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If you venture north of Lahaina along the northwest shore of Maui you’ll find Kapalua Resort. Kapalua Resort is a private community that encompasses 23,000 acres of tropical paradise. The resort has beautiful beaches, spa and massage facilities, and championship caliber golf.

Earning the name Best Beach in the World by readers of Conde Nast Travel magazine, the resorts sandy beaches include Kapalua Bay which ranks as one of the worlds most desirable beaches. The resort is located among one of the West Maui rain forest preserve and offers access to two marine sanctuary bays and a scenic pineapple plantation.

Inside the master planned community you’ll find not one but two championship golf courses which have been recognized as #1 in Hawaii for Best Golf Resort by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine. The first is the world renowned Plantation Course which hosts the PGA TOURs Mercedes-Benz Championship. The second is the Bay Course which hosts the Kapalua LPGA Classic. Both courses are certified Audubon sanctuaries. In addition, the resort features the Kapalua Golf Academy which has frequently been spotted on Golf Magazines Top 25 Schools in America list.

The Peter Burwash International managed tennis facilities at Kapalua Resort is routinely at home on the 50 Best U.S. Tennis Resorts list in TENNIS magazine. The PBI tennis professionals know how to help you improve your play through their tennis programs and individualized instruction. Players will enjoy the benefits of playing the ten plexi-pave courts. Night time play is provided by four lighted courts.

Tags: golf by Hubert Miles
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Golf is a game of rules and manners. It is a very good idea to know the basics before you play for the first time.

You must always wait your turn whether you are playing alone, in a twosome or a foursome. If you are playing with others, wait for your turn to hit the ball. Never hit at the same time as another player.

Always be courteous. Don’t rush the group in front of you. Wait until they are well ahead of you before hitting your ball.

If you decide which club you will need and how you are going to hit it while waiting for your turn, it will keep the game moving. This will keep you ready and you won’t feel rushed.

If your team is holding up the players behind you, let them play through. You can wave them through. If they are close enough, ask them if they would like to play through.

You should not make any noise when someone is making a shot. It is very distracting to be ready to tee off and just as you pull back, someone decides to jingle coins in their pocket or noisily unwrap a piece of candy.

Replace your divots. When a clod of dirt and grass goes flying, replace it when you hit the ball in the fairway. You can put the clod back and step on it to press it on at some courses, but there is a sand seed mixture on your card to put into the divot on most courses. If your ball makes a deep impression when it lands on the green, use your divot tool to repair it.

Tags: golf by Sonja Schuyler
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Golfing is a past time of many, and a way of life for famous professionals such as Art Wall, Tiger Woods, and Arnold Palmer among others. As you look around the world, you can see that golf courses can have many surprises that you could only dream of one day playing on.

There are plenty of golf courses in the United States to take advantage of. One is Massachusetts, for instance, boasts the longest golf course in the world. Also check into key locations such as Disney World, where golfing is considered a serious business. Other locales such as Las Vegas have great golf courses if you can stand the high temperatures that the Summer brings.

You can tell all of your friends that you played golf just about as high as you can physically get by traveling to Peru. There lies a golf course that is tens of thousands of feet above sea level. Being so high in the air can have adverse effects on breathing and your golf game, so be sure the trip there won’t be a problem for your health in particular.

You can golf like the ancients did almost two centuries ago by traveling to India. India has the Calcutta-based course that has been around longer than anyone can physically remember. Other sites in India have lush greens to boast, despite the sandy and dry atmosphere that is generally the staple among Indian weather. At almost two centuries old, you can even tell your wife it’s more of a history lesson than a golf trip!

Tags: golf by Chris Channing
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