Ewa Villages Golf Course

Historic Muni Vibes: Checking out the Grounds at Ewa Villages The Smartgolfcourses visited Ewa Villages to see the municipal side of things. There’s a lot of history here near the old sugar cane train tracks. The atmosphere is super relaxed and local. The first fairway looks wide and inviting. Smartgolfcourses loves finding these community gems where the game is accessible to everyone. Well done to the crew for preserving the historic charm and keeping the game accessible here.

This is a municipal courses, so you get what you pay for. With that, for resident fee it's not bad. The good: Most of the tee boxes are alright, grass with some rough spots. Some of the tee boxes are sandy, but it's a dry area where the course is at. The fairways are mostly grass, there are a few with some bare spots but not too bad. The sand traps have sand, but some don't have a lot. The greens are alright, grass and the balls roll nice. The bad: Some tee boxes are sandy with little grass. Some bare spots on some of the fairways. The course can get a little dry, ball may roll on the fairways (good thing). Greens can be a little firm so the ball rolls out a bit, makes it challenging. There are a few holes with some sharp dog legs and only two par 3's with water. Most holes have thick trees and bushes on either side of the fairway, so hit it straight ... not like me. It can get a bit crowded, pace of play can be a little slow at times.

$86 for non-residents and $45ish for residents is highway robbery based on how this course has been maintained and is currently being run. I went on a Saturday around 1000. It wasn't too busy but with no management of player's start time, it took over 4.5 hours to play this course. There were clearly a lot of people that are unaware of golf etiquette ( waiting for the team ahead of them to completely clear off the green on a par 4 course before tee-ing off, hitting ahead on the whites while there's actively another group on the reds, hitting within 5-10 feet of other players). This is why tee times are staggered and why a Marshall is absolutely necessary. The tee boxes were more sand than grass, and the fairways shared the same quality. This course is in desperate need of proper management. This was a 4.5 hour exercise in frustration. As far aa municipal courses are concerned, West Loch is the better choice. Not to mention, West Loch has a banging restaurant.