Kapolei, Hawai‘i – Kapolei Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawai‘i on the island of Oahu, is pleased to welcome Greg Champion as the club’s new general manager. As general manager, Champion will oversee golf operations, agronomy, food and beverage as well as sales and marketing for the award-winning 18-hole daily-fee facility.
Champion has 20-plus years of leadership experience in hospitality, business development, and global travel partnerships. He most recently served as general manager and head of operations at The LineUp at Wai Kai, where he led the launch and operational scaling of the surf-park, restaurants, and lagoon attractions. Prior to Wai Kai, Champion served as general manager and director of business development for The Resort Group in Ko Olina, overseeing commercial resort operations including marina operations, resort and activity sales services, and multiple hotel and asset management projects. Throughout his career he has launched and scaled numerous high-visibility resort ventures and worked alongside partners such as Four Seasons Ko Olina, Ko Olina Golf, and Beach Villas at Ko Olina
“Kapolei Golf Club is a special place with deep roots in West Oahu,” said Champion, a longtime resident of Kapolei. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead this incredible team and continue strengthening our connection with local families, businesses, and partners throughout Hawai‘i. As someone who deeply loves Hawai‘i and its communities, stepping into this role is both humbling and energizing. Kapolei Golf Club has extraordinary potential, and I’m thrilled to work alongside our dedicated team to help it flourish.”
In his spare time, Champion loves to surf and play golf, while also serving on the governing board of the Hawaii Technology Academy. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is a Six Sigma Project Management Black Belt.
Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee club operations division of Troon, manages Kapolei Golf Club. For more information on Kapolei Golf Club, visit www.kapoleigolf.com or call 808-674-2227.
About Kapolei Golf Club
Located 35 minutes northwest of Honolulu, Kapolei features a scenic Ted Robinson-designed golf course set on 190-acres of a former sugar cane plantation. Colorful floral gardens, waterfalls and five lakes deliver a striking contrast to the course’s lush fairways and greens. Kapolei opened for play in 1995 and hosted the LPGA Tour’s Hawaiian Open from 1996 through 2001, the PGA TOUR Champions’ Pacific Links Championship from 2012 through 2014, and the LPGA LOTTE Championship in 2021.
About Troon
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company providing services at 950-plus locations in 45-plus states and 40-plus countries, including operational responsibility for 575-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 600-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy & Design and RF DesignStudio, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com.
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