The best of Kauai golf in photos
Pound-for-pound, Kauai's golf scene is as good as any in Hawaii, boasting less than 10 total golf courses but for what it does have, it does very well. Less populous than Maui and Oahu, Kauai has a slow vibe with no real large towns and lots of scenery. It's a popular spot to shoot movies, including "Jurassic Park."
The most recognizable of the collection is Poipu Bay Golf Course, former host to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. This Robert Trent Jones Jr. design is one of Hawaii's most scenic. The Prince Course at the Princeville Resort is considered one of Hawaii's if not America's toughest golf courses thanks to its location cut on rugged hillsides and fairways cut through jungle.
Princeville Makai golf course - hole 7
While it's Princeville's Prince course that scores most of the accolades, the Princeville Makai features the best cliffside holes, like the par-3 seventh.
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Poipu Bay Golf Course - hole 16
Former PGA Grand Slam of Golf host Poipu Bay Golf Course offers some of Kauai's best coastal scenery.
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Puakea golf course - hole 17
The penultimate hole at Puakea brings to mind the movie "Jurassic Park," which was filmed just a few miles away.
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Kauai Lagoons- Kiele golf course
Designed by Jack Nicklaus, Kauai Lagoons' Kiele Course features some of the islands best coastal holes.
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Prince Course at Princeville - hole 12
Considered one of America's toughest golf courses, The Prince's narrow 12th fairway is a good indication why.
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Puakea Golf Course - hole 6
The par-3 sixth hole at Puakea Golf Course shoots straight downhill.
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Makai Course at Princeville
You're never too far from the ocean on a Kauai golf course, especially on Princeville's Makai Course.
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Prince Course - back nine
Perhaps Hawaii's most challenging golf course, the Prince Course at the Princeville Resort is set through rugged Kauai mountains.
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Poipu Bay Golf Course
Like the Prince course at Princeville down the road, Poipu Bay was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. but is more player-friendly to higher handicaps.
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Kiahuna Golf Club - winds
Nearby Poipu Bay, fierce trade winds and a firmer playing surface makes Kiahuna Golf Club play the most like a links course among Kauai's courses.
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Mokihana course at Kauai Lagoons
Also designed by Jack Nicklaus, the Mokihana course at Kauai Lagoons plays a little further inland than its more famous sister, Kiele.
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