Hawaii Junior Golf Day

This is an awesome event run throughout the state of Hawaii with 13 participating courses.  Get your kids involved in one of the greatest sports on earth.  This free event provides an introduction and lessons for kids of all ages and abilities.

• When: March 9, 2013
• Time: 8:30am registration. Clinics 9:00am - 11:00am
• What: FREE Kids Clinics by PGA Professionals
• Why: A fun way to introduce golf to kids of any age

Participating courses:

Kauai

• Princeville Makai Golf Course
• Puakea Golf Course

Oahu

• Hawaii Kai Golf Course
• Hawaii Prince Golf Course
• Ko'olau Golf Club
• Ko Olina Golf
• Turtle Bay Resort

Maui

• The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course
• Ka'anapali Resort
• Wailea Emerald/Golf Course

Big Island

• Hilo Municipal Golf Course
• Makalei Golf Club
• Waikoloa Village

For more information or to register for this event please visit www.HSJGA.org

Online Tee Times

If  you haven't noticed, we now have a Tee Times tab at the top of our page which allows you to book discounted tee times online at dozens of Hawaiian courses.  This comes as part of a recent partnership with the worlds largest online tee time booking engine, GolfNow.  

Have a look at the availability and discounts currently available by clicking on the Tee Times tab.  

- Aloha

Team Furuichi & Aoshima finished 5-Under

As I get older and my golf game starts to decline, it's encouraging to see the next generation of golfers starting to take shape.  Last weekend the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) conducted the final round of the 2012 Mixed Team Championship at Poipu Bay Golf Course. The team of Hana Furuichi and Kengo Aoshima finished in first place with a total score of 139. Second went to Aiko Leong and Shawn Lu (142) and third, Ciera Min and Tyler Munetake (146)

The Mixed Team Championship consisted of two-person teams–one boy and one girl from the 13 – 18 age division. The first round was played using Four-Ball Stroke Play and the second was played using Foursome Stroke Play. The challenging Poipu Bay Course played 6,117 yards for the Girls 13-18 and 6,499 yards for the Boys 13-18.

The Mixed Team Championship helps prepare Hawaii Team members compete in the similar Ryder Cup format Asia Pacific Junior Cup being played against the top junior golfers from Japan during the 6th annual Asia Pacific Junior Cup, happening November 1-3 at the Waikoloa Kings’ Course on the Big Island.

Keep it on the short grass, but more importantly, have fun out there!

Kauai - The Garden Island

It's no secret to those who have been to the island of Kaua'i that it truly is a tropical paradise.  I came across this article published in 'Nevada Fairways 18' magazine introducing Kaua'i to their readers...

The island of Kaua'i has long been known for its tranquility and rejuvenation.  But after a two-year span that has seen many of its golf course resorts undergo substantial enhancement projects, the Garden Isle is beginning to draw more and more travelers with golf clubs in tow.  GOLF Magazine's biennial 2012 Best Courses You Can Play list was released earlier this month and Kaua'i courses held four of the top eight spots in the state rankings for Hawaii.  The newly renovated Prince Course at Princeville Golf Club is the No. 1-ranked course in Hawaii and also landed at No. 16 on the magazine's "Top-100 Courses You Can Play list.  Following the Prince Course in the state rankings are Makai Golf Club at Princeville at No. 5, Kaua'i Lagoons Golf Club at No. 7, Poipu Bay Golf Club at No. 8 and Puakea Golf Course at No. 17.

The Prince Course at Princeville rose from No. 22 in 2010 to its current No. 16 raking in the Top-100 after completing a 15-month renovation program in March.  In addition, Kaua'i Lagoons Golf Club, located next to the Kaua'i Marriott Resort & Beach Club, soared from No. 18 in the 2010 "Best-Of" state rankings to No. 7 this year, after opening the new Kiele Moana (Ocean) Course in May, a course that offers the longest stretch of continuous ocean holes in all of Hawaii.  Makai Golf Club at Princeville - which completed a multi-million dollar renovation in 2010 - improved three spots.

Poipu Bay Golf Club, the former home of the PGA Grand Slam and an amenity of the Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Resort & Spa, re-opened in December 2010 to rave reviews after installing the eco-friendly Seashore Paspalum turf on all greens.  Puakea Golf Course is annually included among Hawaii's best courses in national rankings and is situated at the base of towering Mount Haupu, providing striking views of the land where the blockbuster motion picture Jurassic Park was filmed.

Prince Golf Course

Quick Stats and Information

Number of Holes: 18 Holes
Yardage:  Ocean course: 7040 yards  (from gold tees)
Par: Ocean course: par 72
Open to the public: Yes
Green Fees: Ocean course: $150- $240
Call for tee times:  808.826.5001
Driving range: Yes
Restaurant: Yes
Website:   http://www.princeville.com/golf/prince-golf-course 

It has been called one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. With its setting above the Pacific Ocean with views to the majestic mountains of the north shore of Kauai and the ocean, the Prince Golf Course would be any golfer’s dream to play on. A multi-million renovation, overseen by the original architect, Robert Trent Jones, Jr.

Ranked as Golf Digest’s #1 Golf Course in Hawai’i and one of America’s Top 100 Greatest Courses, the Prince Golf Course is an 18-hole Championship Course situated on pristine land on the Central and Eastern Plateaus.

This par- 72 course climbs slopes and careens down hills for a demanding layout that calls for golfers’ most accurate placement. Named for Prince Albert, son of Hawai’i’s King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, golf at the Prince Course is truly a royal experience. The Prince Course continues to receive top marks from Golf’s top publications:
Golf Digest, Prince Course “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses
GolfWeek, Prince Course “America’s “Best 100 Resort Courses”
Golf Magazine, Prince Course “Top 100 Courses"

All the greens plus practice areas have been rebuilt using Seashore Paspalum grass and Tee boxes have been renovated or are new on various holes. Bunkers have new fiber mesh liners, drainage and new buff colored sand to blend in better with the lush surroundings.

The multi-award winning 18-hole course was ranked by Golf Digest as Hawaii’s #1 Golf Course and is listed on Golf Digest’s 2005-2006 List of America’s Top 100 Greatest Courses. With the renovations, the Prince Course will be one of the world’s most magnificent golf courses and probably considered Robert Trent Jones’ masterpiece. Playing golf at the Prince is not just a game, it’s an experience and will be something you’ll remember for the rest of your life – a dream come true.

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