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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