Surf, Stay and Work Away at Hawaii s Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
May 6, 2021
The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort on Hawaii Island is ready to welcome visitors for their next “workation” with a bevy of new offerings that ensure their time in the Aloha State is as restorative as it is productive. In addition to in-room desks and comfortable lanais perfect for working remotely while taking in breathtaking views of Hapuna Beach, here are four reasons why The Westin Hapuna is the ultimate destination for a workation in paradise:
NEW Sunrise Massages: Now available by request, guests can greet the day with a 30-minute poolside massage from the team at Hapuna Spa by Mandara before the first Zoom meeting begins. This experience must be reserved at least 24 hours in advance.
Noah Norton and
Connor Howe each fired 4-under-par 68s on Friday, pacing Georgia Tech to a 12-under-par round of 276 and second place after the opening round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. The Yellow Jackets got four subpar scores toward its strong finish to the opening round.
TECH LINEUP – Tech, the 39
th-ranked team in the nation according to Golfstat, made a strong push in the final holes of the round, getting four birdies on the par-15 15
th hole, and a pair of birdies and an eagle at the 18
th with only two bogeys in that stretch.
Norton, a senior from Chico, Calif., had the eagle at the last, finishing off his second-best round of the spring with no bogeys after the opening hole. Howe, a junior from Ogden, Utah, who shot an opening 67 in Tech’s last tournament, birdied three of his first five holes Friday and two of his last five. Both players are tied for third place individually.
Waimea, Hawai’i – Noah Norton and
Connor Howe carded season-low rounds of 66 and 67 Thursday, and the No. 20 Yellow Jackets posted a 9-under-par final round of 279 to finish in a tie for third place at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate.
Conditions remained warm and windy, but more consistent Thursday on the 6,875-yard, par-72 Hapuna Golf Course, as Tech equalled its birdie total from the first round (24). The Jackets were not able to gain ground on the leader, No. 10 Arizona State, which shot 12-under-par 276 and won the tournament by 12 strokes over Southern California. Tech finished tied with Oregon State, 27 strokes off the pace.
Luka Karaulic and
Christo Lamprecht carded team-low 74s and the No. 20 Yellow Jackets fell to third place after 36 holes at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate.
Under warm but very windy conditions on the 6,875-yard, par-72 Hapuna Golf Course, Tech shot a 12-over-par 300 in round 2 and finished 36 holes at 2-under-par 574, 24 strokes behind 10
th-ranked Arizona State. The Jackets were holding their own, 1-over-par for their round after four players birdied the par-5 14
th, but lost 11 shots to par over the final four holes.
TECH LINEUP – Four Tech players remain among the top 21 individuals, led by junior
Connor Howe (Ogden, Utah), who followed his opening 67 with a 75 Wednesday and is tied for 11
UHâs Kanno shoots 5-under in round one of Amer Ari Invitational on Big Island. Rainbow Warrior Golf (Source: Hawaii Athletics) By Kyle Chinen | February 2, 2021 at 5:01 PM HST - Updated February 2 at 5:01 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Rainbow Warriors golf freshman Isaiah Kanno wrapped up round one of the 30th Amer Ari Intercollegiate Invitational shooting 5-under 67 on Tuesday at the Hapuna Golf Course on the Big Island.
In his homecoming, the Hilo native is four strokes below the leader and in a tie for third place, after a rough double boogey on hole one, the Waiakea graduate went on a tear of 7 birdies on his following 13 holes and finished his day with four straight pars to get his 67.