Golf

Just try to concentrate. Focus on your swing and not the pristine, black lava-lined fairways and palm tree-speckled greens. Block out the crystal-blue waters and the rhythmic crash of waves just beyond the bunker. Try your best to forget that you’re playing on one of the most beautiful golf courses you’ve ever seen. It may take a few holes, but you’ll get used to it.

With some of Hawaiʻi’s most magnificent courses to choose from, some crafted by the biggest names in course design, the island of Hawaiʻi is known as the “Golf Capital of Hawaiʻi.” Discover courses along the Kohala Coast, such as the Jack Nicklaus-designed Hualālai Golf Course, the championship Francis H. Iʻi Brown courses of the Mauna Lani Resort  along with the Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed Mauna Kea and Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay-designedHāpuna golf courses at Mauna Kea Resort. Not to be outdone, play the three nine-hole courses of the Waikoloa Beach Resort designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.  Discover a variety of other hidden gems throughout the island of Hawaiʻi and play amongst the striking contrasts of lush green fairways, pure white bunkers, jet-black lava flows and turquoise Pacific waters. Hit a bad shot and you can always blame it on the scenery; views like this justify a mulligan.