
Puakea Golf Course sits in Lihue on Kauai, with a routing that climbs and descends around deep ravines cut into the terrain. Roughly three-quarters of the course looks out toward the pali, or cliffs, while the remaining holes offer ocean views.
Each hole is laid out differently from the last, so the round presents a steady variety of shots and challenges rather than repeating the same test.
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 16 | |||||
| Green | 404 | 558 | 407 | 180 | 359 | 176 | 389 | 510 | 438 | 401 | 560 | 397 | 228 | 390 | 446 | 134 | 455 | 522 | 3421 | 3533 | 6,954 | 72 | 73.1/130 |
| Blue | 390 | 530 | 367 | 149 | 342 | 156 | 364 | 489 | 410 | 363 | 528 | 356 | 200 | 369 | 403 | 120 | 420 | 495 | 3197 | 3254 | 6,451 | 72 | 70.6/128 |
| White | 373 | 479 | 348 | 141 | 331 | 130 | 330 | 466 | 386 | 329 | 510 | 339 | 172 | 345 | 380 | 120 | 393 | 478 | 2984 | 3066 | 6,050 | 72 | 68.8/124 |
| Red | 296 | 426 | 321 | 120 | 302 | 113 | 249 | 411 | 346 | 306 | 446 | 298 | 118 | 310 | 328 | 100 | 310 | 425 | 2584 | 2641 | 5,225 | 72 | 64.8/115 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 73.1 | 130 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| Blue | 70.6 | 128 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 39 |
| White | 68.8 | 124 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| Red | 64.8 | 115 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
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