Waterfalls rush down the steep mountainsides on the north coast of Kauai, the Garden Island. Princeville Resort sprawls on a terraced cliff above Hanalei Bay, below the spectacular peak of Bali Hai. The film, "South Pacific", was shot in this gorgeous setting of velvet green mountains and sugar-white beaches.
Integrated into a rainforest on rolling tableland and along the oceanfront is the Prince Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The course is all is waterfalls and streams, jungly ravines and thousands of trees and blooming shrubs––paradise with a formidable 75.3/145 rating and slope, earned by forced carries, stiff tradewinds and a clever dearth of bailout areas. Fairways careen downhill and over gorges, as on the 7th, which reminds golfers of the famous 16th at Cypress Point. With the Pacific all along the left, a 180-yard carry against the wind heads toward waves breaking on the reef off Anini Beach. Behind the green on the thirteenth, a waterfall cascades from a lava tube set in the middle of a cliff festooned with ferns and flowers, then drops into Anini Stream, which wanders around the green and dissects the fairway landing zone, 200 yards from the back tees. Whew!
Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa, island of Kauai, Hawaii
Princeville’s "2009 Tease for Two Package" offers a round of golf on the Prince Course and a 50-minute massage at the Princeville Spa for $275 (through 2009).
More news at Princeville: Makai Course will unveil a substantial renovation to all 27 holes on Nov. 1.
The St. Regis Princeville Resort is ccheduled to open here at Princeville on October 1
The Prince Course was rated #67 in Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses 2009-10” and rated #1 course in the state
The Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa on Kauai was rated No. 16 in GolfWorld
magazine’s “2009 America’s Top 50 Resort Courses.” The resort is
offering a summer fifth-night free promotion that includes daily
breakfast for two adults and up to four children, 50% off a second room
for children, "bottomless cup" for children 12 and under, 1/2 camp for
one child, one free in-room movie and a 20% discount at the opulent
Anara Spa.
Puakea Golf Course
in Lihue is family and child friendly, too, allowing kids to play free
all summer long (ages 7-18), one free junior for each paying adult
(through August 31, 2009). This course was rated 13th best in Hawaii by
Golfweek Magazine.
Kauai Lagoons golf course, island of Kauai, Hawaii
Also in Lihue, the Jack Nicklaus-designed Kaua‘i Lagoons Golf Club
is offering $85 green fees and $25 club rental this summer, including
two sleeves of premium golf balls (available after 11 am daily).
Children ages 6-17 play free with free club rental when accompanied by
a paying adult anytime. (both special valid through August 31) This
course was voted one of the “Top 50 Resort Courses” worldwide by GolfWorld in its “2009 Readers’ Choice Awards”. Kauai Lagoons is adjacent to the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club.
Green fees for non-resort guests are normally up to $175 and club
rentals at $55, so these summer specials mean substantial savings.
For more information about the Garden Isle, visit www.kauaidiscovery.com
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