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Waikoloa Beach Resort Fact Sheet

Waikoloa Course ¾ Opened in July, 1981 ¾ Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. ¾ This 70 Resort Style course measuring 6,566 yards offers challenges to all levels of play. ¾ The course is characterized by manicured emerald green fairways carved through ancient lava fields. ¾ The 12th hole is one of the most picturesque holes in Hawaii as it reveals dramatic vistas of the , the lava rocks and the stunning Pacific Ocean.

Waikoloa Kings’ Golf Course ¾ Opened in February, 1990 ¾ Designed by golfing great Tom Weiskopf and Jay Moorish. ¾ Voted one of the “Best New Resort Courses in America” the year it opened by Magazine. ¾ This par 72 Championship golf course is worthy of hosting any major event in golf. The beauty of the course is that it has 4 sets of for golfers to choose from. The shortest being the forward tees which measure 5,459 yards, to the longest being the Kings’ Tees which measure 7,074 yards. ¾ The Kings’ Course is characterized as a golf course designed in the finest of Scottish traditions. The course’s double green which is used by both, the 3rd and 6th holes, its deep bunkering system, and its two “-able” Par 4 holes are design characteristics usually found only in . ¾ The “drive-able” Par 4, 5th hole, and the dramatic Par 5, 18th hole, are the most photographed holes on the course.

Golf Awards ¾ Waikoloa Kings’ Course was named as one of the “Top 20 Best Public Golf Courses in Hawaii 2010” by Golf.com, 2010

¾ Waikoloa Kings’ Course was named as one of the “Top 18 Weiskopf-Morrish Courses You Can Play” by Linksmagazine.com, 2010

¾ Waikoloa Beach Resort is ranked #26 in ’s Reader Choice Rankings of the Top 50 Resort Courses in America ¾ awarded Waikoloa Beach Resort with it’s Silver Medal Award in “recognition of the excellence of its golf facilities, its high standards of service and its accommodations”, 2010 ¾ Kings’ Course is ranked #18 of Golf Magazine’s Best Course in Hawaii, 2010 ¾ Waikoloa Beach Resort is a member of Examiner.com’s Top 10 Golf Resorts in Hawaii, 2009 ¾ Waikoloa Beach Resort is a member of the Top 50 Courses in Golf World’s Second Annual Reader Choice Awards, 2009

¾ Waikoloa Beach Resort is a member of Golf Digest’s 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America, 2009 ¾ Meetings & Conventions Magazine awarded the Waikoloa Golf with the “Golden Award” for golf excellence, 2008. ¾ Golf Magazine awarded Waikoloa Beach Resort with it’s Silver Medal Award in “recognition of the excellence of its golf facilities, its high standards of service and its accommodations”, 2008 ¾ Kings’ Course is a member of ’s Top 100 Resort Courses, 2008 ¾ Kings’ Course is a member of Golfweek’s Top 15 Courses in Hawaii, 2008 ¾ Waikoloa Beach Resort, Golf For Women’s Top 25 Best Family Golf Resorts, 2007 ¾ Hilton Waikoloa Village and Waikoloa Golf selected by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top golf resorts in the world, 2007 ¾ In 1990, the Waikoloa Kings’ Golf Course was voted one of the top two new resort courses in America by Golf Digest Magazine

Other Interesting Facts ¾ The golf courses at Waikoloa Beach Resort have hosted a number of major events including: • The LPGA Takefuji Classic (Beach Course) • The LPGA Championship (Beach Course) • US Open Championship Qualifying Event (Kings’ and Beach Courses) • US Amateur Championship Qualifying Event (Kings’ and Beach Courses) • US Women’s Open Qualifying Event (King’s and Beach Courses) • Waikoloa/Taylor Made Big Island Intercollegiate Tournament (Beach & Kings’ Courses) • Waikoloa Hilton TieBreaker Event (PGA Tour Professionals participated - Kings’ Course) • USA Hawaii – Japan Junior Cup ¾ The Course Record at the Waikoloa Beach Course was set by Waikoloa Beach Resort’s PGA Touring Professional, Parker McLachlin. Parker, then a 19-year old UCLA college golfer, shot a 28-31=59 to break the previous course record of 63 set by Isao Aoki in 1982. ¾ Tom Weiskopf, the former golfing great and the designer of the Kings’ Course has described the Kings’ Course as “a second shot course, much like Augusta National. Your tee shot dictates the difficulty of your second shot.” ¾ The topsoil imported to create the Kings’ Course was equivalent to 21 miles of Semi Trucks filled with topsoil, bumper to bumper, from downtown Los Angeles to San Diego.

Amenities ¾ Each player will be provided: personalized metal bag tag, one bottle of Hawaiian water and complimentary use of the practice facility on the day of play. Yardage guides are available for purchase.