‘Garden Isle’ Golf and Resort Lifestyle Amenities Abound
(Kaua’i, Hawaii) – Value and options – something all discerning travelers appreciate – are abundant on Kaua’i this summer.
Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com , 800.858.6300) is world-renowned for its lush landscaping, ocean-side setting, and award-winning Robert Trent Jones Jr. design. Adjacent to the Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa, it was rated No. 16 in GolfWorld magazine’s “2009 America’s Top 50 Resort Courses.” In addition to guests of the Grand Hyatt Kaua’i enjoying reduced playing rates at Poipu Bay, the resort is offering a summer fifth-night free promotion, which includes daily breakfast for two adults and up to four children, 50 percent 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 percent discount at the opulent Anara Spa. Visit www.grandhyattkauai.com.
Like the Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa, Puakea Golf Course (www.puakeagolf.com , 866.773.5554) in Lihue is family and child friendly. One of island residents’ favorite courses, and rated one of Golfweek magazine’s “America’s Best Courses You Can Play” by state in golf-rich Hawaii, Puakea allows kids to play free all summer long (ages 7-18), one free junior for each paying adult (June 1 – August 31, 2009).
If golf and spa amenities appeal, Princeville’s Prince Course offers its “2009 Tease for Two Package.” This package includes a round of golf and a 50-minute massage at the Princeville Spa for $275. Package valid through 2009. As tantalizing as that offer is, there’s additional excitement in store for visitors to Princeville coming soon. The St. Regis Princeville Resort is scheduled to debut on Oct. 1, 2009. And the Makai Course, which along with the Prince Course, combine to offer 45 holes of stellar golf at Princeville, is scheduled to unveil a substantial renovation to all 27 of its holes on Nov. 1. For more information and reservations www.princeville.com , 800.826.1105.
Next comes this offer from Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com , 800.634.6400) in Lihue. Making it affordable for every golfer, or family of golfers, to experience award-winning golf during their Kaua’i stay, the club provides adults with an $85, 18-hole green fee and $25 club rental. The offer includes two sleeves of premium golf balls and is available after 11 am daily. For golfing families, children ages 6-17 may play for free and are offered free club rental when accompanied by a paying adult anytime daily. Both Summer Specials are valid from July 1 through August 31 of this year (2009). Kauai Lagoons’ Jack Nicklaus-designed layout is adjacent to the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club. Green fees for non-resort guests are normally priced at up to $175 and club rentals at $55, hence, these offers afford players with substantial savings. (www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lihhi-kauai-marriott-resort-and-beach-club/)
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 juxtapose brilliantly with the turquoise Pacific Ocean, white clouds and blue skies. Buffeted by entrancing 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 including:
1. Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com , 800.858.6300)
* Along with Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa rated No. 16 in GolfWorld’s “America’s Top 50 Resort Courses, 2009”
* 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)
* The Prince Course was rated No. 67 in Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses 2009-10” and rated the No. 1 course in the state
* 45 holes of golf – the 27-hole Makai course (currently closed for renovation, scheduled to open Nov. 1, 2009) and the 18-hole Prince – all designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
* The St. Regis Princeville Resort is scheduled to open Oct. 1, 2009
3. Puakea Golf Club (www.puakeagolf.com , 866.773.5554)
* Rated the 13th best course in golf-rich Hawaii – Golfweek Magazine
* Golf Course Architect Robin Nelson used the natural layout of the land when he planned this layout, testing golfers of all levels and treating them to beautiful views of Mt. Ha’upu and deep lush ravines on several holes.
* Owned by AOL co-Founder Steve Case
4. Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com , 800.634.6400)
* Voted one of the “Top 50 Resort Courses” worldwide by GolfWorld magazine in its “2009 Readers’ Choice Awards”
* Currently 18 of 36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus are in play consisting of the Maile nine and the Kiele 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
www.buffalocommunications.com
