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JULY | AUGUST 2014 RELAX, SHOP & PLAY AT WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT WaikoloaBeachResort.com PLAY GOLF LIKE A CHAMPION (Left To Right) May working with 2005 Improve Your U.S. Women's Open Champion Birdie Game this July Kim and hugging it out with Tiger at the Bob May Woods at the 2000 Golf Academy PGA Championship. at Waikoloa Beach Resort s anyone who plays golf regularly knows Afirsthand, the game can be both fun and frustrating … often on the same hole. We buy new clubs, spend hours at the practice range, and try every new swing technique we see on the Golf Channel … all in the hopes of shaving a few precious strokes May burst into the national golf around the world, off our handicaps. spotlight at the 2000 PGA Championship and inspired Sports One of the most effective ways of at Valhalla. Though he had played on Illustrated’s Alan improving your game is taking lessons the 1991 Walker Cup team (with Phil Shipnuck to write, from a PGA professional; better yet, a Mickelson) and won the British Masters “May played like a champion. Woods professional who has played on the PGA in 1999, it was at Valhalla that he really played like a god...” Tour. For guests at Waikoloa Beach Resort, shone. There, he tied Tiger Woods — It looked like a turning point for May, other hotels and resorts on the island, as then in the midst of an historic year — at a Southern California native who played well as for residents of Hawai`i Island, that the end of 72 holes and the two played his collegiate golf at Oklahoma State opportunity is coming your way during what has become a legendary three-hole University. Indeed, he had breakout years the month of July, as the Bob May Golf playoff. Though Tiger prevailed, May’s on the PGA Tour in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Academy takes up residence at the Kings’ determination, calm demeanor, and shot- In addition to pushing Tiger to the brink at Course from July 2 - 31. making skills impressed golf enthusiasts Continued on P.2 Hawaii Calls Restaurant STAY IN STYLE What's Happening? WAIKOLOA 3 7 Activities & Entertainment 8 DINING GUIDE 2 3 Continued from P.1 STAY IN STYLE WAIKOLOA BEACH The two traveling buddies “I’m hoping to bring my knowledge of MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA launched the Bob May Golf the game not only to the locals on the Big Academy in 2012, with two Island, but to guests of Waikoloa Beach locations now open in Las Vegas. Resort,” May says. “I feel very fortunate to HAWAII CALLS Wednesday & Saturday, 5 pm As to his teaching philosophy, May have played at the highest levels of the game. Restaurant & Lounge Executive Chef Jayson Kanekoa has says he learned a lot from the golf But for me it is equally rewarding to be able unveiled a new menu for the popular keiki 5-and-under are FREE. Premier professional from whom he took to share my knowledge and give back to the Daily Aloha Hour 3 - 6 pm Sunset Luau held every Wednesday and seating includes preferred first row lessons as a kid, Eddie Merrins. game that has given so much to me.” TUESDAY 6 - 10:30 pm Saturday at Waikoloa Beach Marriott seating, lei greeting and Hawaiian pūpū Affectionately known as “Little Spoken like a true champion. 50% off the special bar menu Resort & Spa. Taste the freshest of (appetizer); additional $25 per seat. Pro,” Merrins espouses a method including drinks. ingredients harvested from Hawai`i Rates do not include Hawai`i state sales he calls “Swing the Handle” that is island farmers including J.A. Farms tax and are subject to change. Tickets can widely praised. “As a tour player, I Private, one-on-one lessons with Bob May MONDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS Garden Salad, Waipio Valley Poi, Keahole be purchased from 4 pm on Wednesdays don’t want to hear the swing goes for adults, juniors, and couples, as well as Take advantage of 50% offall dinner Shrimp Hoio, Pulehu steaks, and Grilled and Saturdays at the hotel in our lobby. here to there,” said Fred Couples. all-day clinics, all with “Trackman” entrées* (*18% gratuity of full price will chicken with Hamakua mushrooms. See Seating begins at 5 pm. Large parties are “I mean Swing the Handle, how performance analysis, can be scheduled be added automatically) chef roast pork in the resort’s imu, the advised to arrive at the lū‘au grounds early much simpler can it get?” by calling (702) 595-1950 (Las Vegas). Hawaiian underground oven. Following to accommodate group seating. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY But in addition to teaching Discounted package rates for multiple lessons dinner, journey to Tahiti, New Zealand, NIGHT BUFFETS swing mechanics, May equally emphasizes with the same golfer are also available. Hawai`i and Sāmoa through the songs Mickey Holden from The Golf Channel prepares Enjoy our $45 prime rib and cracked crab and dances of these Pacific cultures. For more information or to make to interview May before this year's PGA the mental side of the game. “I learned buffet...all you can eat! Championship. so much from Little Pro,” he says, “I was For more information, visit The spellbinding Samoan fire dance is a reservations at Hawaii Calls Restaurant always thought of as a non-emotional WaikoloaBeachResort.com KEAHOLE LOBSTER SUNDAY DINNER spectacular sight! & Lounge or the Sunset Lu’au, call the PGA Championship, he won more than player, but that’s what Little Pro taught me. $22 Butter Poached Fresh Whole Keahole General seating prices are $102 for (808) 886-8111. Reservations for Hawaii $2 million in prize money and finished in He said he shouldn’t be able to tell if I was Lobster. *Side dishes sold separately. adults, $48 for keiki 6-12 years old, and Calls can also be made on Open Table. the top 25 more than 20 times during that playing good or bad … you don’t span, raising him to the elite level of the want to be on an emotional roller PGA Tour. coaster on the golf course. Unfortunately, he says, “I injured my “Getting nervous is natural, but HILTON WAIKOLOA VILLAGE entire 62 acre resort, including the pieces Island and her remarkable people. back at the Byron Nelson in 2003 and didn’t it’s what you do with it that makes featured in the guest rooms, suites, and Our lū‘au buffet includes island favorites touch a club for more than two years.” He a difference. I’ve played in all the MUSEUM tropical gardens and waterway islands. such as hulihuli chicken, seared island made a comeback in 2006/2007, finishing majors, and so I’m personally WALKWAY TOUR catch-of-the-day and Parker Ranch shoyu second once and in the top 10 several times, familiar with all the emotions that marinated ribs, the traditional imu kālua pig, but the pinched nerves he experienced a someone can have on a golf course. Tuesdays at 10 am Call (808) 886-1234, Ext. 2760 and fresh daily Hawaiian style desserts. few years earlier and the nagging pain that If you are properly prepared and in the Main Lobby for more information. Our signature mai tais are made with ensued never really allowed him to compete emotionally in check, then you Come join our Art Curator for a tour fresh pineapple juice. And we have a keiki at the level he knew he was capable of on a are ready to play your best and of Hilton Waikoloa Village's Museum LEGENDS OF HAWAI`I LUAU buffet for our friends ages 12-and-under. consistent basis. “Plus,” he says, “my kids reach your goals. Winning a Walkway and Art Collection. Valued at — OUR BIG ISLAND STORY General seating prices are $112 plus tax were getting a little older and my focused golf tournament is not the goal; more than $7 million, Hilton Waikoloa for adults, $102 plus tax for seniors (65+), shifted to them. I wanted to change my winning a tournament is the Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, $102 plus tax for teens (ages 13-18), $56 Village's art collection consists of works Doors open at 5:30 pm quality of life.” reward for reaching your goals.” from all corners of the globe including plus tax for children (ages 5-12), and children The decision to start a golf academy and So while you may not be under age 5 are complimentary. Upgrade to Asian, Western, and Oceanic cultures. KAMEHAMEHA COURT share his insights into the swing and the in a playoff with Tiger Woods Ali‘i seating ($26 + tax per person) includes From paintings by contemporary artists to Treat yourself to the once-in-a-lifetime mental side of the game came to him one anytime soon, nor playing premier seating, complimentary valet ancient Samoan war clubs to Han dynasty cultural immersion of our lū‘au at Hilton day on the practice range in his hometown against the best players in the parking, family-style pupus and desserts pottery, the art is extremely interesting, Waikoloa Village. Brought to you by of Las Vegas. “A buddy of mine who owned world on the PGA Tour, May’s tableside, enhanced food stations, exclusive educational, and inimitable. These are Tihati Productions, the the course said, ‘You should open a golf teaching philosophies can help butler service and gratuity. the cultures whose diverse beliefs and Legends of Hawai`i Luau academy,’” he says. So with his friend, Jeff you become a better player and traditions have mixed and mingled to dinner and show brings Gallagher, another PGA Tour standout, he reach your goals, whether those make Hawai`i so wonderfully unique.