Young Women and Girls Can Play Free and Take Part in Other Related Events Scheduled at the Island’s Award-Winning Courses
(KAUA’I, Hawaii) – The Kaua’i Visitors Bureau today announced that the six courses and 117 combined holes which comprise the golf destination Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate IslandGreen welcome families to participate in “Take Your Daughter to the Course Week” from July 14-20.
Among other things being offered at the Kaua’I courses, girls and young ladies may play free at each of six courses – Princeville (Prince and Makai courses), Kaua’i Lagoons, Puakea, PoipuBay and Kiahuna – with a paying adult throughout the week. This opportunity is part of an initiative by “Play Golf America” and the National Golf Course Owners Association. Since the program began nine years ago, hundreds of thousands of girls and families have participated nationwide. July is designated as Family Golf Month by the PGA of America.
“Interest in golf among girls and women has increased greatly in recent years,” said Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua’i Visitors Bureau which helps support the island’s golf destination cooperative. “This is a great way to sustain that momentum and give them additional opportunities to enjoy the game.”
Following is what each of the aforementioned Kaua’i courses offer during “Take Your Daughter to the Course Week”:
Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com, 800.634.6400)
Home to the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course (Kiele) which Golf Digest rated No. 56 in its biennial “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses”, Kaua’i Lagoons is offering the followingfree clinics for girls age 6-17: Monday – Putting, Tuesday – Chipping, Wednesday – Rules & Etiquette; Thursday – Full-swing. The golf club is also offering daughters to play free with a paying adult during the entire week (and free for all juniors with a paying adult after 3 pm on an ongoing basis).
Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com, 800.858.6300)
Former longtime home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf (1994-2006) is offering girls ages 6-17 play free with one full paying adult (one junior per adult). This special offer is part of PoipuBay’s Summer Fun Golf Promo and will end July 31.
Princeville (Makai Course, www.princeville.com/golf.html, 808.826.3580)
Young ladies 7 – 17 receive complimentary green fees with a paying adult at Makai Course, a 27-hole complex with three nine-hole courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Puakea Golf Course (www.puakeagolf.com, 866.773.5554)
Girls and young ladies age 18 and under play the course – ranked the 7th best course in Hawaii by Golfweek Magazine – free when accompanied by a paying adult. Also, a free clinic is being offered on Saturday, July 20 to girls 18 and under (and whomever they bring with them… Mom, Dad, grandparent, aunt, etc.). The clinic includes two segments: 1) Putting: More One-Putts and Less Three-Putts (10 to 10:45 am) and Tee Shots: Longer and Straighter (10:45 to 11:30 am). There will be a contest at the end of each clinic segment with prizes for the winners.
Princeville (Prince Course, www.princeville.com/golf.html, 808.826.5001)
Young ladies 7 – 17 receive complimentary green fees with a paying adult at a course which Golf Digest Magazine rates one of the “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
Kiahuna Golf Club (www.kiahunagolf.com, 808.742.9595)
A Robert Trent Jones Jr. design and home to greens rated among the best in the nation, Kiahuna is offering girls 17 and under to play free with a paying adult and a free 15-minute lesson with a PGA staff member (reservation required).
In addition to supporting “Take Your Daughter to the Course Week,” the Kaua’i golf destination courses are offering “Kaua’i Golf Swings and Things,” a selection of special offers whereby guests can pair golf with other island or resort activities at substantial savings. Visit www.kauaidiscovery.com/golfspecials/ or call the numbers listed above for more information.
About “Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green”
Kaua’i is colored by numerous shades of lush green flora which blanket the mountains and serve as a great backdrop for nature’s unspoiled wonder. Surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Pacific Ocean and buffeted by soothing trade winds and slack key guitar notes wafting in the breeze, Kaua’i offers more than 50 miles of white sand beaches – more beach per mile than any other island in Hawai’i. Only four percent of the island is developed for commercial and residential use.
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.
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications
703-891-3320, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
