Kauai's Princeville Prince Course Undergoes Extensive Renovation

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(PRINCEVILLE, KAUAI) -- Princeville at Hanalei is launching the next resort phase of its master development plans with the re-opening of the acclaimed Prince Golf Course, consistently ranked as one of America's Top 100 Golf Courses by Golf Digest. The Prince Course will open for play March 1, following a multi-million restoration by Heritage Links and renowned golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones, Jr.

Restoration work also included significant interior and exterior updates to the Princeville Clubhouse and its dramatic entryway.

The Prince has been closed since January, 2011 for an extensive renovation project, including complete reconstruction of putting greens with SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum turf and sub-surface material to meet modern USGA specifications; remodeling of bunkers to improve drainage, playability, visibility, and strategic value; clearing of fairways, stream edges, and visual impediments surrounding holes that have encroached upon the design intent of the course over the years.

Other enhancements entail widening of fairways; reshaping of greens while recapturing whole locations that were lost due to green surfaces shrinking; tee leveling and addition of new tees for added shot value and variety; and improvements to ensure the course will be consistently maintained in superb condition.

The 13-acre driving range and practice facility is also undergoing a creative renovation and expansion. The entrance to the course will be updated with new features and landscaping, and the spectacular 60,000-square-foot Prince clubhouse will be refurbished, including creation of golf-specific locker rooms and a newly designed golf shop.

The award-winning firm of Robert Trent Jones II, Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) is serving as lead architect on the project under the direction of chairman and master architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr., who designed the Prince Course, which was completed in 1990.

"We are very excited about the ongoing improvements at the course that will further elevate the Prince's continual position in America's Top 100 golf courses," notes Jones. "We trust all golfers will appreciate these adjustments, and we invite you in March to come experience for yourselves what happens when Mother Nature and great golf coexist so beautifully."