World-Renowned Resorts, Courses Offer 117 Holes and Myriad Amenities Amid Lush Setting
(KAUA’I, Hawaii) -The Kaua’i Visitors Bureau today announces that several of the golf and resort properties in its golf-destination co-operative – Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa, Princeville Hotel and Kaua’i Marriott Resort & Beach Club -garnered best-of distinction from Conde Nast Traveler Magazine in its 12th annual "Top 100 Golf Resorts 2007 Readers’ Poll".
Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa and Poipu Bay Golf Course were rated the No. 21 best golf resort by Conde Nast Travelerreaders, followed closely at No. 37 by Princeville Hotel and its 45 golf holes (Prince and Makai courses).
A third member of the golf destination "Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green" rated No. 72 – Kaua’i Marriott Resort & Beach Club and its Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club, which features two 18-hole, championship golf courses by Jack Nicklaus (Kiele and Mokihana courses).
Princeville Hotel and Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa also enjoy the distinction of having been named to Conde Nast Traveler’sTop 100 Golf Resorts list each of the 12 years it has existed.
"Having three of Kaua’i’s four golf-destination partners rated among the best golf resorts is a great honor because of the source -Conde Nast Traveler readers – the people who are experiencing first-hand what each property has to offer," says Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua’i Visitors Bureau. "When the people who spent their hard-earned dollars and time to visit our golf courses and resorts respond with such feedback it let’s us know we have a great asset in our golf courses."
Thousands of Condé Nast Traveler subscribers evaluate hundreds of properties that they visited. Properties were rated on six criteria—Course Design (30 percent of overall score), Speed of Play (10 percent), Rooms (30 percent), Service (10 percent), Food/Dining (10 percent), and Other Facilities (10 percent)—using a five-point scale: excellent, very good, good, fair and poor.
Conde Nast Traveler reports an average paid circulation of 787,947 and estimated readership three times that number (more than 2.3 million per issue).
"What is particularly gratifying is that of the four golf-destination partners on Kaua’i all three with resort components are honored byConde Nast Traveler readers as ‘Top 100 Resorts’," says Ms. Kanoho. "Kaua’i’s other golf-destination partner – Puakea – has a wonderful golf course as well, so we’re excited for visitors to experience all four properties and judge each for themselves."
For more information about the Garden Isle, visit www.discovery.com/activities/golfing/ or call 800-262-1400.
About "Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green"
Kaua’i is colored by lush, numerous shades of green – the flora and fauna which blanket the mountains and serve as a painter’s palette and "carpet" of nature’s wonder. Surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Pacific Ocean and buffeted by soothing trade winds, 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 critical acclaim and unique attributes of the four g0lf destination partners include:
1. Princeville Golf Courses (www.princeville.com, 800.826.1105)
Home to Golf Digest’s No. 39 rated course in "America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses" (Prince Course) and the No. 1 rated course in the state
45 holes of golf – the 27-hole Makai nines and the 18-hole Prince – all designed by Robert Trent Jones II
Overlooks exquisite Hanalei Bay
2. Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com, 800.858.6300)
Its Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa rated No. 32 in Golf Digest’s "Sublime 75: America’s Greatest Golf Resorts"
Four closing holes play atop a 150-foot sea cliff
Longtime home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, it has frequently hosted players like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and other major champions
3. Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com, 800.634.6400)
Home to Golf Digest’s No. 56 rated course in "America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses" (Kiele Course)
36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus (Kiele and Mokihana courses)
Kiele features multiple ocean holes with an island green finishing hole aptly named the "Bear"
4. Puakea Golf Club (www.puakeagolf.com, 866.773.5554)
Kaua’i’s newest 18-hole course
Owned by AOL Co-Founder Steve Case
Adjacent to the lush site where Steven Spielberg filmed "Jurassic Park"
Kaua’i’s natural wonders include the 3,567-foot deep Waimea Canyon, dubbed "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific", and the 3,000-foot towering mountain cliffs overlooking the Napali Coast along the northwest shoreline.
A wealth of outdoor activities like kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, mountain tubing, horseback riding, ATV adventures, zipline aerial tours, helicopter and boat tours, offer memorable vacation experiences for the whole family.
For more information about "Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green" visit www.kauaidiscovery.com/activities/golfing/ or call 800-262-1400.
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications
703-891-3320, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com