Valley isle sports
Glidden fires ace on Wailea Blue No. 13
Kihei resident Mark Glidden fired a hole in one on the Wailea Blue Course’s 13th hole on Feb. 16.
Glidden used a 7-iron on his first hole in one on the 150-yard hole.
The ace was witnessed by Marilynn Glidden and Pam Lorenz.
Wailea pros honored by Aloha Section
Wailea Golf Club professionals Marcus Judge, PGA, and Michael Taylor, PGA, received the Aloha Section PGA’s 2022 Player Development and Assistant Golf Professional of the Year awards, respectively. The awards were presented on Feb. 10 at the Aloha Section’s annual Ho`olaule`a Hawaii Golf Awards Ceremony on Oahu.
Judge has served as head professional of the Wailea Gold and Emerald Courses since 2016. In announcing its 2022 Player Development Award, the Aloha Section PGA lauded Judge for his strong role in creating access for new player development programs, and for supporting multiple events and competitions at the Wailea Golf Club for junior golfers — an important pipeline for the future of the sport.
This is the third Aloha Section PGA award that Judge has earned. He was previously honored as the Aloha Section PGA’s Resort Merchandiser of the Year for 2016 and 2020.
Taylor serves as assistant golf professional at the Wailea Gold and Emerald Courses. The Aloha Section PGA noted in a news release: “There is no other professional in Hawaii that has such a big heart as Michael Taylor…In addition to supporting the numerous junior golf tournaments and events at Wailea, Michael has a passion for supporting veterans and giving back to the local community.”
Taylor was also commended for continually striving to improve both his work skills and his golf game.
“We’re very proud of Marcus and Michael for this wonderful recognition by their colleagues in the Aloha Section PGA,” said Anne Takabuki, president of Wailea Golf. “They’re exemplary members of our team at the Wailea Golf Club, with a very strong work ethic, professionalism and above all, tremendous passion for supporting the golf industry and future players.”