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Archive for 'Road Holes'

Returning to site of my first round of golf

Returning to site of my first round of golf

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — My first golf swing occured sometime in 1968, either in late February (if the weather was good) or July (when the weather was a lot better) at Reames Golf & Country Club. [...]

Emerald Canyon GC a hidden classic

Emerald Canyon GC a hidden classic

PARKER, Az. – It never ceases to amaze me how terrain that seemingly has no chance of becoming a golf course turns into one of the most awesome 18-hole layouts you’ll ever get to play. Such [...]

Hidden Gem: Golf Club of Estrella

Hidden Gem: Golf Club of Estrella

GOODYEAR, Az. — The nine-mile drive on Estrella Parkway from I-10 to the scenic Golf Club of Estrella takes you up a little hill, through some desert terrain, past some businesses and finally to one terrific golf course. This [...]

Kauai’s top 10 golf holes

Kauai’s top 10 golf holes

KAPAA, Hi. – When it comes to selecting favorite public golf holes on Hawaii’s Garden Isle of Kauai, it’s a little like picking your favorite children. Nevertheless, we’ll attempt to rank these babies. How we came to [...]

Kauai Grand Slam: Prince

Kauai Grand Slam: Prince

PRINCEVILLE, Hi – Your tee shot on the opening hole at the Prince course at the Princeville Resort descends from an elevated tee into a valley bordered by forest so dense you might want to trade [...]

Prince: A dual-purpose driving range

Prince: A dual-purpose driving range

PRINCEVILLE, Hi. – A novel idea could add even more prestige to what already is considered by many as the premier golf course on Kauai – the Prince Course at Princeville. On March 1, a concept [...]

Kauai Grand Slam: Kauai Lagoons

Kauai Grand Slam: Kauai Lagoons

LIHUE, Hi. – When it comes to designing a golf course, or renovating one he already designed, Jack Nicklaus is at the top of his game. That’s the case with Kauai Lagoons’ Kiele Moana, a Pacific [...]

Finishing in style at Kauai Lagoons

Finishing in style at Kauai Lagoons

LIHUE, Hi. – As you fly across the Pacific and begin your descent into Kauai’s Lihue Airport, look out the left side of the aircraft and you’ll see the 13th hole of the Kauai Lagoons golf [...]

Kauai Grand Slam: Poipu Bay

Kauai Grand Slam: Poipu Bay

KOLOA, Hi. – Hidden away in the non-accessible areas of the Kauai’s Poipu Bay golf course are several heiaus, ancient places of worship established by the island’s natives half a millennium ago. Those ancient people only [...]

Kauai: Waterfalls, chickens and buddy golf

Kauai: Waterfalls, chickens and buddy golf

KAPAA, Hi. – Water, water everywhere, falling here and there, giant waterfalls with dramatic drops over volcanic rock, cascading hundreds of feet into great pools filled with raven-haired native beauties and Iowa tourists. We found the [...]