While other Hawaiian islands give you golf that can be showy, Oahu keeps it real, offering diverse golf options, as well as great resorts and spas, that will keep them coming back for more.
While other Hawaiian islands give you golf courses that can be showy, Oahu keeps it real, offering diverse golf options, as well as great resorts and spas, that will keep them coming back for more. Featuring one of the busiest public golf courses in the world, and courses by design greats such as Arnold Palmer and George Fazio, Oahu is ready to be the golf vacation of your dreams.
One of the unique aspects of playing golf in Hawaii is that each island has its own character. Nowhere is that more evident than playing golf on Oahu. It's a different experience, and there are some things you should know. Mike Bailey offers seven suggestions to help prepare you for an Oahu golf vacation.
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The new Brian Mogg Performance Center of Hawaii, located at Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa Beach, will help golfers of all skill levels and ages locally, nationally, and internationally to improve their game. "Hawaii is one of the world's great golfing destinations and being able to open my new Performance Center in the beautiful setting of the Hawaii Prince Golf Club will be inviting to golfers everywhere who want to sharpen their shot-making," Mogg said.
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Golfers like to talk about the views beyond the golf course at Royal Kunia Country Club in Waipahu. But the views on the golf course aren't too bad, either. Driving up to the modest clubhouse, you might not be expecting much. But it doesn't take long before you realize this Oahu course is more than ordinary, Mike Bailey writes.
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If you can find Ewa Beach Golf Club, you're bound to enjoy it. A hidden Oahu gem, Ewa Beach sits on the Hawaiian island's Ewa Plain. It's a reasonably priced option for those looking to golf on the state's most-populated island. Environmentally friendly, near the beach and well conditioned, it's a local favorite. Stop by for a round of 18, Mike Bailey writes, and you'll likely feel the same way.
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The perception is that the George Fazio Course at Turtle Bay Resort is somewhat of a pushover. But the reality is the golf course has hosted some of the best players and events, such as the inaugural Senior Skins Game, and you better not let your guard down. The Fazio Course has undergone some changes in recent years, but the beautiful scenery hasn't changed, Mike Bailey writes.
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Even the locals are blown away by the splendor of the Ko'olau Golf Club, which rests in the windward community of Kaneohe, about a 30-minute drive from Waikiki. Photos of the Ko'olau Mountain range that cuts through the center of the island of Oahu can't do justice to what it's like to stand on the 15th tee of this Dick Nugent-designed golf course that opened in 1992. Visiting the islands? Don't miss the chance to play Ko'olau Golf Club, Paul Arnett writes.
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Visit the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club, where world statesmen mingle nearby the average Joe. The 27-hole golf course, designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, provides an escape from the bustle and excitement of Honolulu. Near the hotel, you'll find a collection of million-dollar yachts, shopping, restaurants and plenty of people-watching opportunities, Mike Bailey writes.
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Located on the Ewa Plain of Oahu, Arnold Palmer and partner Ed Seay took what was once just waving fields of sugar cane and turned it into the challenging 27-hole Hawaii Prince Golf Club. As an amenity of the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, the golf course offers resort guests a challenging, but very playable layout. There is water on the majority of holes, plenty of mounding to create all sorts of lies, and scores of bunkers to help frame holes and catch wayward shots.
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The current home of the LPGA's SBS Open and former site of a Champions Tour event, the Arnold Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort has a solid playing history. Atypical of many courses in Hawaii, this layout boasts a nice mix of links golf and tree-lined fairways. It is known for its heavily bunkered par-4 17th hole, which provides the only good view of the Pacific Ocean, but there are many other solid holes as well.
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The challenging Arnold Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort shows a different side of paradise. The front nine has sort of a links feel; the back nine has plenty of majestic trees, many of them tall ironwoods that can definitely influence your shot-making. It's not your typical Hawaii golf course, which is one of the reasons local players like it. "There's nothing else like it in Hawaii," one golfer said.
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