Renovation project nearing completion at Makai Golf Club on Kauai

In the fall of 2008, Makai Golf Club at the St. Regis Princeville Resort initiated a multi-million-dollar renovation project overseen by Robert Trent Jones II, who designed the original Makai layout. The golf course construction phase has been completed, and the project is now in the grow-in phase.

The revitalized Makai Golf Club is slated to re-open in January 2010.

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Makai Golf Club is currently closed, with reopening planned for January 2010. The revitalized Makai will feature an 18-hole course (comprised of what were the Ocean and Lakes nines) and a separate nine-hole course (Woods).

Makai Golf Club renovations involve:

Golf course construction phase:
• Reconfiguring the strategy of greens complexes.
• Introduction of Seashore Paspalum to the teeing areas, fairways, and greens.
• Reshaping of bunkers and filling with G-3 Silica sand.
• Additional tee boxes to provide gold tees.
• Upgrading of the practice facility to include two new practice tees, a practice fairway bunker, and an expanded practice putting green.

Grow-in phase:
• Irrigation, fertilization, and mowing of new turf.
• Post-construction clean up of the course.
• Grooming of trees and vegetation.

Ongoing renovation projects:
• New golf course signage.
• Remodeling of restroom facilities.
• Renovation of the clubhouse is planned to start in 2010; a temporary clubhouse will be in use during this renovation period.

About Makai Golf Club

Makai Golf Club on Kauai's north shore has long been considered one of Hawaii's top 27-hole layouts. Over the years it's been ranked as one of the top golf courses in Hawaii. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Makai opened in 1971.

December 7, 2009