(LAHAINA, HI) – Ka’anapali Golf Courses – managed by Billy Casper Golf (BCG), the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in America – will host the second annual BMW Hawaii Invitational Pro-Am on May 30-31.
Registration is through Friday, May 23 for the two net-better ball tournament on the championship Royal Ka’anapali course. The $900 entry fee per team includes a practice round, pairings party at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, continental breakfast, competition round, awards lunch and gift from Nike.
The winning low amateur team earns a spot in the regional qualifier, “The BMW – Ultimate Golf Challenge” held Sept. 11-13 at Ka’anapali, a pre-curser to the BMW U.S. finals at Pinehurst Resort, Oct. 16-19.
“We value our relationship with BMW Hawaii and are excited to again host the BMW Hawaii Invitational Pro-Am,” says Ed Kageyama, General Manager of Ka’anapali Golf Courses. “We look forward to a weekend of camaraderie, great golf and a chance for our guests to play with an Aloha Section PGA member.”
Highlights from the 2013 event include:
• 57 amateurs and 19 Aloha Section PGA members competed
• Kevin Carll defeated Kevin Hayashi in a playoff to win the professional flight
• Golf professional Andrew Feldman and his teammates – Milton Martin, Mel Komatsu and Donna Feldmann – won the pro-am flight with a team score of 20-under-par 122
• Brody Long, David Fugate and Marc Casperino won the amateur flight with a net team score of 15-under-par 127 that included a hole-in-one by Fugate
Opened in 1962 and designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., the par-71, 6,700-yard Royal Course’s wide fairways and undulating greens make it both distinctive and demanding. It hosted the Champions Tour Ka’anapali Classic for 14 years, Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf, the Canada Cup and LPGA Kemper Open, welcoming Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, Jan Stephenson, Betsy King and other legends.
Complementing the Royal Course is the modernized Kai Course which hosted Golf Channel’s “Big Break Ka’anapali.” The 6,400-yard, par-70 layout boasts an array of strategically placed bunkers, contoured fairways and resurfaced greens.
More information and to register: http://bit.ly/bmwproam.
About BMW Hawaii
BMW Hawaii was presented the prestigious BMW “Center of Excellence” Award in 2013. It honors the top dealers in the nation which are distinguished by their exceptional performance and operational efficiency, brand representation, consistent delivery of premium customer service and profitability. It is the third annual award the BMW Hawaii dealerships have received, joining only 33 of 337 BMW dealerships nationwide to win the annual award.
BMW Hawaii has dealerships on three islands servicing all of Hawaii:
• BMW of Honolulu: 777 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu HI (96813), 866.992.9049.
• BMW of Maui: 410 Koloa St., Kahului, HI (96732), 866.611.2475.
• BMW of Kona: 74-5533 Loloku St., Kailua Kona, HI (96740), 866.915.4211.
More information: www.bmwhawaii.com, www.bmw-of-maui.com and www.bmw-of-kona.com.
About Billy Casper Golf
Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the company is the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. with more than 150 properties in 28 states. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia with regional offices across America, BCG directs course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
Billy Casper Golf divisions:
• Buffalo Communications is the leading global golf-lifestyle public relations, branding, marketing-communications and creative services firm representing top brands in and related to golf.
• Buffalo Turf & Landscape Company provides golf course agronomic programs with a new fee-for-service structure that allows owners unfettered visibility into actual activities and costs.
• Women on Course is the nation’s premier golf-networking organization, further solidifying Billy Casper Golf’s commitment to grow participation in the golf lifestyle.
More information: www.billycaspergolf.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Andy DeKeuster
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
adekeuster@billycaspergolf.com
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