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2017 LPGA LOTTE Championship contested April 12-15

The 2017 LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey tees off April 9 – 15 at the Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei on the island of Oahu.

Format: Four days, 72-hole stroke play

Field: 144 players

Purse: $2 million; $300,000 winner’s check

TICKETS: Admission tickets to the LOTTE Championship will be sold at Main Gate during Tournament Week: Daily Admission: $10; Season Ticket: $25 (Week-long admission). Free admission is offered for spectators Sunday-Tuesday, April 9-11. Children 16 and under admitted free when accompanied by a paid adult. Active duty and retired military service members are admitted free with an official military ID.

For more information log on to: http://www.lottechampionship.com/ or call Ko Olina Golf Club 808-676-5300

Hawaii Junior Golf Day March 2017

Hawaii Junior Golf Day – Saturday, March 11th

The Hawaii State Junior Golf Association and the Aloha Section PGA will conduct the 6th Annual Hawaii Junior Golf Day at twelve golf courses around the state on Saturday, March 11, 2017. This event is FREE to the public for NEW and BEGINNER golfers who will be treated to a free clinic by PGA and LPGA Professionals. Golf Courses include: Kauaʻi’s Princeville Makai Golf Course and Puakea Golf Course. Oʻahu’s Hawaii Prince Golf Club,  Ko Olina Golf Club, Mililani Golf Club, Olomana Golf Club and  Turtle Bay Resort. Maui’s Kaʻanapali Golf Courses, Wailea Emerald & Gold Courses and Kahili Golf Course. Hawaiʻi Island’s Hilo Municipal Golf Course and Hualalai Golf Course. For more info and to sign up visit: www.hsjga.org

Kahuku Golf Course with ocean in the background

Kahuku Golf Course NEWS

The City and County of Honolulu purchased the nine hole Kahuku Golf Course as part of 114 acres of oceanfront land on Oahu’s North Shore, effectively preserving the area by preventing the development of luxury homes along nearly 4700 feet of shoreline.

The city run Kahuku Golf Course and surrounding land was purchased for $12.1 million from Continental Pacific who has owned the course and adjacent Kahuku Village property since 2006. The former property owner was the Estate of James Campbell.

The city that has operated the Kahuku Course since 1937 under a lease agreement has said it will keep the course open and provide improved public access to the shoreline.

The Golf Courses Division of the City & County of Honolulu operates and maintains six golf courses on Oahu including Ala Wai Golf Course, Ewa Villages Golf Course, Kahuku Golf Course, Pali Golf Course, Ted Makalena Golf Course, and the West Loch Golf Course.

For more information … Link to:    https://www.honolulu.gov/des.html

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Golf Tip: Kapalua Golf Players Package

A Kapalua Golf Players package is available now through March 29, 2017 and includes:

  • Three rounds of golf – two on Bay Course, one on Plantation
  • A one-hour lesson at the Kapalua Golf Academy
  • All week access to the Kapalua Golf Academy practice facility
  • All week court access to the Kapalua Tennis Garden
  • One breakfast at Pineapple Grill Restaurant

All of the package components must be consumed within a seven day period. The package is non transferable. The standard cost is $699 per person. Resort guests at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Montage Kapalua Bay and Outrigger Kapalua Villas pay $669.00 to experience all of the best Kapalua Golf & Tennis amenities in one affordable package.

For more information and to book the Player’s Package, please call 1-877-KAPALUA or visit http://www.golfatkapalua.com/

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Aloha Season tournaments begin January 2017

Hawaii’s Aloha Season on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour are contested each January with three championship events. Hawaii also hosts an LPGA event in April. Join all the action on Maui, Oahu and Hawaii Island or tune in to the Golf Channel.  Here is a quick look at each tournament.

SBS Tournament of Champions ~  January 5 – 8, 2017
The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui hosts a winners-only field from the 2015-2016 PGA TOUR season. This elite group competes for a $6 million dollar purse and Jordan Spieth returns to defend his 2016 title. The SBS Tournament of Champions will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel. For more information log on to: http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/tournament-of-champions.html

Sony Open in Hawaii ~   January 12 – 15, 2017
A full field of 144 PGA TOUR professionals compete at the Waialae Counry Club on Oahu for a purse of $6 million. The Sony Open, now in it’s 51st year will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel and Fabian Gomez will return to defend. For more info log on to:  https://www.sonyopeninhawaii.com/

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai ~ January 19 – 21, 2017
The Champions TOUR visits Hawaii Island and the Hualalai Resort with a stellar field that includes the past two seasons “official winners” on the Champions TOUR as wall as “major” winners from the past five years, plus ten sponsor exemptions, all vying for a $1.8 million dollar purse. Duffy Waldorf will return to defend during the three day tournament telecast live on the Golf Channel. For more info log on to: http://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/mitsubishi-electric-championship-at-hualalai.html

LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey ~ April 12 – 15, 2017
2017 is the sixth year that the LOTTE Championship will be contested on the island of Oahu at the Ko Olina Golf Club. Minjee Lee will defend as the full field of LPGA players compete for $1.8 million dollar purse. Tune in to live tournament coverage on the Golf Channel.  For more info log on to: http://www.koolinagolf.com/events/event/lpga-lotte-championship-presented-by-hershey/