- The Kaua'i, Hawaii Visitors Bureau announced that several of the golf and resort properties in its golf-destination co-operative - Kaua'i: Discover Golf's Ultimate Island Green - have been voted onto Golfweek's 2007 Best Resort Golf Courses list.
The Prince Course at Princeville - home to 45 golf holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. - is rated as the No. 16 best golf resort course in America by Golfweek, followed at No. 49 by the Kiele Course at Kaua'i Lagoons Golf Club. Kaua'i Lagoons has 36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus and is affiliated with the Kaua'i Marriott Resort & Beach Club.
A third member of the Kaua'i golf destination co-operative, Poipu Bay Golf Course (affiliated with the Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Resort & Spa), is rated No. 53. Poipu Bay was also designed by Trent Jones Jr. Poipu Bay was home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994 to 2006.
Golfweek raters examine overall strength of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, greens, variety and memorability of holes, conditioning and maintenance, landscape management and other criteria.
"Having three of Kauai's four golf-destination partners rated among the very best golf resorts and courses by an esteemed national publication such as Golfweek is a wonderful, critical endorsement," says Sue Kanoho, executive director of the Kaua'i Visitors Bureau. "We hope this distinction will entice people to visit Kaua'i and experience those great golf properties, as well our other golf-destination partner - Puakea Golf Course - also tremendous and well-regarded in its own right."
About "Kaua'i: Discover Golf's Ultimate Island Green"
Nicknamed the Garden Isle, Kaua'i is green and flourishing with lush flora that runs from the mountains to the ocean. Kaua'i offers more than 50 miles of white sand beaches - more beach per mile than any other island in Hawai'i. Only three percent of the island is developed for commercial and residential use.
The Kaua'i golf destination includes:
1. Kaua'i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com, 800-634-6400) - Home to Golf Digest's No. 90 rated course in "America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses/2005-06" (Kiele Course)
- 36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus (Kiele and Mokihana courses)
- Affiliated with the award-winning Kaua'i Marriott Resort & Beach Club
2. Puakea Golf Club (www.puakeagolf.com, 866.773.5554) - Kaua'i's newest 18-hole course, unveiled in 2003
- Adjacent to lush site where Steven Spielberg filmed "Jurassic Park"
- Designed by Robin Nelson, whose work throughout Hawaii is highly regarded
3. Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com, 800-858-6300) - Home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf
- Its Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Resort & Spa rated No. 32 in Golf Digest's "Sublime 75: America's Greatest Golf Resorts/2004-05"
- Four closing holes rise 150-feet to a red sea cliff
4. Princeville at Hanalei (www.princeville.com, 800-826-1105)
- Home to Golf Digest's No. 63 rated course in "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses/2005-06" (Prince Course)
- 45 holes of golf - the 27-hole Makai nines and the 18-hole Prince - all designed by Robert Trent Jones II
- Overlooks exquisitely beautiful Hanalei Bay
Kaua'i's natural wonders include the 3,567-foot deep Waimea Canyon, dubbed "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by author Mark Twain, and the 3,000-foot towering mountain cliffs overlooking the Napali Coast along the northwest shoreline.
Outdoor activities, including kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, mountain tubing, horseback riding, ATV adventures, zipline aerial tours, helicopter and boat tours, are available.
For more information about "Kaua'i: Discover Golf's Ultimate Island Green" visit www.discovery.com/activities/golfing/ or call 800-262-1400.
