b'every player on my team to have professional golf as a goal of theirs. The Amer Ari is one of the best collegiate tournaments in the country. It always has one of the strongest fields and simply participating in the event gives the college players a great feel of where they fit in college golf. If you can win the Amer Ari, you know you are in elite company.Mickelsonwhose brother Phil has had a Hall of Fame PGA Tour careerencouraged his players work and prepare just as the Tour pros do so they are prepared for professional golf after their four years in college. I believe that there is no substitute for hard work, he says. If you put in the right type of work, the right amount of work, truly dedicate yourself to your goal, and have some fundamentals, we feel that will give them the best chance at a successful professional golf career. Another part of preparing for a career in professional golf is under-standing the challenges that come with a life on the road: the travel, adjustment to time zone changes, and other issues encountered in the global game played today. Such experience is exactly what the players ABOVE: The victorious 2012 Texasget when at Waikoloa.Longhorns team at the Amer AriWe are proud to have the Amer Ari played on the Big Island, says Invitational, led by Jordan Spieth.Earl Tamiya, mens head golf coach at tournament host, the University of Hawai`i Hilo. Its a chance to see some of golfs brightest young RIGHT: Three years later, Spieth was No. 1 in the world and claimedstars in action.both the 2015 Masters TournamentThe Kings Course has proven to be an ideal layout on which to and U.S. Open Championship.contest the Amer Ari. Requiring a combination of length to handle the 7,074-yard tournament tees and accuracy to avoid the lava rock out-of-play areas and yawning bunkers, even the most accomplished players can have their hands full. And then there are the ever-present trade winds that are so typical of Hawai`i golf.The public always enjoys the action, says Kevin Ginoza, long-time head golf professional at Waikoloa Beach Resort. It interesting to see how these talented collegiate golfers handle the challenges of the Kings Course, particularly if we get some wind. But one of the other great things about the tournament being played at Waikoloa Beach Resort is that resort guests can play the same course. The Kings Course demands respect and delivers reward. Its got the length and the trade winds to protect par, and delivers the right mix of tough challenge and exciting play for a great day of golf.7 6'