colglfr 3 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I am flying to Hawaiian Islands next week and will be in Kauai in two weeks. Is it better to play morning or afternoon tee times and why? I was looking a Poipu Bay as one of the courses but any other suggestions Mahalo 2 Quote What's in the Bag: Mizuno 800 pro Irons Callaway X2 Hot Pro Driver and Hybrid Taylor Made 3 and 5 wood Ping Glide Wedges Scotty Cameron Newport 2.0 Putter Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC 22,846 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, colglfr said: I am flying to Hawaiian Islands next week and will be in Kauai in two weeks. Is it better to play morning or afternoon tee times and why? I was looking a Poipu Bay as one of the courses but any other suggestions Mahalo Kauai? I'm envious! I've spent time on Maui and the big island but never Kauai. One part of the decision process: when is wind the strongest during the day. Watching the Lotte event a week ago - the ladies were struggling with 30 mph winds. Most weather apps can give you the wind forecast 10-14 days in advance. 3 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra King F-9 5 wood 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter NX9-HD - 4 Wheel - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Snell MTB-X And Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LICC 512 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) Makai in Princeville is an excellent course with one of the most beautiful settings you will ever play. My picture is from that course. Edited April 22 by LICC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhammer 3,344 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Poipu Bay & Princeville Makai and you can't go wrong. 2 Quote Driver: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft 3 Wood: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft 2 & 3 Hybrids: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft Irons: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts Wedges: PM Grind 54* & 58* Putter: Dual Force Rossi II Ball: Whatever I find in the woods HCP:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 13,016 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 My wife and I went to Kauai for our honeymoon. Did not play golf but spoke with concierge at the Marriott in Lihue which is right next to The Ocean Course at Hokuala. The top two that everyone would talk about are Hokuala and Makai in Princeville. Now, if you're looking for food suggestions, don't be a stranger. Kauai was incredible and I cannot wait to return. Play well and have fun. 3 Quote Titleist TSI3 LAGolf DJ 65 5 TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Mizuno Pro 223 4-P Nippon Modus 3 115X Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ.1 LAGolf P135 Srixon Z-Star XV Divide Western, NY - Go Bills! 5.1 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacassem 17,674 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 @yungkorymay have some suggestions/recommendations 2 1 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review WITB: Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2019 P790 4-PW - Project X 6.5 LZ 48 (SM8), 52, 56, 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Thank you to all those that have served/are serving and God Bless America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montie Labadie 3 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) Poipu Bay & Princeville Makai are terrific! avtually all the courses I played were terrific. Those 2 topped the list Also took a helicopter tour of the island including Waimea Canyon. Not to be missed! Edited April 22 by Montie Labadie Misspellings 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 13,016 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I’m listening along and it reminded me of this post. Makes me smile reminding me of Kauai and may be of assistance for your future jaunt. 1 Quote Titleist TSI3 LAGolf DJ 65 5 TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Mizuno Pro 223 4-P Nippon Modus 3 115X Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ.1 LAGolf P135 Srixon Z-Star XV Divide Western, NY - Go Bills! 5.1 Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomwallace13 1 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Princeville is nice. Ocean Course at Hokuala is good. I have played it about 30 times. Marriott was the previous owner and I have played it since Timber bought it. If you want to keep the cost down, I highly recommend Wailua Golf Course. It is a muni right next to the ocean in Kappa. Twilight is around $50 with a cart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossfan 147 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 I was just there in February. I have played in Hawaii a few times and it always is less windy in the morning than the afternoon. Afternoon winds can be really tough there. Poipu, Princeville and the Ocean Course at Hokuala are the 3 best. An under the radar course is Wailua golf club. It actually shows up on some top 30 munis in the U.S. it has some nice views and is pretty challenging and kept up nicely. I played Kiahuna for the first time in February. We were staying in Princeville and my wife wanted to do some shopping in Poipu so I made a last minute tee time. Not on par with the top 3 but still a nice course and half the price. Here’s what 17 at Wailua looks like. 2 Quote D- Tour Edge EXS 220 3w- Adams Tight Lies 2 16 Hybrid- Cobra F8 19 degree Utility- Sub 70 699 U 21 degree Irons- Sub 70 739 5-PW Wedges- Sub 70 286 50+54, Tour Edge 1 out 58 degree Putter- Cleveland Huntington Beach soft # 11 Ball- Titleist Tour Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmerrick 134 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 On 4/21/2022 at 1:08 PM, colglfr said: I am flying to Hawaiian Islands next week and will be in Kauai in two weeks. Is it better to play morning or afternoon tee times and why? I was looking a Poipu Bay as one of the courses but any other suggestions Mahalo Have fun. I am going to Maui in late July. Love the islands. Can’t wait to go back. Quote Larry A. Merrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpwine 2 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 played there on my honeymoon along time ago. didn't play Princeville but heard it's fantastic. Poipu Bay is also fantastic and it's good for skills of all levels. Quote Gumpwine1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdparman 0 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) Play Wailua mini you won’t regret it Edited May 10 by Kdparman Correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywong23 12 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 another vote for Poipu and Princeville. In general, Hawaiian courses are less windy in the mornings.... You will enjoy "resort" golf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Huang 1 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Princeville and Poipu are great. Princeville courses have some forced carries and tricky greens complexes but fairly wide fairways. For my money Wailua is fabulous for a muni. Reading greens can be tricky unless you are used to Bermuda, even worse in the afternoon when they get tramped down and it's windier as well. My vote is play in the morning if you can and get a teriyaki chicken sandwich at the turn at Wailua. After the round, look for the elusive sugar loaf or white pineapple at farmers markets, you will be forever spoiled and addicted. Have a great time and be aware that the native roosters are great natural alarm clocks so get to bed early. Enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossfan 147 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 10 hours ago, Ben Huang said: Princeville and Poipu are great. Princeville courses have some forced carries and tricky greens complexes but fairly wide fairways. For my money Wailua is fabulous for a muni. Reading greens can be tricky unless you are used to Bermuda, even worse in the afternoon when they get tramped down and it's windier as well. My vote is play in the morning if you can and get a teriyaki chicken sandwich at the turn at Wailua. After the round, look for the elusive sugar loaf or white pineapple at farmers markets, you will be forever spoiled and addicted. Have a great time and be aware that the native roosters are great natural alarm clocks so get to bed early. Enjoy. Those roosters had me up at 5:30 every day. I’d just get up have some coffee and watch the waves roll in. Not bad. Quote D- Tour Edge EXS 220 3w- Adams Tight Lies 2 16 Hybrid- Cobra F8 19 degree Utility- Sub 70 699 U 21 degree Irons- Sub 70 739 5-PW Wedges- Sub 70 286 50+54, Tour Edge 1 out 58 degree Putter- Cleveland Huntington Beach soft # 11 Ball- Titleist Tour Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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