Kapolei Golf Club

What Kapolei Golf Club does

Kapolei Golf Club is a privately held, public-access championship golf course located at 91-701 Farrington Highway in Kapolei, West Oahu, Hawaii. Founded in 1990, the course spans 190 rolling acres of former sugar plantation land and features an 18-hole championship layout designed by Ted Robinson, known as the 'King of Waterscapes' for his signature water features. The course includes elevated greens, 80 bunkers, five lakes, Seashore Paspalum Grass playing surfaces, GPS-equipped golf carts, and an LED-lit 30-stall driving range. It holds a 4.5-star Golf Digest 'Places to Play' rating and has hosted professional events including the LPGA Hawaiian Ladies Open (1996-2001), the PGA Champions Tour Pacific Links Championship (2012-2014), and currently the Lotte Championship on the LPGA Tour.

The club generates revenue through multiple streams: green fees ($210/round for visitors, $155 twilight), golf cart and club rentals, a full-service restaurant offering American and Japanese cuisine, driving range, merchandise sales, PGA-certified lessons, and event hosting for tournaments, weddings, and corporate meetings (up to 200 players and 250+ banquet guests). A True Spec Golf partnership provides on-site club fitting services. The course targets both Hawaii visitors and kama'aina (local residents via discounted rates), with a multilingual website (English, Japanese, Korean) and a $310 bundled Waikiki-hotel round-trip package to capture non-resident inbound tourist demand. The club operates as a direct-to-consumer destination with no listed ownership, no parent company, and no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Kapolei Golf Club

Legal name

Kapolei Golf Club

Website

https://kapoleigolf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kapolei Golf Club is a private, public-access championship golf course in West Oahu, Hawaii, serving Hawaii visitors, kama'aina residents, and corporate/wedding events through an 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed course, on-site dining, lessons, and event hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Golf Bags, Carts & Travel Gear Retail (CRAMAGAC)

Keywords

• Championship golf course
• Public golf club
• Golf tournament hosting
• Golf instruction lessons
• Wedding and event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Kapolei

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Green Fees and Play Fees: Revenue from daily golf play fees including standard play and twilight play rates. Also includes replay fees and cart rentals.
2. Event Hosting: Revenue from hosting golf tournaments, weddings, celebrations, and meetings/events at the clubhouse facility.
3. Restaurant and Dining: Full-service restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining overlooking the course, plus snack bar operations.
4. Merchandise Sales: Golf shop selling apparel, equipment, and accessories including brands like Polo Ralph Lauren, FootJoy, Nike, Adidas, Peter Millar, and Under Armour.
5. Transportation Services: Round-trip transportation service from Waikiki hotels for non-resident customers.
6. Golf Lessons and Club Fitting: PGA-certified teaching professional lessons and club fitting services through True Spec Golf partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kapolei Golf Club operates an 18-hole championship golf course spanning roughly 190 acres on the Leeward (West Oahu) coast of Hawaii, designed by architect Ted Robinson. Beyond daily green-fee play, the club sells an annual membership, hosts LPGA and amateur tournaments, and rents the property for weddings, banquets, and corporate meetings. Ancillary paid offerings include individual and group golf lessons, club-fitting, a stocked pro shop, on-site dining, and an LED-lit driving range.

Product overview

Kapolei Golf Club operates as a single-location premium public golf course offering a comprehensive suite of golf and hospitality services. The core offering is an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Ted Robinson, supplemented by tee time booking, golf instruction, tournament hosting, event venues, and on-site dining. Additional services include junior golf programs, club fitting partnerships, and a driving range facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Championship Green Fee Rounds
• Annual Membership
• Tournament Hosting
• Weddings, Banquets, and Corporate Meetings
• Golf Lessons
• Club Fitting
• Pro Shop Merchandise
• On-Site Dining
• Driving Range

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5-star rating from Golf Digest's 'Places to Play'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ko Olina Golf Club: Adjacent public-access championship course in the Ko Olina resort corridor, also designed by Ted Robinson. Most direct geographic and product peer — competes for the same tourist, resort, and tournament demand.
• The Plantation Course at Kapalua: Hawaiian championship resort course on Maui (PGA Tour Sentry Tournament of Champions host); comparable premium public-access positioning, championship pedigree, and championship-caliber conditioning.
• Hawaii Prince Golf Club: 27-hole public-access course on Oahu's Windward Coast, comparable A/B resort-style championship positioning, similar tourist and corporate-event target customer.
• Royal Hawaiian Golf Club: Public-access course in Oahu (Kaaawa), membership-optional structure with similar tourist and local play mix; competes for visitor rounds in the same daily-fee segment.
• The Bay Course at Kapalua: Companion course to the Plantation Course at Kapalua; comparable resort championship product, similar high-end tourist pricing and event-hosting capability.
• Waialae Country Club: Honolulu-based host venue of the PGA Tour's Sony Open; premier Hawaiian championship course comparable in prestige, hosted-event history, and premium pricing to Kapolei.
• Turtle Bay Resort Golf: Public resort course on Oahu's North Shore (Fazio and Palmer designs) that targets the same mainland and international tourist segment, including bundled resort play.
• Mauna Lani Golf Courses: Two premium public-access resort courses on Hawaii Island; similar tournament-hosting history, tourist/resort customer base, and integrated real estate model.
• Waikoloa Beach Golf: Two-course public resort operation on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii Island; comparable championship conditioning, tourist customer base, and bundled resort/package pricing.

Broad incumbents

• Topgolf: National golf-entertainment operator with broader footprint and tech-enabled driving-range model; overlapping end-customer (casual and tourist golfers) but distinct entertainment-led value proposition rather than championship-course play.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/golfatkapolei
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kapolei-golf-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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