Hawaii’s most diverse resort scores high among value and pace of play
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Waikoloa Beach Resort, the award winning resort destination located on the Big Island of Hawaii, has been ranked among the Top 50 Resort Courses in Golf World’s Second Annual Readers’ Choice Awards. The Readers’ Choice Awards, which ranked Waikoloa No. 26 overall, appeared in the September 28 issue of Golf World Magazine.
This beautiful Kohala Coast resort destination is making its debut on the magazine’s reader choice awards. Waikoloa joins a prestigious list of prominent resort facilities across the country.
The Golf World Readers’ Choice Awards are based solely on input gathered from its readers by Golf Digest Publications’ Research Resource Center via an online poll conducted in 2008 and 2009. When all the votes were counted for the 2010 awards, more than 46,000 individual facility ratings and more than 600,000 criteria evaluations were collected. For a facility to be ranked, it had to receive a minimum number of reader evaluations.
In addition to Waikoloa Beach Resort’s ranking, the resort destination also scored among the Top 10 in several categories including best overall value (10), off-course amenities (6), and pace of play (9). This does not come as a surprise as Waikoloa offers some of the most affordable golf packages in Hawaii along with great off-course amenities with the Queens’ MarketPlace and Kings’ Shops.
“We are very honored and excited to be listed among the Top 50 Resorts by the readers of Golf World Magazine,” said Scott Head of Waikoloa Beach Resort. “This award is a testament to the great golf, services and amenities that exist within our resort.”
A Golf Magazine Silver Medal Resort, Waikoloa Beach Resort is situated on 1,350 acres of the beautiful Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii – the Golf Capital of the Aloha State. Waikoloa features two fabulous golf courses with unique layouts specifically designed to challenge shot-making skills while letting golfers enjoy the magnificent beauty of the Big Island: views of the majestic, often-times snow-capped Mauna Kea Mountain and the warm, tranquil Pacific Ocean.
Waikoloa Kings’ Course, created by British Open champion Tom Weiskopf with design partner Jay Morrish is, appropriately, a Scottish-links style layout in paradise.
The 7,064-yard, par-72 track meanders in and out of ancient lava fields and features 83 strategically placed sand traps and pot bunkers along with other authentic links golf trappings such as double greens and undulating fairways.
Waikoloa’s Beach Course, designed by the vaunted Robert Trent Jones, Jr., leads players to the Pacific Ocean along a breathtaking coastline to enjoy stunning views of humpback whales off shore. The holes of the spectacular 6,566-yard, par-70 course weave through strategically placed water features, 74 newly restored bunkers, and ancient lava fields down to the surf’s edge. The highlight of the course is the signature hole, the par 5 7th, one of the most beautiful holes in all of Hawaii and the world.
The Waikoloa Beach Resort also features spectacular sand beaches, and first-class accommodations at the Hilton Waikoloa Village and the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa featuring a variety of water activities, hiking trails, spas, tennis, entertainment, shopping, and fine dining.
The Waikoloa Beach Resort is a popular gathering place for visitors, families, golfers and residents. It is truly a Kohala Coast oasis where guests can comfortably share in the celebration of Hawaiian culture and a relaxed lifestyle.
For more information or to plan a vacation at Waikoloa Beach Resort on Hawaii’s Big Island, visit www.waikoloagolf.com or phone (877) WAIKOLOA.
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Fusion Media Strategies
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