Kauai is an amazing place, and if you're at Poipu Beach or Shipwreck Beach you're minutes away from Weliweli DCG. It's a quick playing 9 hole that has a few holes ready to eat a disc.

Half of the holes are very open and reachable, getting birdies on the card is nice before reaching the wild and wooded portions of the course. 1, 2 and 3 are mostly wide open, though 1 does have clusters of tall grass in front of the pin. Hole 4 is lined with woods to the right, and has a tree on the left three quarters of the way to the basket. There is a line of small trees protecting the basket, tucked just behind the tree line. It looks like the nook in that corner is the hangout spot, the benches and shade make for a nice place to take a break.

Hole 5 is the first tunnel hole, a shorter version of hole 9. Low ceiling, line drive, mid range do or die. You can recover from a bad drive and make par because it isn't too long. A bad bounce or missed putt can lead to a bogey just as easily. Hole 6 is a left to right, with the thick woods to the right side all the way. Kind of a long one, and the basket is tucked away in the rough. A bad angle on the approach can really cost you here. Look at the photo of this basket and the crazy cactus tree in front of it. You don't want to be searching for anything lost in there.

Hole 7 is long and wide open across the field. Hole 8 takes a mostly open line, right to left, until you reach the basket that is in a pocket on the edge of the tree line. There are more spiny protectors that can make that putt really tough if you overshoot the basket. The last hole was probably my favorite, a longer tunnel shot that has a little bit of a crook halfway down. Very similar to hole 5, but maybe slightly more room to work with.

There is a practice basket next to the restroom. Tees are concrete and the baskets are nice.

Don't jump straight from hole 4 to 6, look for the fifth tee on the right side. The entire hole is concealed in the trees, and can be overlooked. There are numbers on the tee pads if you're paying attention.

The open holes are nice opportunities for getting under par, but not the most exciting. The rough is thick, and a bad shot may leave you searching through some crazy vegetation.

The wind was blowing my entire trip, and Weliweli was no exception. I didn't even get one birdie, however I'm convinced I could go 2 or 3 under if I had several more rounds. If I was totally dialed in on a calm day and got pars on 5, 6 and 9 I could pick up some birdies along the way to get me there. You could birdie any of them, but I think 6 might be the most difficult. It is long and the pin is hard to approach unless you get just the right angle. I wound up at 5 over (32), with bogies on holes 5, 7 and 8, and a double bogey on 6. The wind was brutal and my putting was not good.

I also played Princeville Mauka and Lydgate while on Kauai. Princeville is killer, and Lydgate is a great little beachside 9 hole course, but Wellweli has some charm as well. It is worth checking out if you get the chance. I really loved the woodsy surroundings on 5 and 9, and the protected baskets on 4, 6 and 8 can be tricky.