Destination Guide: Plan your Kauai golf vacation
They call Kauai the "Garden Isle" and for golfers, there's a cornucopia of golf delights on this Hawaiian island. Great weather, restaurants, hotels and resorts make it the type of golf destination that can easily seduce you into returning for more.
Kauai golf courses and more
They call Kauai the "Garden Isle" and for golfers, there's a cornucopia of golf delights on this Hawaiian island. Great weather, restaurants, hotels and resorts make it the type of golf destination that can easily seduce you into returning for more.
For many travelers, the lush real estate and amazing weather of Kauai has them eager to look for condo or vacation rentals, as exploring the activities of the island - including helicopter tours - becomes a reason to make a normal vacation an epic one.
For golfers, Kauai has such respected courses as Poipu Bay Golf Course, former home of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Add to that courses like Kiahuna Golf Club, Puakea Golf Course, and countless others, and a duffer can get lost in the lavish beauty, and great challenges of golf on Kauai.
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