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