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Longtime golf commentator Mark Rolfing is the host of Global Golf Adventure, a new golf and travel show on NBC. Rolfing expands and evolves the golf travel show to feature the best golf destinations from around the world. He will travel to exciting locations worldwide, showcasing unique golf and travel destinations. Along the way he'll interview professional golfers, celebrities and notable personalities familiar with the episode's location.
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Away Game | Kapalua

In search of great golf, palm-sweating adventure and picturesque vistas? Try Maui and lanai. Golf Digest senior travel editor Matt Ginella breaks down some of the top courses, including Kapalua Plantation and Challenge at Manele, as well as provides other travel tips.

Away Game: Kauai

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Read up on senior travel editor Matt Ginella's adventures in Hawaii.

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There is something irresistible about throwing the clubs in the back of a car and heading out for new territory, whether you're navigating the back roads of Scotland or rambling along highways closer to home. You can plot your dream golf trip with Best Places to Play, Golf Digest's guide to more than 4,000 public and resort courses. Here, with 1 to 5 star ratings from Best Places to Play, are sample trips in half a dozen top vacation spots, including Hawaii.

Away Game

Though Kauai is Hawaii's first island -- discovered in A.D. 200, or about 500 years before Oahu, Maui, Molokai and the Big Island -- in many ways it's still the "rawest" of the bunch. It's easy to understand why most tourists bring little more than a swimsuit and sandals.