| A Hawaii golf vacation can be the trip of a | | | | slopes of an extinct volcano, probably Hawaii's |
| lifetime, and with a little careful planning you can | | | | best golf bargain. Last but not least, another great |
| get in more great golf at more fantastic courses | | | | value would be the Dunes At Maui Lani, a links |
| than you ever thought possible. Each island has it's | | | | course deserving of a round during your next |
| own gems, and there are many incredible golf | | | | Hawaii golf vacation. |
| courses that have managed to fly under the | | | | Kauai - A stop here for golf will necessarily involve |
| radar but are nevertheless great values and | | | | some of the more legendary names in Hawaii golf |
| spectacular golf. Here's a sampling of some of the | | | | courses. Princeville Resort, and specifically the |
| awesome tracks to play on your next Hawaii golf | | | | Prince Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, |
| vacation, island by island. | | | | Jr., has been rated the best course in Hawaii |
| Hawaii - A Hawaii golf vacation to the big island is | | | | almost continually since it opened in 1990. The |
| normally characterized by lush green tracks sitting | | | | Hyatt Regency Poipu Bay Resort combines luxury |
| precariously atop incredible lava flows. The black | | | | and tradewinds to mount a challenge to any level |
| lava provides stark contrast on many courses on | | | | golfer; and Kauai Lagoons Ki'ele course, a most |
| the big island, some of the more popular being | | | | daunting jack Nicklaus design. Kauai is a another |
| Mauna Lani, with it's two courses testing your | | | | must stop for any Hawaii golf vacation. |
| wind skills; Mauna Kea, built by Laurance | | | | Oahu - Two must see courses on Oahu would be |
| Rockefeller and designed by Robert Trent Jones, | | | | Turtle Bay Golf Resort on the North Shore, |
| Sr., this is a classic resort with golf experience to | | | | specifically the Arnold Palmer course. The Senior |
| match. The sister course Hapuna is well worth a | | | | tour visits as well as any golfer in need of a |
| play as well. Another well-known and great course | | | | challenge. Also worthy of consideration is Hawaii |
| is Waikoloa Golf Club, sitting amidst lava flows and | | | | Kai, a short but windy course located eleven miles |
| petroglyph fields. | | | | ouside Waikiki. |
| Maui - A Hawaii golf vacation without a stop in | | | | Lanai - One more stop on your dream Hawaii Golf |
| Maui would be akin to visiting France and ignoring | | | | vacation would have to include the Experience at |
| the Eiffel Tower. Golf on Maui is exquisite, and | | | | Koele, designed by Greg Norman and Ted |
| here are some of the best. My favorite is | | | | Robinson. Unlike many other Hawaii golf courses, |
| Kapalua, particularly the Plantation course, home | | | | this course is located in a rainforest and you get |
| of PGA Tour's Mercedes Championship. If you can | | | | the feel that you're in a nature preserve, with wild |
| make it past several blind tee shots and drop | | | | game roaming the lush vegetation surrounding the |
| dead vistas on every tee box, you'll be back again | | | | fairways. The Experience At Koele is precisely |
| and again. Other Maui tracks definitely worth a | | | | that: an incredible experience. |
| look include Wailea, a gem of a course; Makena, a | | | | Wherever you choose to plant your tee for your |
| bear of a course, and Royal Kaanapali, home of | | | | next Hawaii golf vacation, these are choices that |
| several LPGA and Senior events in the past. Also | | | | you can't go wrong with. Just try and keep your |
| don't overlook Pukalani, upcountry and on the | | | | eye on the ball! |