(LAHAINA, HI) – Ka’anapali Golf Courses – managed by Billy Casper Golf – will host the Second Annual U.S. Kids and Teen Golf Regional Championship, dubbed the 2011 Ka’anapali Hawaiian Classic, Monday, December 19 to Wednesday, December 21 with more than 300 families from Japan, China, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland expected to attend.
Following the USGA Rules of Golf, boys and girls ages six to eight play three, nine-hole rounds and ages nine to 18 play three, 18-hole rounds, the age cut-off being November 30, 2011. Entry fees are $295 and $345, respectively, and include three tournament rounds, a tee gift and awards. Practice rounds and cart fees are not included.
Participants can register at www.uskidsgolf.com.
“Ka’anapali is excited to host the U.S. Kids Golf tournament at our wonderful courses,” says Ed Kageyama, PGA General Manager of Ka’anapali. “The kids participating will experience TOUR-level course conditions and be left with unforgettable memories that they’ll cherish for many years to come.”
Ka’anapali is hosting one of six Regional Championships that serve as a qualifier for the 2012 U.S. Kids World Championship and Teen World Championship – drawing roughly 1,700 golfers (combined) from 35 countries and six continents – held in August 2012 at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.
Players qualify through the local U.S. Kids Tour or enter a Qualifier Event to gain a priority invitation to regional events.
Several properties at Ka’anapali Beach Resort will extend preferred lodging rates: HyattRegency Maui Resort & Spa, The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali Beach Hotel, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Royal Lahaina Resort, Ka’anapali Alii, and The Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas. The Royal Lahaina Resort will host a Welcome Luau for the players and their caddies during the week – families and friends are welcome to join for an additional cost.
For more information about accommodations: www.uskidsgolf.com.
The Royal Ka’anapali Course, a Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design, opened in 1962 and has tested the skills of professional and amateur golfers. A par-71, 6,700-yard layout, the Royal Course combines wide fairways and undulating greens, making it distinctive, demanding and exciting, hole to hole. With more than 45 years of tournament history, the Royal Course has hosted many of golf’s greatest legends: Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper and Jan Stephenson.
The Ka’anapali Kai Course – a par-70, 6,400-yard gem – places an emphasis on proper club selection and placement off the tee, allowing for a better approach shot into the large, bunker-protected greens.
The golf courses underwent a $13 million renovation in 2005-2006 and the Royal Course was given a 4.5-star rating (out of five) by Golf Digest in the magazine’s recent “Best Places to Play” guide. Ka’anapali was selected by The Golf Channel to host “Big Break Ka’anapali” that aired in 2008 and the Royal Course was ranked No. 11 “Best Tour Course You can Play” by Golfweek magazine in 2009.
For more information about Ka’anapali or to reserve a tee time: www.kaanapaligolfresort.com, 808.661.3691.
About U.S. Kids Golf Foundation
The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization that was established in 2001. The vision of the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation is to provide kids and their families the opportunity to participate in the game of golf through instruction and competition. Today, the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation conducts over 400 local, regional, national, and international events.
For more information about U.S. Kids Golf: www.uskidsgolf.com.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance owner-operator of more than 130 golf courses, country clubs and resorts, BCG holds the second largest domestic portfolio. The company provides turnkey club management for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the firm is headquartered in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
Industry leaders and media praise the company’s best-of-breed infrastructure that shows clients favorable returns on investments. BCG’s economies of scale make and save money for courses while delivering personal touches to golfers and club members.
Buffalo Communications – a division of Billy Casper Golf – is the global public relations, branding and marketing-communications firm. In addition to creating and implementing programs for Billy Casper Golf courses, Buffalo represents many of golf’s top brands (products, resorts, destinations and communities) worldwide.
For more information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Nick Lashinsky
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
www.billycaspergolf.com
Melissa Ludwig
Ka’anapali Golf Courses
808.357.7248
mludwig@kaanapaligolfresort.com
