The Club At Hokulia
Kealakekua, Hawaii · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 2002.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 170 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 89 ft above the tee and plays about 30 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 171 ft below the tee and plays about 57 yards shorter.
- 16 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Gold | Blue | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 448 | 442 | 421 | 403 | 330 | 330 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 482 | 468 | 430 | 381 | 328 | 328 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 192 | 174 | 174 | 154 | 115 | 115 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 419 | 409 | 367 | 354 | 335 | 290 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 580 | 574 | 556 | 548 | 449 | 449 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 475 | 457 | 441 | 427 | 364 | 316 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 368 | 364 | 347 | 327 | 244 | 244 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 222 | 212 | 195 | 172 | 122 | 122 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 525 | 514 | 492 | 475 | 412 | 412 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 441 | 419 | 409 | 367 | 300 | 300 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 177 | 172 | 157 | 154 | 138 | 138 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 361 | 349 | 322 | 311 | 241 | 241 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 258 | 253 | 227 | 193 | 166 | 166 |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | 580 | 551 | 511 | 495 | 413 | 413 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 487 | 435 | 424 | 386 | 361 | 361 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 545 | 537 | 498 | 487 | 355 | 335 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 406 | 399 | 384 | 369 | 281 | 281 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 381 | 361 | 338 | 307 | 257 | 211 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7337 | 75.9 | 143 |
| Gold | Male | 7149 | 74.9 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6701 | 72.6 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6243 | 70.7 | 136 |
| Combo | Male | 5618 | 68.6 | 129 |
| Green | Male | 5277 | 67.2 | 120 |
| Green | Female | 5277 | 72.2 | 130 |
| Red | Female | 5022 | 69.9 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409-118 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 434 · 448 · 461front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 284 to reach, 351 to carry
- 3 bunkers left: 310 to reach, 341 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 427 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 39 yards shorter: the green sits 118 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 284 to reach, 333 to carry. Drives that finish short of 284 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 454-85 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 462 · 482 · 501front · middle · back
- Green size
- 43 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 241 to reach, 252 to carry
- Bunker right: 299 to reach, 338 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 28 yards shorter: the green sits 85 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 268 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 241 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 241 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 30 at 198.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 43 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 194+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 182 · 192 · 207front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 3 to reach, 98 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 179 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 66 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 4 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].