Pearl at Kalauao

We’ve been coming to Oahu for years and have played The Pearl many times. Troon took over management of the course since we were here last before Covid. We had high expectations, but unfortunately the conditions are actually worse than the last year we were here. Maybe the aftermath of Covid?

We’ll kept track , fairly fast greens, kudos to the superintendent and crew. The only detriment was the price comparable to other courses nearby. Rack rate is $160, we were lucky enough to catch a $100 special. This is still higher than the $80 value at Ewa Beach where the carts have GPS. Love to return, but not at full price.

Even though I haven’t played them all…..this is now my favorite course on Oahu.

terrible conditions, weeds all over the greens, they have me $30 off but it was not a good experience. staff was amazing though

I got a great deal via GolfNow, so rating is off of my $60 round vs the regular $160+, which isn’t worth it. The greens are in rough shape, but I enjoyed the layout of the holes and the terrain. Staff was great, I would play again with a GolfNow deal.

Great conditions and layout, especially after 3 days of terrible rain.

Course is in good condition. Staff is very friendly and helpful. They let our group go out early.

They punch the greens and they did not say anything in the booking the course looks dried out and it looked a little shabby

Was greeted with a nice rainbow upon arrival at the course (University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors aptly named). Pleasant people to deal with in the pro shop, practice range and player assistant. Views of Pearl Harbor and the Aloha Stadium are outstanding. Also have a nice view of the western horizon from some holes. Due to Covid-19, no beverage/snack cart was available - plan accordingly. Course was in decent shape and is a fair layout. The ball does not carry far here, if you are used to playing at higher elevation and lower humidity.

I have played Pearl CC before and always thought it's a fun challenging course with challenging hills and lies off the tee box and the back drop of Pearl Harbor view is mesmerizing. Upon arrival to check-in we was told we couldn't check in early had to come back. After, hitting balls and waiting around we came back a second time to check-in and now we're told they were running 20-30 minutes delay by the course playing split tee and were letting players off both tee box 1st and 18th. The tee time advertise 3:50p for 18th holes, after we finally check-in and now we're being told we'll probably get maybe 9 holes in cause carts have to be in before 6:15pm. Maybe our faults too for booking a 3:50pm tee time, but that maybe bad advertisement for even anyone coming to play golf in Hawaii on vacation, felt like not booking Kamaʻāina there that you were a outsider and not a local and we were even asked how much we paid for our round of golf online. All in all, just a bad taste and experience with check-in staff.

I played this course for the first time. Although quite expensive I got a special fare via Golf Now.
The course was in great condition. The greens smooth but a bit slow. Very challenging elevation changes with some blind shots. You really have to play it more than once to meet the challenge. Highly recommended if you can get a cheaper price than the customary $160/round

I enjoyed the course and will likely play it next time I'm in Oahu. The staff was amazingly nice and friendly. The play was slow at first but then sped up, and I was a single so I expected it to be slow. It's a beautiful course!!