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KAUA’I AND GO GOLF KAUA’I COURSES FEATURED ON NEW EPISODE OF BREAKING PAR TELEVISION SHOW 

Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i (November 7, 2023) – The Kaua‘i community and its spectacular collection of golf courses will be featured on “Breaking Par,” a golf and golf-lifestyle focused television show that airs nationally on regional sports networks, including Bally Sports. Premiering November 7, Breaking Par’s Kaua‘i episode can be watched across multiple regional sports networks through December 31 and viewed anytime on the @BreakingParTV YouTube channel and on www.GoGolfKauai.com/BreakingPar

While filming the show, the Breaking Par crew enjoyed a multitude of Kaua‘i experiences, from cruising the beautiful Nāpali Coast and visiting community art festivals to taking part in a beach clean-up program at Lydgate Beach Park and learning ‘mālama ‘āina,’  which means: take care of the land, and it takes care of you. They also experienced five of Kaua‘i’s best golf courses, including local favorites Puakea and Wailua Golf Courses, as well as the oceanfront splendor of The Ocean Course at Hōkūala, Poipu Bay Golf Course and Princeville Makai Golf Club. The show also highlights popular lodging options, including the Hilton Garden Inn Kauai Wailua Bay and Timbers Kaua‘i – Ocean Club & Residences, island dining destinations such as Duke’s, Mamahune’s Tiki Bar and farm-to-table experiences at Timbers Resort, and many other island stops along the way.

“It is wonderful to have Breaking Par showcase our island, our people, our community and spread the spirit of Aloha and Mālama Kaua‘i,” said Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau. “We welcome golfers to our amazing golf courses, and look forward to educating visitors on the importance of caring for and protecting our beautiful island.”

Breaking Par, which is owned, produced and distributed by Elevated Media Partners, is an Emmy-nominated golf television show airing 300-plus times per month in more than 100 million households across multiple regional sports networks including Bally Sports. 

“Kaua‘i is a place that dances on the edge of reality and dreams,” said Ryan Johnson, executive producer of Breaking Par. “This is the most jam-packed episode we’ve ever filmed. More than just golf, Kaua‘i is a bucket list destination for outdoor enthusiasts and the making of this episode was an adventure we’ll never forget.”

Nicknamed the Garden Island for its lush tropical foliage, waterfalls and ever-present Pacific Ocean scenery, Kaua‘i boasts numerous daily-fee and resort golf courses. The destination is perennially recognized for its beaches, award-winning golf courses, ideal playing weather and stunning natural beauty. For more information on Kaua‘i golf, visit www.gogolfKauai.com.

About The Go Golf Kaua‘i Courses

• The Ocean Course at Hōkūala  – The Ocean Course at Hōkūala is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course that boasts the longest stretch of oceanfront holes in all of Hawai‘i. The picture-perfect course winds its way through papaya and guava groves to dramatic seaside cliffs. A 2016 renovation added sparkling white sand to all the bunkers, framing holes to be even more spectacular than before. The Ocean Course at Hōkūala has been rated as Hawai‘i’s Best Golf Course by the World Golf Awards 2018 – 2020.

• Po‘ipū Bay Golf Course – Po‘ipū Bay Golf Course was designed by renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr and is set between lush mountains and rugged ocean bluffs. The course incorporates more than 30 acres of colorfully landscaped tropical plants and flowers, making it one of Hawai‘i’s most beautiful courses. Po‘ipū Bay hosted the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994 to 2006.

• Princeville Makai Golf Club – Princeville Makai Golf Club opened in 1971 as the first solo effort of Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The course was completely renovated in 2009, introducing spectacular new Seashore Paspalum turf grass on all fairways and greens. Princeville Makai features surreal vistas of Mt. Makana (aka Bali Hai) and Hanalei Bay, including the signature par-3, 7^th hole that offers a 213-yard shot over scenic cliffs.

• Puakea Golf Course – Designed by architect Robin Nelson, Puakea is a spectacular layout built along massive ravines and lush tropical undulating terrain, with the backdrop being used for the Jurassic Park series. Named one of the top courses in Hawai‘i by Sports Illustrated, Golf Advisor and Golfweek, the dramatic 18-hole golf course is also known for its high-quality, “Kaua‘i-style” customer service.  Puakea was rated “Best of Kaua‘i” by Garden Island Newspaper from 2013 – 2019.

• Wailua Golf Course – Wailua Golf Course offers classic, golden-era seaside golf holes just a few steps from the Pacific Ocean. First built as a 9-hole course in the 1930’s, and expanded to 18 holes in 1961, Wailua has hosted three USGA Amateur and three US Public Links Championships. This wonderful municipal layout was designed by Toyo Shirai and features stunning mountain views along the Royal Coconut Coast.

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This #TipTuesday brings you an insider’s tip on how to play the 4th hole at The Ocean Course at Hokuala from golf writer Mike Dauplaise of Prime Golf Destinations.

How would you play it? (Image courtesy of Mike Dauplaise)

The Ocean Course at Hokuala No. 4 – Par 4 (506/500/470/380)

This short par -5 offers perhaps the best opportunity for birdie on the Ocean Course at Hokuala, with the green reachable in after two solid shots for longer hitters. The best angle off the tee is over the corner of a long bunker down the left side to a fairway that angles from right to left. The trade winds blow from left to right, accentuating a right- hander’s slice toward the fence line. The long green angles from left to right, and mounds short and right make back-right pin positions nearly blind. Several bunkers also guard your target, leaving short and left as the safest place to miss.

This #TipTuesday brings you an insider’s tip on how to play the 16th hole at Poipu Bay Golf Course from golf writer Mike Dauplaise of Prime Golf Destinations. How would you play it? (Image courtesy of Patrick Koenig)

Poipu Bay Golf Course
No. 16 – Par 4 (501/472/432/410)

Course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. describes the signature hole at Poipu Bay as the “Pebble Beach of the Pacific.” Even with the wind, the length of this hole still packs a punch for a par-4 and contributes to its No. 1 handicap ranking.

The downhill tee shot must avoid a bunker on the right and the stone heiau walls on the left. The sacred heiau areas play as lateral hazards and may not be entered. The hole doglegs left and heads uphill to a green perched at the edge of the bluff overlooking the ocean.

The right side of the fairway is the preferred angle for the second shot, leaving a more open line of attack. Anything left off the tee leaves you with a carry over another heiau that sits tight along the left side of the fairway and the green. There is zero room for error left of the green.

A series of bunkers encases the green from the right side around the back. Combined with the hazard to the left, the only safe miss is short and right. Luckily, Jones has given us the largest green on the course for our target. Par here is an excellent score.

This #TipTuesday brings you an insider’s tip on how to play the 14th hole at Princeville Makai Golf Clubfrom golf writer Mike Dauplaise of Prime Golf Destinations. How would you play it? (Image courtesy of Mike Dauplaise)

Princeville Makai Golf

ClubNo. 14–Par 4

(338/292/288/269)

Finally, an easy hole–and one that comes with an incredible view as a bonus. OK, maybe “easy” is a little generous, since opportunities for death and destruction abound, but there’s a reason this gorgeous hole ranks as the easiest on the card. With a favorable wind, driving the green is a possibility for the bigger hitters. The question is, is it worth the risk? Take it from someone who kissed a perfectly good round goodbye here, being greedy is fun when it works, but stinks when it doesn’t.

Course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. placed a bunker directly in front of the green for players intent ongoing for the glory from the tee. There are narrow run-up chutes on either side of the bunker, but they are skinny targets indeed from back on the tee. The tee shot crosses a gorge in the coastline and a series of cross bunkers on the opposite side before opening to a sufficiently generous landing area 100 yards short of the green. There is more room between the cross bunkers and the sand trap on the far side of the fairway than appears from the tee. Notice how Jones designed the cross bunkers to resemble the waves breaking below.

A tee shot aimed safely left of the ocean sets up a short iron to the green and a good birdie chance. Even a safe 3-wood for many players will result in nothing more than a pitch or flip wedge for the approach. Anything right is gone, with the cliffs following the hole all the way to the green. Be careful with your approach, too, as a shot struck too firmly can find its way over the green and off the cliff to a watery

This #TipTuesday brings you an insider’s tip on how to play the 15th hole at Wailua Golf Course from golf writer Mike Dauplaise of Prime Golf Destinations. How would you play it? (Image courtesy of Mike Dauplaise)

No. 15 – Par 4

(434/434/416)

You may think you’ve been momentarily transported to the mainland from the look of the trees framing this fairway. This strong par-4 rewards a right-to-left tee shot around a gentle dogleg from an elevated tee that plays downwind.

Trees line both sides of the fairway, but they are much thicker down the right side. A sharp hook around the left brings an irrigation pond into play, but it is elevated and usually does not pose a problem.

Your approach shot into one of the more challenging greens to hit must carry all the way up to the long putting surface. Bunkers guard both sides, and what amounts to a three-foot earthen wall in front of the green puts the brakes on most shots that come up short.