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The island of Kauai is home to some of the most excellent golf courses in the world. If you so desire, you may be able to stay in a Kauai vacation rental right on one of these fine courses. Kauai boasts three of the top five courses in the State of Hawaii. Of the 8 courses on the island, four courses are designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and two courses are designed by Jack Nicklaus. For golf aficionados when they think about golf on Kauai the naturally think about three renowned courses: Poipu Bay, Kauai Lagoons and Princeville. For those of you looking for a Kauai vacation rental, any of these three areas would offer premium accommodations. Most of the golf enthusiast also knows that Kauai is also home to one of America’s premium public golf courses. Wailua Municipal Golf Course is a par-72 course that plays to 7,020 yards. Wailua hosted the 1996 USGA Public Links Championship. The front nine begins with two spectacular holes bordering the ocean and is primarily flat with a few water hazards, none more impressive than the ocean. Wailua is also home to what many consider the most picturesque par 3 in the nation.

At Kiahuna Golf Club, which hosted the LPGA Worldwide Championship of Pro-AM Golf, you’ll find remnants of an ancient Hawaiian Village. These are carefully preserved in 27 different archaeological sites peppering the landscape. This par 70 track was designed and built by Robert Trent Jones Jr., who also created Poipu Bay Resort Course. If you want something even a little more dramatic and definitely worth leaving the comforts of your Kauai vacation rental for, head up the hills of Kalaheo to Kukuiolono Golf Course. There you will enjoy the views of sugar cane fields and the ocean as you experience true kama’aina golf on this spectacular nine-hole golf course. If you want to play them all, inquire with the friendly staff at hawaiianbeachrentals.com about the Kauai Golf Challenge. This unique promotion allows visitors to experience one round of golf at each of the islands best resorts for one special price.

This includes a round at Kauai Lagoons, Poipu Bay Golf Course and the Princeville Resort. If you didn’t already know, Robert Trent Jones Jr.’s Poipu Bay Resort Course has been compared to Pebble Beach with its magnificent setting on the ocean cliffs along Keoneloa Bay. You definitely don’t want to miss the Jack Nicklaus signature course at Kauai Lagoons. If you can get a Kauai vacation rental anywhere near here you should play this one more than once. It Is ranked among Golf Digests 100 greatest courses. The Prince Golf and Country Club by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and debuted as No. 5 among Golf Digests 75 best course in 1992. Being in Kauai in your vacation rental is wonderful and relaxing but there are few, if any, places in the world where you can play this caliber of golf on the same island so bring your sticks next time you come to Kauai.