Garden Isle Entices with World-Class Golf, Beaches, Resorts and Amenities
(KAUA’I, Hawaii) – Does the economy have you looking for more value for your hard-earned travel amenity dollars than ever? Still want to enjoy life’s finest while being budget-conscious?
If so, Kaua’i is an excellent destination for golf-and-resort lifestyle options and values.
To wit:
* Had enough hassle with airlines? Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (800.634.6400) has the answer with its “No Airlines Hassle Golf Package.” For $175 plus tax, the package includes an 18-hole green fee, premium rental clubs and shoes, as well as two sleeves of golf balls. Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club is located next door to the Kaua’i Marriott Resort & Beach Club. Or if you prefer to take your golf in smaller increments visit the practice facility at Kauai Lagoons. $10 for ½ hour of range use, and loaner clubs are available for range use at no charge.
* Puakea Golf Course (866.773.5554) is rated the 7th best course in the state of Hawaii by Golfweek Magazine in its “America’s Best Courses You Can Play 2008.” You can play this course, owned AOL Founder Steve Case for $79+tax after 11 am each day and $59+tax after 2 pm. Golf Course architect Robin Nelson used the natural lay of the land when he planned this subtle yet testing design which features panoramic views of Mt. Ha’upu and lush ravines on several holes.
* Princeville’s Prince Course offers its “2009 Tease for Two Package” (Spa and Golf). This package is designed for two people – one who wants to enjoy a round of golf, and one who would prefer a massage at the Princeville Spa (located at the Prince Golf Clubhouse). The package can also be utilized by a person who wants to enjoy golf and a massage (the golf and spa services do not have to take place on the same day), or – with the purchase of two packages – a couple can indulge in a round of golf and a massage for each of them. The Tease for Two package price is $275 plus applicable taxes and also includes a Kaua’i-made welcome amenity. Package valid through 2009; some blackout dates may apply. Prices are subject to change without notice. For reservations, call 800.826.1105.
* Former longtime home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Poipu Bay (800.858.6300) has created a package for Kaua’i visitors who want to play the course more than once during their stay. Enjoy three rounds of golf on the course where Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have often played, for $410 plus tax (includes green fees, shared cart and practice on the driving range). For guests staying at the adjacent and award-winning Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa, the package is offered at $352 plus tax. Five-round packages, ten-round packages, and afternoon discounts are also available.
“We hope people will visit Kaua’i and enjoy our amazing golf courses, surrounded by the incredible scenery of the island, and take home great memories,” says Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua’i Visitors Bureau.
For more information about the Garden Isle, visit www.kauaidiscovery.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 – flora and fauna blanket the mountains and serve as a painter’s palette and “carpet” of nature’s unspoiled 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 four percent of the island is developed for commercial and residential use.
The unique attributes of the golf destination cooperative “Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green” include a plethora of scintillating holes and the following.
1. Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com, 800.858.6300)
* Along with 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
* Home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994 through 2006, it has frequently hosted players like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and other major champions
2. Princeville Golf Courses (www.princeville.com, 800.826.1105)
* Princeville Resort rated No. 22 by GolfWorld’s “Top 50 U.S. Resort Courses 2009”
* 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 course (currently closed for renovation until Fall 2009) and the 18-hole Prince – all designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
3. Puakea Golf Club (www.puakeagolf.com, 866.773.5554)
* Rated the 7th best course in Hawaii – Golfweek Magazine
* Adjacent to the lush site where Steven Spielberg filmed “Jurassic Park”
* Owned by AOL co-Founder Steve Case
4. Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com, 800.634.6400)
* Rated by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine as Hawaii’s most underrated golf resort/2008
* Currently 18 of 36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus are in play consisting of the Maile nine (former Mokihana holes) and the Kiele nine (former Kiele front nine). The back nine ocean holes of the Kiele Course are currently closed and in the process of receiving extensive upgrades, including the addition of one new ocean hole which will create a mile-long stretch of oceanfront golf.
* The Kiele Course front nine holes feature the par-3 fifth green encircled by a tropical Mango and Guava tree forest
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications
703-891-3320, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
