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Which Course on Kauai?


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Well I’ve gone over there a few times sometimes for golf, sometimes to paddle, and here’s my thoughts. 

Poipu is really a lot of fun, beautiful course but only have played it once. What use to be Kauai Lagoons is now Hokuala and I really enjoy that course. There are some fun carries plus there a few beautiful holes heading to the harbor. It’s getting better I believe too. 

But when I go I always play the Makai Course in Princeville. I think the Prince course has gone private or was under construction when I was there last July but that course is beautiful. Every hole is a postcard view. But the Makai course also has plenty of fun holes and beautiful views. It’s just a drive up there to Princeville. I either stay up there or down at the Hyatt for Poipu, okay I guess I’ve played there twice, it is a very nice course. 

Here’s some fotos from Poipu

https://williwannago.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/the-poipu-bay-golf-course/

and a few more from what is now Hokuala, it’s right there close to town.

https://williwannago.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/18-holes-at-the-kauai-lagoons-golf-club/

Have fun!

iSank

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From vacation pics from friends lately, I'd pick whichever course is on the highest piece of ground you can find.

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11 hours ago, rehmwa said:

From vacation pics from friends lately, I'd pick whichever course is on the highest piece of ground you can find.

True dat! And I think more is coming down as I type. 

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On 4/20/2018 at 10:11 PM, iSank said:

True dat! And I think more is coming down as I type. 

GREAT SCUBA there.....

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Found this thread again and we are finally going to Kauai.  Anyone have any “recent” advice.  I’ve narrowed down to these 3 courses…..

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Seeing that Hokuala is now two courses I may have to get over there again, I loved that course back I think it was Kauai Lagoons, it lost some of its character when it changed but still find many holes a pleasure. Last time over my wife surprised me with a week of golf but what was crazy was our Hawaiian air flight came from the mainland and was continuing on to Kauai so it was a wide body complete with the lie flat seats up front so for once on an inter island I got to go flat take a 5 min nap. Now that Kauai is a two flight jump for me I’ll go over a bit less.

Have a great trip!

will

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A couple of years ago I played Wailua. I was supposed to play somewhere else and our reservation was screwed up. They took us as soon we got there. Really nice course. Saw and article recently about 30 best munis and there it was. It deserved to be there. I’ll be in Kauai in February and I’ll definitely will go there again and maybe Princeville.

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On 1/11/2022 at 9:57 PM, Rip62 said:

A couple of years ago I played Wailua. I was supposed to play somewhere else and our reservation was screwed up. They took us as soon we got there. Really nice course. Saw and article recently about 30 best munis and there it was. It deserved to be there. I’ll be in Kauai in February and I’ll definitely will go there again and maybe Princeville.

Lucky you.  We're out end of April.  Let me know where you play and what you think.  Definitely playing at least once.  Makai last year - super nice.  I'm looking for the next one or two.

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I played Poipu Bay and did not enjoy it. The designer is RTJ, if I remember correctly. I'm normally neutral to positive on his courses, but I was not a fun of this one. It's not as wide as you would think for a resort course, especially considering the wind. There are a lot of holes where you cannot run up a shot, a decent amount of water, bunkers on both sides of a fairway's landing area, etc. The finishing hole 18, is a pretty bad par 5. It's a lot of target golf. Not necessary what I want to pay $300 to experience.

That said, the course was in good shape and the views, especially on the back 9, were pretty cool.

Generally, my view on Hawaiian golf is that it's not great. Especially when you consider bang for your buck. 

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7 hours ago, DeadMan said:

That said, the course was in good shape and the views, especially on the back 9, were pretty cool.

Generally, my view on Hawaiian golf is that it's not great. Especially when you consider bang for your buck. 

Nice, fair comments, maybe because of the rounds I've played in the south on the RTJ trail, oh yea and that ocean, we saw the course differently. 

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