KAUA'I, Hawaii -- The Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau today announces that Travel + Leisure Golf magazine has published its “2006 Reader Survey: World’s Best Golf Resorts” and Kaua‘i was greatly honored, including being accorded top honors.
Kaua‘i’s exquisite Princeville Resort was voted No. 9 in the U.S. Top 10 Golf Resorts category, while Poipu Bay Golf Course, the sparkling amenity of the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa and home of the annual PGA Grand Slam of Golf event, was voted the “Most Underrated Course.”
Published in the September 2006 issue of Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine, currently on newsstands nationwide, the renowned publication’s annual “best-of “reader awards are determined via a numerical rating system which tabulates feedback about various criteria.
Along with Puakea Golf Course and Kaua‘i Lagoons Golf Club, Princeville and Poipu Bay combine to offer 117 stellar holes and the island’s rising star golf destination “Kaua‘i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green.”
“Kaua‘i is honored by these awards as they come from travelers, people who have many choices but opt to spend their precious time and resources based on their experiences,” says Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau. “Visitors are increasingly recognizing our golf experiences which are appropriately reflected in our invitation ‘Kaua‘i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green’ ”.
Princeville was also voted No. 2 in the following categories specific to Hawaiian resorts: Best Golf Resort, Best Resort for Buddy Trips, Most Underrated Resort and Best Resort Course (Prince).
The Kaua‘i golf destination includes:
1. Kaua‘i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com, 800.634.6400)
· Home to Golf Digest’s No. 90 rated course in “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses/2005-06” (Kiele Course)
· 36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus (Kiele and Mokihana courses)
· Affiliated with the award-winning Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club
2. Puakea Golf Club (www.puakeagolf.com, 866.773.5554)
· Kaua‘i’s newest 18-hole course, unveiled in 2003
· Adjacent to lush site where Steven Spielberg filmed “Jurassic Park”
· Designed by Robin Nelson, whose work throughout Hawaii is highly regarded
3. Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com, 800.858.6300)
· Home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf
· Its Grand Hyatt Kaua‘iResort & Spa rated No. 32 in Golf Digest’s “Sublime 75: America’s Greatest Golf Resorts/2004-05”
· Four closing holes rise 150-feet to a red sea cliff
4. Princeville at Hanalei (www.princeville.com, 800.826.1105)
· Home to Golf Digest’s No. 63 rated course in “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses/2005-06” (Prince Course)
· 45 holes of golf – the 27-hole Makai nines and the 18-hole Prince – all designed by Robert Trent Jones II
· Overlooks exquisitely beautiful Hanalei Bay
Nicknamed the Garden Island, Kaua‘i is green and flourishing with lush flora that runs from the mountains to the ocean. Kaua‘i offers more than 50 miles of white sand beaches – more beach per mile than any other island in Hawai‘i. Only three percent of the island is developed for commercial and residential use.
Other natural wonders include the 3,567-foot deep Waimea Canyon, dubbed “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific” by author Mark Twain, 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.
For more information about “Kaua‘i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green” visit www.discovery.com/activities/golfing/ or call 800-262-1400.
CONTACT:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications
703-891-3320, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
