Kiahuna Golf Club is on the fast track on the Hawaiian island of Kauai
While more renowned courses like the Prince Golf Course and Poipu Bay Golf Course steal the headlines on Kauai, Kiahuna Golf Club is leading the island in embracing a relatively new strain of grass that could one day be commonplace on most Hawaii golf courses.
Puakea Golf Course on Kauai: Hawaii gem gets prettier with each hole
Puakea Golf Course is like that shy girl in your office who wears thick glasses and keeps her hair up in a bun. Then she shows up to the company Christmas party a total knockout, hair down and in a tiny, backless dress. Don't let first impressions fool you at Puakea, or you'll miss a real beauty on Kauai.
Princeville at Hanalei's Makai Golf Course: Put your ego aside, play this friendlier Kauai gem
For the resort golfer looking for those Hawaii coastline money shots, Princeville at Hanalei's Makai Golf Course has more oceanfront holes running along the North Shore. Both the Ocean and Lakes' nines weave out to the coast, and the Ocean's par-3 seventh hole, playing on rugged coastline 200 feet above the ocean, is among Kauai's most famous.
Better bring your 'A' game to the demanding Prince Course at Princeville Resort on Kauai
Confident about your game? If you've scored a few low rounds lately, take your golf clubs over to the Hawaiian island of Kauai and the Prince Course at the Princeville Resort. Trying to take down one of Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s most demanding courses can make for a maddening afternoon.
Kauai's best? Hard to argue against Poipu Bay Golf Course as Hawaiian island's top resort course
Partnering with the Grand Hyatt Resort on Kauai's south shore, and a host to the post-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Poipu Bay Golf Course has all the elements of a world-class resort course - one you'll be itching to re-play as soon as you walk off the 18th green.
Wailea Golf Club's Gold Course: Historic rocks with ocean views on South Maui
Wailea Golf Club's Gold Course is a big, near bionic Hawaii golf course that doesn't rely on a few ocean looks to carry the day. Instead, it challenges your guts, especially on the back nine. There are shots up to greens, down through skinny driving alleys and lakes to clear.
Hawaii's Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course: The rare airport course worth playing
Only on Maui can the golf course by the airport turn out to be a track you might go out of your way to play. It's The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course, and if you're driving to popular vacation spots Kaanapali or Kapalua after picking up a rental car, you'll pass it on the side of road. Think about stopping to get in a round. It's one of the better reasonably priced courses on the island.
Maui's Kaanapali Kai golf course: A train runs through it
Kaanapali Kai is a golf course that can surprise you in more ways than just the train. It's located smack dab in the middle of Kaanapali, Maui's most cookie-cutter resort and shopping area. Yet the course itself is a largely unique play, Chris Baldwin writes at WorldGolf.com.
A view to forget: Wailea Emerald golf course is no Maui must-play
Wailea Golf Club's Emerald Course doesn't live up to the hype. The club's Gold Course, also designed by Robert Trent Jones II, is a superior round of golf.
Take two ocean-snuggle holes and hope: Kapalua Resort's Bay Course needs LPGA rebirth
Can you play The Bay Course at Kapalua Resort just to experience two holes? When you're in Maui, looking to come home with some stories about ocean golf, the answer's probably yes.