Ko Olina Golf Club

Waterfalls and LPGA history on the leeward coast.

Ko Olina is the course most visitors to Oahu end up playing, partly because it is good and partly because the club will collect you from Waikiki for free. It sits inland from the Ko Olina lagoons on the island’s dry west side, about 17 miles from Honolulu. The LPGA came here across three decades, from the Hawaiian Ladies Open in 1990 to the LOTTE Championship until 2019, and Michelle Wie developed her game on these fairways. The rate card is clear, booking opens 90 days ahead, and a cart, a warm-up basket of range balls and a tumbler come with the round.

Ko Olina Golf Club green fees and tee times.

Resort and off-resort visitors can book online up to 90 days in advance; Hawaii residents get 30 days. Nine-hole rounds can be booked on the day, or in advance only after 3pm, and juniors must book by phone on +1 808 676 5300. Staff may pair singles, twosomes and threesomes into foursomes. To pay the resort rate, you must show proof of a stay at Ko Olina Resort in person at check-in; Four Seasons guests pay the off-resort rate. Cancel at least 24 hours before the day of play, or the full green fee is charged to your card. Pace of play is 4 hours 20 minutes. Non-resident golfers can use the free shared shuttle from three Waikiki pick-up points, booked with the tee time by phone at least 24 hours ahead.

The round, in perspective.

Ted Robinson designed the course, which opened in 1990. The club describes it as built around water features, with multi-tiered greens; a waterfall frames the entrance to the 12th. The 35,000-square-foot clubhouse, on three levels, has Hawaiian pitched roofs and verandas, locker rooms with steam rooms and Jacuzzis, and Roy’s Ko Olina, Roy Yamaguchi’s restaurant. Besides the LPGA, the club staged the Ko Olina Senior PGA Invitational in 1992 and the Fields Open from 2006 to 2008.

Know before you go.

Booking window

90 days (visitors); 30 days (Hawaii residents)

Cancellation

24 hours before the day of play, or full fee charged

Dress

Smart casual golf attire; soft spikes

Pace of play

4 hours 20 minutes

Shuttle

Free shared shuttle from Waikiki, pick-ups 7:50–8:10am and 12:50–1:10pm; book 24 hours ahead

Rentals

TaylorMade sets US$80 (US$100 holiday and 2027); FootJoy shoes US$20

Non-golfing riders

US$45 plus tax per person

Make the trip work.

Kids play free after 3pm, one per paying adult, which makes a late family round good value. The range is grass from Wednesday to Saturday and mats from Sunday to Tuesday, so warm up accordingly. Most international visitors stay in Waikiki, and the free shuttle is the simplest way out: it runs daily for one to 12 golfers, with non-golfing passengers charged US$40 plus tax. The course aerates in May (11 May in 2026), with discounted rates for the following week. Prices are in US dollars, and Oahu’s 4.712% general excise tax is added to green fees.

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu (HNL), is the island’s gateway for flights from Asia, Australia and North America, and Ko Olina is about 17 miles west along the H-1 freeway, roughly 30 minutes without traffic. From Waikiki allow 45 minutes or more at busy times, or use the club’s shared shuttle.

Where it is.

Somewhere to settle in.

Ko Olina Resort has four crescent lagoons with hotels along them: the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, Disney’s Aulani, Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club and the Beach Villas, among others. Staying at a resort property other than the Four Seasons gets you the lower resort green fee. Waikiki, about 25 miles east, has far more hotels at every price, and the free shuttle makes it a realistic base for a round or two.

Make a trip of it.

Kapolei Golf Club, a few minutes inland, hosted the LOTTE Championship in 2021, and Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach took it on from 2022, so you can play three LPGA venues in a few days. Waialae Country Club, home of the PGA Tour’s Sony Open, is private. Off the course, the Ko Olina lagoons are calm for snorkelling, and Pearl Harbor National Memorial is about 25 minutes east.

Find your season.

Oahu’s leeward coast is the island’s driest and sunniest, and golf runs all year. Holiday rates, US$20 higher for 18 holes, apply from 14 to 31 December. From January 2027 green fees rise by about US$20, so a late-2026 trip saves a little. Summer is hotter but has steady trade winds.