MAUNA KEA RESORT, HI - The Mauna Kea Resort, home to The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Golf Course and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and Golf Course, has announced the appointment of Duane Otte, PGA, to Head Golf Professional.
Otte will be responsible for golf operations including instructional programs, special events, tournaments, member relations, guest service, promotions and marketing.
Otte brings over 13 years of golf experience to the Resort as an accomplished golf professional and sales manager.
“We are delighted to have Duane on board at The Mauna Kea Resort,” said Josh Silliman, Mauna Kea Resort’s Director of Golf. “We’re confident that he will maintain the high level of service and quality that our members and guests have come to expect from our legendary golf courses.”
Prior to joining Mauna Kea Resort, Otte worked at the Golf Channel and GolfNow.com as the Market Sales Manager for Hawaii. He has also served as a Golf Professional at the Kona Country Club, Hualalai Resort, the Four Seasons Nevis in the Caribbean and at the Westin La Paloma Resort Hotel.
Otte graduated with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Radio, Television and Film with a Minor in Physical Education from the University of North Alabama. He also attended Yavapai Community College and Pima Community College in Arizona.
He‘s lived in Kona for sixteen years with his wife Dionne and loves to travel with his family.
About Mauna Kea Resort
The Mauna Kea Resort sits on 1,800-acres of the famed Kohala Coast and is home to The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel was developed by famed financier Laurance S. Rockefeller who is reputed to have said, “every great beach deserves a great hotel” and built The Mauna Kea overlooking the beautiful Kauna’oa Bay. The hotel has 258 luxury hotel rooms that include six suites and also features Robert Trent Jones, Sr.'s award-winning 18-hole golf course that recently completed updates and beautification by Rees Jones. The architecturally striking Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel offers spectacular views of the white sand Hapuna Beach that was recently voted as one of the top family-friendly beaches in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine. The hotel offers 350 guest rooms that include 36 Oceanfront suites, six restaurants and lounges, upscale shopping and an 18-hole championship golf course.
Both The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel also scored as two of the top three hotels in Hawaii in Travel + Leisure magazine’s T+L 500 World’s Best Hotels 2013. In addition, Prince Resorts Hawaii, Inc. operates the Hawaii Prince Hotel and Hawaii Prince Golf Club on Oahu. For more information, visit the website at www.PrinceResortsHawaii.com.
