KAUA‘I, Hawaii -- The Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau announces that several of the golf and resort properties in its golf-destination co-operative – Kaua‘i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green – have been voted onto Golf Digest Magazine’s biennial ranking of the “75 Best Golf Resorts in North America.”
Princeville at Hanalei – home to 45 golf holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. – is rated as the No. 23 best golf resort in North America by Golf Digest (up from No. 29 two years ago).
The Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa is rated No. 32 by Golf Digest, and is home to Poipu Bay Golf Course, which hosted the PGA Grand Slam of Golf for the past 13 years (1994-2006).
A third Kaua‘i resort – Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club – garnered the elite distinction of being included on Golf Digest’s best-of list, rating No. 60. The acclaimed resort features two Jack Nicklaus-designed golf courses at its Kaua‘i Lagoons Golf Club.
Golf Digest's biennial ranking of the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America is determined by the magazine's Course Rating panelists, a group of more than 800 low-handicap golfers who rated hundreds of U.S., Canadian, Mexican and Caribbean resorts on a 10-point scale.
“Having three of Kauai’s four golf-destination partners rated among the very best golf resorts in North America by an esteemed publication such as Golf Digest is high praise indeed,” says Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau. “People are increasingly discovering that Kaua‘i offers something for everyone – from its unspoiled natural beauty and beaches to world-class resorts with many amenities, not the least of which is great golf courses by renowned architects.”
Kaua‘i golf courses and resorts are perennially included on Golf Digest’s best-of lists, a much-valued reality and objective third-party endorsement.
“We hope this distinction will entice people to visit Kaua‘i and experience these great golf resorts, as well our other golf-destination partner – Puakea Golf Course – a standalone golf course which is well-regarded in its own right,” says KVB Executive Director Kanoho.
Puakea, Poipu Bay, Kaua‘i Lagoons and Princeville combine to offer 117 holes of golf on “Kaua‘i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green.” For more information about them and the Garden Isle, visit www.kauaidiscovery.com/activities/golfing/ or call 800-262-1400
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About “Kaua‘i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green”
Nicknamed the Garden Isle, 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.
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‘i Resort & 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
Kaua‘i’s 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.kauaidiscovery.com/activities/golfing/ or call 800-262-1400.
CONTACT:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications
703-891-3320, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
