b'Cindy Rarick. Jacobsen, McLachlin (who holds the Beach Course record of 59), and Cindy Rarick all represented the resort on their respective tours at one time, bringing wide recognition to the resort across the U.S. Professionaltournamentshavebeenstagedat Waikoloa Beach Resort too. LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam won the LPGAs Takefuji Classic when it was played on the Beach Course in 2002, a tournament in which a then-12-year-old Michelle Wie played her first professional event. The LPGA Match Play Championship was also contested at Waikoloa in 1992, and saw Dawn Coe-Jones defeat another Hall of Famer, Beth Daniel.In 1998, the Waikoloa Hilton Tie-Breaker tournament welcomed several PGA Tour stars, including Fred Funk, Gary McCord, and Tom Purtzer, pairing them with amateur partners. Funk and his partner, Mike Corrigan, prevailed over Gary McCord and one of Hawaiis favorite entertain-ers, crooner Danny Kaleikini. Waikoloa Golf Club has also played a key role in the development of many future PGA Tour stars who have par-ticipated in the Amer Ari Invitational collegiate tournament over the years.U.S. Open and Masters Champion Jordan Spieth has spent a good part of his career ranked as the No. 1 golfer in the world, or near to that lofty perch. But it was only a few short years ago that Spieth was at Waikoloa Beach Resort, a standout collegiate player at University of Texas, leading a talented Longhorns team to a No. 1 national ranking and a victory at the 22nd Amer Ari Invitational in 2012.Its remarkable, really, for a player to jump from colle-giate standout to best player in the world in such a short span of time. How did he do it? Was it pure talent alone? Turns out that Spiethand a long list of top players before him,includingMattKuchar,AnthonyKim,andNotah OPPOSITE PAGE: Annika Sorenstam (top) triumphed at the LPGAs Takefuji ClassicBegayalong with their college coaches, view tournamentsin 2002; Hawai`is own Parker McLachlin represented Waikoloa for several yearssuch as the Amer Ari to be a perfect testing ground for theon the PGA Tour. PGA Tour.THIS PAGE: 12-year-old Michelle Wies first official LPGA tournament, the Takefuji Classic in 2002, Tim Mickelson, head mens golf coach at Arizona Stateplayed on the Beach Course; Cindy Rarick (above left) wore the Waikoloa logo during her days on University (ASU) from 2011 to 2016, says, I encouragedthe LPGA Tour; Peter Jacobsen (above right) also represented Waikoloa on the PGA Tour.7 5'