/21/26 with my buddy Mark joined by a couple of his work colleagues who were a pleasure to play with. Our Pop was 4 hrs 45 minutes under beautiful golf weather. Swirling 1-2 club wind on the front dying down on the back nine and around 78 degrees as a high. Met by friendly staff this afternoon in the shop. Had dinner at the cou... » More

Had a super time walking the blues this afternoon 6/21/26 with my buddy Mark joined by a couple of his work colleagues who were a pleasure to play with. Our Pop was 4 hrs 45 minutes under beautiful golf weather. Swirling 1-2 club wind on the front dying down on the back nine and around 78 degrees as a high. Met by friendly staff this afternoon in the shop. Had dinner at the course after the round..Great food.

The course just finished green maintenance and the greens were in great shape with the perfect combination of being soft and receptive on approach shots and rolling medium speed on putts. Green rating 8.5/10

The fringes were soft and were just about done completely with a topsand project. Fringes were in great shape. Best I have ever seen them.

Fairways had been plugged recently and I must say they looked and played fabulous[13 fairway still has mini irrigation plugs]. Very lush with not alot of rollout on drives and very well manicured. Great shape close to a 9/10.

Rough lining the fairways was cut just a bit higher than the lush Fairways and was in great shape. Rustic has really improved their fairway rough and fringes in the last year or so. Rough rating 9/10

Tees were all level and in great shape. Rated 9/10

Was only in greenside bunker on 13 after a nice drive and 3 metal. It was compact and firm and contained just enough sand to splash out of. Most bunkers here are on the firmer side. Rated 6.5/10

Always great to be out at Rustic. This is lush city? What was built as a links bump and run course is now lush city which makes iron ball striking and chipping easier but adds extra length with limited roll on drives, whether you like the former or the present get out and play Rustic if you can get a tee time as it's in fabulous shape!!!

Highly recommended!
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