http://robertfagan.com Great Golf and Travel Writing Tue, 15 May 2012 03:55:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   The lobby to the refurbished St. Regis Princeville Resort is the entrance to lodging luxury "Kauai Style" and will satisfy the most discriminating traveler.     Kauai has some of the best tropical golf in the world with ten golf facilities in total. All except for one are always open to the public and each is very entertaining in its own way. The golf and the hub of the tourism is concentrated on the eastern coast making ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/golf/courses-and-travel/7904/where-to-stay-when-you-play-golf-in-kauai   "Lord, grant that I may not so much seek to be loved as to love."  - Saint Francis of Assisi Do you suffer from loneliness? It's no shame and millions do. Saint Francis in the above quote pretty succinctly hits upon the cure to loneliness. So often when we enter into or gauge a possible relationship, or encounter a bump in the road in an existing one, we look upon what the other person can give to us. ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/coaching/life-coaching/7924/a-quick-cure-for-loneliness   (In the past four days, I've unexpectedly lost a dear friend of more than thirty years, a nephew of 27 years, and received some very challenging and potential life-threatening news regarding a very dear younger friend. Unfortunately my experience is not unique compared to some, but for me it brought home how precious life is and why we should not passively watch life go by, but go out and live it! This article is dedicated ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/coaching/life-coaching/7907/watch-it-on-second-thought-dont The long par-four 16th at Poipu Bay evokes comparisons to Pebble Beach and is one of the world's great golf holes.   Set alongside the very comfortable surrounds of the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, you have to believe that golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. had to be salivating when chosen to design Poipu Bay. This is one splendid design of a golf course that is one of the “must-plays” when visiting Kauai.   Like ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/golf/courses-and-travel/7888/golf-course-review-poipu-bay-golf-course-koloa-kauai-hawaii The par-three 6th is as scary and beautiful a hole as you will find!   Kauai has several fantastic upscale golf courses, but how about a “gem” that is a far more affordable, yet has many fantastic views, great holes, and excellent service and comfortable ambiance? Search no further than the Puakea Golf Course in Lihue. While you won’t find valet services or a fancy clubhouse, you will find really good food, an expansive practice range, great ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/golf/courses-and-travel/7868/golf-course-review-puakea-golf-course-lihue-kauai-hawaii   The beautiful little 16th at Kauai Lagoons is one of the world's most diabolical and testing short par-fours - an all or nothing hole!   Having first played Kauai Lagoons in 1993 and revisiting it in April, 2012, I continue to be slightly perplexed as to why this remarkable resort course built in 1987 by Jack Nicklaus is not on the tips of everyone’s tongues when it comes to great places to play. It should be.   The first ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/golf/courses-and-travel/7849/golf-course-review-kauai-lagoons-golf-club-lihue-kauai-hawaii The sixth hole at The Prince with its classic bunkering, bowl-shaped fairway, and infinity green dropping off into the Pacific is one of my favorite par-fours anywhere!   If American Golf has a jungle beast of a golf course, it most certainly is The Prince Course on the north shore of Kauai. Featuring a rating/slope of 75.2/140, it is inspired by the lines of the classic courses of the Eastern United States with the tropical flair ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/golf/courses-and-travel/7825/golf-course-review-the-princeville-prince-golf-course-princeville-kauai-hawaii   This is a true story. Many years ago the Viceroy of Naples, Italy, the Duke of Assuna, was making a visit to a ship filled with convicts enslaved pulling the ship’s oars. He summoned each prisoner to ask them what they were doing there. He began to hear a litany of tragic stories.   One man relayed how the presiding judge was bribed to find against him, another told of being framed, and yet another spoke of ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/coaching/7818/a-secret-to-setting-yourself-free What does your strategic plan look like?   Every successful business has a strategic plan. You should too! A strategic plan focuses upon where an entity wants to be or become at some point in the future. It may include many hidden, but mission-critical destinations that the public may not care about or even notice, but will be readily apparent if not attended to. Those businesses or people with no plan attract nothing in particular and are typically ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/coaching/life-coaching/7809/lifes-strategic-plan Picture serrated cliffs, crashing surf, lush greenery, and blossoming flowers amid ribbons of fairway punctuated by bright white flashed bunkering and you begin to appreciate the majesty of The Makai Golf Club in Princeville, Hawaii. (Pictured above is the par-four 6th green and par-three 7th.)   Fashioned by the hand of Robert Trent Jones, Jr., who has been a part-time nearby Hanalei Bay resident since the sixties, this former Top 100 Course underwent a transformation by the ... ]]> http://robertfagan.com/golf/golf/courses-and-travel/7731/golf-course-review-the-makai-golf-club-princeville-kauai-hawaii