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Ralph Shoemaker
Kauai
2009-09-22
$126 (cart included), played on Monday, September 2009 at noon
It is expensive to play this course, but it is one that should be played at least once in a good golfer's experience! It is the most beautiful course I have seen, and I've been playing golf for many years. Of course it helps if you are visiting Kauai, but it is also a good excuse for going to Kauai. Princeville's Makai course is also excellant with some great holes and good views, but the Prince course is head and shoulders better. The course is demanding as well as beautiful with forced carries, a short par 4, and not crowded or with too many houses along it. All in all, it surpasses Pebble Beach in most ways. I am a bogey golfer and 67 years old, but I could play and enjoy it even though I don't drive as far as I used to.
Would travel: Airplane, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Ranks with the best in this price level, Best course in the area
Condition of Course, Difficulty, Layout, Ambiance, Pace of Play, Staff, Clubhouse, Pro Shop
$126 (cart included), played on Monday, September 2009 at noon
It is expensive to play this course, but it is one that should be played at least once in a good golfer's experience! It is the most beautiful course I have seen, and I've been playing golf for many years. Of course it helps if you are visiting Kauai, but it is also a good excuse for going to Kauai. Princeville's Makai course is also excellant with some great holes and good views, but the Prince course is head and shoulders better. The course is demanding as well as beautiful with forced carries, a short par 4, and not crowded or with too many houses along it. All in all, it surpasses Pebble Beach in most ways. I am a bogey golfer and 67 years old, but I could play and enjoy it even though I don't drive as far as I used to.