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Ewa Villages Golf Course

Municipal Course 18 Holes - Par 72 - 6430 Yards 91-1760 Park Row Street, Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706 Tel: (808) 681-0220 Fax: (808) 681-6024   Obtain your Honolulu Golf ID Card Golf I.D. cards are issued only to bona fide Hawaii residents. 18-Hole Round      Person with Golf ID Card Senior or Person Totally Disabled w/ Golf ID Card Junior with Golf ID Card Person without Golf ID Card Weekend or Holiday $16.00 $16.00 $9.00 $42.00 Weekday $12.00 $7.00 $7.00 $42.00 Monthly Rate None $32.00* $12.00* None                    *Weekdays only, 10 rounds limit per month.   Twilight or 9-Hole Round      Person with Golf ID Card Senior or Person Totally Disabled w/ Golf ID Card Junior with Golf ID Card Person without Golf ID Card Weekend or Holiday $8.00 $8.00 $4.50 $21.00 Weekday $6.00 $3.50 $3.50 $21.00   Riding Golf Carts   18 Holes $16.00 9 Holes $8.00   No Golf ID but presents Hawaii Driver's License or qualifying document $4.00 in addition to green fee rate for person w/ Golf ID   Hours: Starter's Office Pro Shop Restaurant 6 AM - 6 PM daily 6 AM - 6 PM daily 6 AM - 7 PM daily   Dress code: No tank tops or cutoffs

 

	Par	Yardage	Course Rating	Slope
Blue	73	6959	73.3	127
White	73	6455	70.9	122
Red/Gold	73	5595	68.4	117

 

Built in 1996 Designed by Richard Bigler

Greens: Bermuda Grass

Fairways: Bermuda Grass

 

Very challenging links style layout in which wind plays a critical factor. Relatively tight fairways...accuracy pays a premium. Errant shots may end up within the surrounding residences, lakes, streams, or out-of-bounds in deep rough. Located in Leeward Oahu. 32 miles from downtown Honolulu and approximately a 50 minute drive from Waikiki hotels.

This is considered to be the most heavily played public course on the island of Oahu. Beautiful scenery is equipped with many hazards for challenging golf. Water hazards come into play on almost every hole. Bunkers are spread throughout the course and also prove to be a consistent obstacle. Some fairways have dogleg configurations, but most of them play straight and are lined with mature trees. Several greens are undulating and fast. Carts are mandatory.

 

 

Golf Pro Tips to help with your golf game in Hawaii Trade Winds The prevailing trade winds come directly from the northeast or from the direction of Diamond Head. If the winds are coming from the northeast, then the trade winds are blowing. If the wind is coming more from the south, then the Kona winds are blowing. "Kona" means south. The key to playing in the wind effectively is making the right club selection and to try to always make the wind your friend - in other words, don't fight it! Playing into the wind, take plenty of extra club and always swing within yourself. A hard aggressive swing puts more backspin on the ball causing it to fly higher and be more affected by the wind. As the Scot's would say, in the breeze, swing with ease! The same truth holds for down-wind shots - try to estimate the affect of the wind and choose the correct club. A crosswind will always magnify the direction of your ball - a slight fade can turn into a monster slice. So the key to playing into a crosswind is to try to work your ball against the wind. If the wind is a slice wind from left to right, then try to draw or hook your ball into the wind and vice-versa with a wind from right to left. Again, remember that the wind can be a friend if you allow for it!

Sand You will find that most of the Golf Courses here in Hawaii have beach sand. It may play a little different from what you're used to because it tends to be more granular and firmly packed. Luckily, you can avoid the dreaded plugged lie with this type of sand. Since the sand tends to be hard-packed, a sand wedge designed with minimum bounce will work best. A sand wedge with a lot of bounce will tend to deflect or "bounce" off of the firm sand and into the ball resulting in shots that fly over the green rather than land softly on them. If you're not sure of the bounce on your club, check with the Golf Shop. You also will want to avoid opening up the face of your sand wedge a lot since that creates additional bounce on your wedge. Good luck and remember you came to Hawaii to spend time on the sand.

Uneven Lies Swales and hills are a big part of most of the course designs in Hawaii and can make for some uneven lies. Remember to adjust the level of your shoulders to match the level of the slope. You will also need to adjust your balance to match the slope. On downhill lies, it's natural for your weight to be more on your downhill foot. To balance this out, try to place a little more weight on your uphill foot. Then, take a practice swing or two to see where the bottom of your swing is and then try to match your ball position to that bottom point.

Multi-tiered Greens A majority of our greens have multiple tiers. If you've missed the green on your approach, then getting it close to the pin is a real challenge. A high lofted pitch shot has a very small landing area to be successful. I would encourage you to consider chipping the ball with a lower lofted club to deal with these conditions. Keep the ball back in your stance, keep your hands slightly ahead of the ball to deliver a downward strike and always accelerate through the ball.

Reading Greens Most of the greens in Hawaii are Bermuda grass and tend to have "grain" in them. "Grain" means the tendency of the grass to lay over or to grow in a particular direction. A putt that is "down grain" will be faster and run farther than a putt of the same distance "into the grain". The best way to tell which direction the grain is growing is to look at grass on the edge of the cup. The grass will appear to be browner or slightly frayed on the side of the cup that is down grain so putts in that direction will be faster.   Generally speaking, the "grain" tends to grow in the same direction that the prevailing trade winds blow and also the setting sun.

 

 

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