Golf Courses for Guests of Kauai Vacation Rentals

A vacation rental in Kauai makes the perfect home base for a Kauai golf vacation. Famous course architects like Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones, Jr. have designed challenging courses in Poipu, Princeville, and the Lihue area. The courses are famous for both their challenging layout and magnificent views.

The island's compact size allows vacationers to experience all eight scenic Kauai golf courses. If you take a Kauai golf vacation, be sure to ask about the Kauai Golf Challenge, a special promotion that allows visitors to play a round on several of the island's top courses at a special price.

On Kauai's North Shore, the highly rated Princeville Resort golf course (808-826-5000), designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., takes full advantage of its spectacular coastal location and offers stunning ocean views from all 18 holes.

Princeville vacation rentals are also convenient to the Makai Course, another outstanding Princeville golf course that's actually three par 36 courses in one: the Ocean Nine, the Lakes Nine, and the Woods Nine.

On Kauai's South Shore, the Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course (800-858-6300) is a links-style masterpiece situated between Poipu Bay and the lush green mountains of Kauai. This championship Kauai golf course, site of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, offers magnificent views and challenging play for visitors taking Kauai golf vacations.

Vacationers staying in Poipu vacation rentals can enjoy a round at the par 70 Kiahuna Golf Club (808-742-9595). Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the Kiahuna course features five sets of tees, colorful tropical landscaping, and numerous bunkers and water hazards. The nine-hole Kukiolono Golf Course (808-332-9151), situated in the hills of Kalaheo, offers views of sugar cane fields and the ocean.

Kauai golf courses on the east side of the island include the fabulous Kauai Lagoons Golf Club (800-634-6400) near Lihue, featuring two spectacular par 72 courses designed by Jack Nicklaus. The challenging 6,674-yard Kiele Course is situated along the Pacific coastline and offers gorgeous views, while the beautiful 6,578-yard Mokihana Course is slightly more forgiving.

Guests of Lihue vacation rentals can also play on the newly completed Puakea Golf Course (866-773-5554), designed to take full advantage of the site's deep ravines and mountain-fed streams.

The par 72 Wailua Municipal Golf Course (808-241-6666) is an affordable 7,020-yard course featuring a stunning 17th hole right on the Pacific Ocean.