Princeville Prince - Kauai

Posted by Mateo

February 22, 2008

For those that haven’t been to north shore of Kauai, it’s a must visit destination. Whether you’re a golf guy, a beach guy or a pina colada guy - the place is raw with a Jurassic Park mystique.

The north shore offers 2 courses at Princeville - the Makai and grand daddy Prince course. I’ve played the Makai courses and although they are set slightly closer to the ocean, they really don’t compare to the Prince. At Golf Course Reporter we’re all about telling it how it is, so bottom line with the Prince course is it’s TOUGH. There are 4 sets of tees. For those average handicappers who think they’re a little better than they are (like me) and play the “blues”, on the Prince you’ll swing it from 6960 yards. As if tee to green wasn’t long enough, you’ll have to contend with a 1 to 3 club cross wind, tail wind and head wind. Not to mention the unbelieveable ocean and mountain views especially a few peeks at Bali Hai. Here are few more facts n figures for you STAT hounds:

The Prince Course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. is currently rated the top course in Hawaii by Golf Digest Magazine and is ranked number 51 in the country.
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Par: 72
Green Fees: $200.00
Resort Guest: $155.00
Yardage (Prince): 7309
Yardage (Championship): 6960
Yardage (Alii): 6521