Pros:
• Course plays on a well-manicured golf course in downtown Hilo right near the waterfront
• Good design: because of the well-manicured and short grass, there is plenty of opportunity for rollers and big skips, in addition to a good mix of holes requiring right to left shots and left to right shots, nice varying distances between 200 and 800 feet
• GOLF CART OPTION! Call me lazy, but you feel like Superman when you aren't walking or shouldering a bag....why not play 4 rounds?!
• Minimal problem integrating with golfers, but course wasn't too packed when I played
• Map provided, pretty accurate so navigation not an issue
• Some hanging baskets
Cons:
• Looks like the design on hole 10, 15, and 18 has changed a bit since they last did scorecard and map; tee areas the same, so no difficulty finding tees, but basket positions on 10 and 15 CLEARLY make a par 4
• Scorecard claims par is 58, but that is added incorrectly and should say 61; with holes 10 and 15 more than likely changing since last card print, those would be 4's, making a 63 pro par
• Some baskets were real disc golf baskets; others looked home-made with single set of chains and a shallow basket or tire; those didn't catch quite as well and could add a stroke or 2 to your round
Other Thoughts:
I really had no idea what to expect in a course in Hawaii, as it was my first visit to the Big Island, or anywhere in HI for that matter. I only had time to pick one course to play, as we stayed on the other side of the island, about 2 hours drive from Hilo. I was pleasantly surprised by a pretty well-designed course. I would definitely recommend giving Naniloa a shot!