The Princeville Makai Golf Course began a multi-million dollar renovation that continues through the summer of 2009.

During the renovation Princeville's other course, the 18-hole Prince, will continue to operate.

The course renovations are being implemented in conjunction with the renovation of The Princeville Hotel, which shares the same ownership as the Makai Golf Course. The hotel recently closed for renovation and will reopen in mid-2009 as the St. Regis Princeville Hotel.

The Makai is made up of three distinct nine-hole courses (Lakes Course, Ocean Course and Woods Course), extending in spokes from the clubhouse and encompassing 200 acres.

Both the Ocean and Lakes courses will be closed, but the Woods course will remain open, with varying tee and flag settings being utilized for 18-hole play. The standard green fee for 18 holes on the Woods course is $59.

The Makai Golf Course has been ranked by Golf Digest as one of Hawai'i's top courses.

For more information or tee times at the Makai Golf Course, call toll free 1-800-826-1105, direct (808) 826-3581, or visit www.princeville.com.

AT&T NATIONAL

TIGER'S TOURNAMENT MAY GO TO PHILADELPHIA

Tiger Woods could be bringing professional golf back to the Philadelphia area.

Members at Aronimink Golf Club in suburban Philadelphia are to vote Wednesday on whether to accept a proposal to host Woods' AT&T National for two years, in 2010 and 2011, while Congressional Country Club undergoes renovation for the 2011 U.S. Open.

The vote comes after nearly a year of discussions between Aronimink board members and officials from the tournament and the Tiger Woods Foundation, which benefits from the event.

"It looks very favorable right now," said Greg McLaughlin, the tournament director and executive director of the foundation. "They keep telling me everyone is excited about it, so I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll receive a favorable report."

The AT&T National will be played at Congressional in 2009. The greens at the club in Bethesda, Md. are to be renovated in 2010 and the U.S. Open will be played there the following year.

One Aronimink official was excited about the prospect of hosting Woods' event, which will be the first professional golf in the Philadelphia area since the Senior PGA Championship was played there in 2003.

"The club has had an interest, over the decades, of hosting professional golf," Aronimink general manager Dick Naumann said. "It has been five years. So, the thought was, we should start looking for something.

"This came around, and it's kind of a perfect fit."