BY THOMAS FREESTONE , PGA Director of Golf Operations

In the team play portion , New Mexico came back in exciting fashion during the final round ,

overcoming a three-shot deficit to defeat the University of Arizona . The individual matches , meanwhile , featured a tight battle with Sam Bennett , then the No . 1-ranked college player in the

Indeed , our clubhouse served as the host site

country , making a serious final-round charge with a

of Hawaii Fashion Week April 8-10 , which featured

top designers from around the world as well as

score of 64 to tie for second with Sam Choi of New

Mexico . Aaron Du of California took home the title

Aaron Du with the winning trophy .

John A . Burns Intercollegiate team champions New Mexico .

those from the islands .

with an impressive three-day total of 13-under par .

The event was a big deal as it is now tied to the

The tournament also went a long way toward

Council of Fashion Designers of America , which

establishing Hokuala as a true competitive player ’ s

owns and produces New York Fashion Week , among

golf experience . While the course is always set up

others in London , Paris and Milan . It was a long time

for competitive play , an event such as this helps us

coming , too , as Hawaii Fashion Week President

fine tune things such as local rules and drop areas .

Joseph Figaroa , who also designed the T-shirt flags

So when Owners , guests and visitors play the

on our FootGolf course , went through an approval

course , they know they are matching up their game

process that took years to complete . We were

under the same conditions as some of the top

honored to be a part of this exciting weekend .

collegiate players in the nation .

As for the fairway activity , the Ocean Course

Kudos to our team here for all the extra efforts to

had its moment in the spotlight playing host to the

ensure the event was a huge success – right down

prestigious John A . Burns Intercollegiate February

to the trophy presentation , which featured a

17-19 . The event is the University of Hawaii ’ s most

wonderful piece of carved out koa featuring the

historic and longest-running men ’ s tournament , and

mountains , ocean and Timbers logo . It now sits in

the course and the competition didn ’ t disappoint .

Kawena Hokuala | May-June 2022

our golf shop as a memento to this great event .

The launch of Hawaii Fashion Week featured Western Wear Designs .