Hawaii Golf News & Travel - June 2015 - August 2015

Manoa Cup Scheduled For O’ahu Country Club -- June 8-13

The 107th Manoa Cup (Hawaii State MatchPlay Championship) will be held at O’ahu Country Club Jun. 8-13. Defending champion is Nainoa Calip, who defeated Isaac Jaffurs, 6-and-5 in their 36-hole finals match last year.

To reach the finals match Calip (seeded #22) first met and downed the 43-seed, Lion Rogers, 4and-3, and in his second match, Calip beat 54-seed Scott Ichimura, 8-and-6, which allowed him to meet and squeeze by 38-seed PJ Samiere, 1-up. Calip won his quarter-finals match with 14-seed Kango Aoshima, 3-and-1, and took his semi-final match with 10-seed Scotty Yamashita, 2-and-1 to get to the finals match…

Jaffurs, who was the 30-seed, first met and beat 25-seed Loi Chang-Strom, 4-and-2, followed by a 5and-4 victory over 57-seed Trey Kidd, which moved him to his third match, which he won, 1-up, over 56seed Jarin Harada. In his quarter-final match, Jaffurs defeated 33-seed Cole Shintaku, 2-and-1, which allowed him to win his semi-final match, 4-and-3, over 29-seed Doug Williams, earning a spot in the 36-hole finals match.

In that finals match, Calip birdied three of the first five holes, taking a 2-up lead into the back nine. A Jaffurs bogey at the driveable #17 hole allowed Calip to hold a 3-up lead after their first 18 holes.

On their afternoon round, Calip carded a 33 on their first nine, to Jaffurs’ 35, and by the time they reached the tee box at the #13 hole (The par-five 31st hole of their match…), Calip was 5-up. He won the hole with a par-five score, giving him the 6-and-5 victory.

Some of the Manoa-Cup winners recently were: Jared Sawada, who defeated Richard Hattori, 2-and-1 in 2013… In 2012, Matt Ma downed Nick Matsushima, 4-and-3… In 2011, David Fink, defending champion, defeated John Oda, 2-and-1… And Fink also won in 2010, trouncing TJ Kua, 8-and-7… In 2009, TJ Kua defeated Layne Morita, 1-up… And in 2008, Alex

Ching downed Jonathan Ota, 8-and-7…

There were many more winners, as the very first Manoa Cup was contested in 1907, on the O’ahu Country Club course that had just nine holes and the format was stroke-play to get their name engraved on the Cup donated by Arthur F. Wall and James D. Dougherty, who had been members of the Manoa Golf Club. The course was different lengths as a nine-hole layout, and was expanded to 18 holes in 1913.

Nainoa Calipo defeated Isaac Jaffurs, 6-and-5 in their 36-hole finals match at O’ahu Country Club last year to win the Hawaii State Match-Play Championship (Manoa Cup). Calipo also won the 2014 OCC Invitational at the Manoa-Valley course; however, Calip turned professional, so will not defend either title this year. (Photo Courtesy of O’ahu CC)

Waialae Womens Invitational On July 13-14

Co-champions from the 2014 Waialae Country Club Womens Invitational are: (left) Sydney Maluenda (overall low-gross winner with a 161 total...), and Sandy Miyamoto (overall low-net winner with a net142). This year’s tournament will be July 13-14. (File Photo)

The Waialae Womens Invitational will be held at Waialae Country Club July 13-14. Players must be 18 years of age or older, with a handicap index as required by the various flights. Entry fee is $210 per golfer, and covers two rounds of golf, prizes, and an awards banquet. Field will be limited to 128 players… golfers must wear soft spikes… no cell phones allowed… only measuring devices may be used… Hole #13 will have a $10,000 prize for the first golfer to score a hole in one during play of the tournament…

Defending overall low-gross winner is Sydney Maluenda, who shot 161 last year…

Overall low-net winner last year was Sandy Miyamoto, who carded a low-net score of 142.

Championship Flight winners in 2014 were : Lisa A. Lee and Uta Mclin (164) – gross, and Vivian Sasaki (147-net) – net… A-Flight: Kyong Omura and Charlene Uemoto (both 171) – gross, and Alice Ridgway (146-net) – net…

B-Flight winners in 2014 were: Kate Huntsinger (184), gross and Young Leeskovek (1 42-net), net… In C Flight, Sunny Floyd (187) was low-gross winner last year, while Barbara Schroeder (146-net) was low-net winner… In D Flight, HidekoYamada (197) was low-gross winner, while Gail Tandal (144-net) claimed lownet honors…

Who will win this year?? It’s getting harder and harder to predict winners, as players continue to practice and improve from year to year… We can predict that the buffet luncheon at Waialae Country Club will be delicious!!

The format was 36 holes with handicap to determine the 16 players who would play another 36 holes without handicap, the winner being the player with the low-gross score. That format was adjusted again in 1919, when they reduced the number of qualifying holes from 36 to 18. In 1924, the tournament was restricted to amateurs only, as professionals apparently had been allowed to compete earlier.

In 1926, instead of medal play, the 16 qualifiers played match-play with a 36-hole finals match… Two years later, in 1928, the Atherton Cup was contested at Waialae CC, and later that year the Manoa Cup was also played at Waialae CC. The Manoa Cup continued to be played at Waialae CC until 1933, when the Cup was played alternately at Waialae CC and O’ahu CC between 1933 and 1941.

There was no Manoa-Cup competition in 1942 and 1943 because of World War II, but from 1944 to the present time, the Manoa Cup has been played at O’ahu Country Club. (Historical information was provided by O’ahu Country Club)…

The Hawaiian Golf Association (HGN) was founded in 1930, and headed by Babe Carter, Norman Crowell and others… John Roberts, a member at Waialae Country Club, was the Hawaii representative to the United States Golf Association (USGA) for years, and he was replaced by Dr. Richard Ho, circa 1980. The Hawaii State Golf Association (HSGA) was founded in 1984 to provide a central point of contact with USGA and a source of handicapping through the GHIN (Golf Handicap Information Network) system.

The Manoa Cup continues to be the fourth-oldest golf championship in the United States… Francis Ii Brown won it nine times… Ken Miyoka won it six times and Brandan Kop captured the Cup four times…

The Manoa Cup is the most-prestigious competition in Hawaiian men’s amateur golf, as many of those who have been inducted into the Hawaii Golf Hall of Fame have at least one Manoa-Cup victory on their resume’…

Army Invitational August 6-8 The Army Invitational Golf Tournament will be held at Leilehua Golf Course on O’ahu August 6-8, with a 36-hole cut following play on Aug. 7.

Defending champion is Brent Grant, who shot six-under-par 70-68—138 in a weather-shortened tournament last year, then defeated Dalen Yamauchi (66-72—138) in a sudden-death playoff.

Three golfers – Brian Lee, Corey Kozuma and John Oda – tied for third place at 139, while Nainoa Calip (140) took sixth place, Kyle Suppa (141) was seventh, and Remington Hirano (143) claimed eighth place.

Mike Kawate took the Senior Flight with a 151 total last year, and Brant Nishimura won A Flight with a 150 total for the 36 holes.

Edwin Mariano (160) captured B Flight, while two golfers – Jared Yamamoto and Ernest Barrett – each shot 171 to tie for the best score in C Flight in 2014.

To get an entry form or more information, call Leilehua Golf Course at (808)655-4653 or Lynn at Army Golf Assn, (808)656-0114. 808golf.com should have a downloadable entry form by early-July…

P. 2- Hawaii Golf News and Travel

Galdiano Repeats At Jennie K. Womens Invitational Mariel Galdiano seems to win every time she tees it up – she won her third-straight Girls’ Hawaii State High-School individual medalist, another qualifier (her third) to play in the U.S. Womens Open, and her second-straight Jennie K. Wilson Womens Invitational crown – so we try not to put too many photos of her in each issue of the paper… well, we try to hold it down to no more than two photos per issue.

Flight winners were: A Flight – Bev Kim… B Flight – Ann Yoshimura… C Flight – Son Adachi… D Flight – Cris Moku… and E Flight – Lily Boulware…

Her Jennie K. Wilson win was easily predictable, especially after she opened with a sevenunder-par 65 the first round at Mid-Pacific Country Club on O’ahu in mid-May. She coasted the next two days with a one-over 73 and a two-over 74 over the weekend to finish at four-under-par 65-73-74—212 and a 15-shot win over Miyuu Goto (73-227) and Rose Huang, and 16 strokes better than Maryknoll Freshman Allysha Mae Mateo.

61st Maui Womens Inv

Galdiano holds the tournament record for the Jennie K. Wilson Womens Invitational – a 10under-par 206 total she recorded when she won the Tournament (Which is considered one of the majors in the Hawaii State Women’s Golf Association (HSWGA) rota of tournaments each year…) in 2014.

Flights will be by age: Na Liko (ages 16 to 22)… Na Pua (ages 23 to 54)… Ka Piko (ages 55 to 69)… and Kuma (ages 70and-older).

Mr. Howard K.F. Lee, president and CEO Mariel Galdiano repeated as girls high school champion, repeated as Jennie K. Wilson champion and qualified for the 2015 U.S. Womens’ Open... just a routine first four months!! (Photo by Aric Becker )

of major sponsor University Health Alliance (UHA) and Jennie K. Tournament Chairman Kerry Schuman presented the trophy to Galdiano and the prizes to the top winners in each flight.

The 61st Maui Womens Invitational will be held August 1-2 at King Kamehameha Golf Club on Maui. Entry fee is $190 and cost of a practice round is $70… Entry fee covers two rounds of golf with riding cart, prizes, continental breakfast and an awards banquet.

To download an entry form, go to 808golf.com and click on the HSWGA MatchPlay to get list of HSWGA tournaments w/ entry forms…

For more information, call Jami Ullrich at (808)856-6141, or e-mail to allwaysjami@ aol.com.

Flight Photos by Lillian Yamamoto

Building People Using Biblical Principles...

Golf and God

by Dr. Randy Kennedy Ministering on the Sunbelt Senior Tour for nine years has provided me with many opportunities to share God and His Love.

Reaching people where they are and somewhat under their terms can be a challenge. In church you have a set way of accomplishing your goals and purpose; however, in the marketplace things are much different. I have certain goals and purposes which I want to achieve. But going about this is where the flexibility comes in.

Reaching people with the Gospel (good news) is our primary reason for ministering... but the methodology of how we do this takes on a whole new meaning.

In our churches we have a set way of communicating with folks, like singing, sermons, Bible studies, etc. But outside the church it’s another thing. Patience and persistence are the keys to a successful ministry there. By patience, I mean allowing people to respond on their terms and then allow them to embrace the message.

This is sometimes hard for some people to do -- to allow the Holy Spirit the freedom to touch them at His pace. And then we need to include in our ministry the persistency to be faithful with a positive and consistent influence.

The golf course, even though it’s not a church, has proven to me again that, no matter

where you are, people have needs. Being able to minister to people on the spot is a wonderful way to show and express God’s Love and care for them. Even though some are taken back initially, the constant contact really pays off. I have learned people really appreciate and take notice of those who care for them.

Everyone, regardless of their religious beliefs, is moved when someone expresses genuine concern. Touching people where they live has been a passion of mine for many years. Some of the best ways to get them into our churches is to FIRST show them our love and concern for them before they attend.

Golf and God really do have a lot in common. Not sure if God plays golf, but for those of us who do have noticed that He sure likes taking the opportunity to show up. I have seen Him in so many different ways show up, mostly on occasions when His appearance is completely unplanned and unrehearsed. This is what makes it so special, seeing God do a God thing on a golf course.

Like in golf, we need to keep focused on the Lord and the result will be very rewarding…

Dr. Randy Kennedy… drk@randykennedy.org.

Hawaii Golf News and Travel p. 3

Rules of Golf

Another Look At The Grooves Issue...

by James McAfee

The United States Golf Association adopted regulations to eliminate “square grooves” back in 2010 for its three “Open” championships and implemented them for their amateur-only events in 2014. Of course, qualifying events were included.

The rationale, according to Minnesota Golf Association tournament director Doug Hoffman, was that players at the highest level had greater access to new equipment sooner and others would have enough time to purchase new clubs since manufacturers had to follow the new requirements going forward.

Of course, there are tools designed to regroove clubs that could make a club nonconforming.

The USGA has the equipment to test clubs if necessary at its biggest events, but associations running the quaifying events do not.

Hoffman indicated that the regulations were actually a condition of competition, not an actual rule, and didn’t apply just to wedges, but to all clubs with lofts of 25 degrees or more, including hybrids.

“We cannot, and do not, measure clubs at any of the 14 qualifying sites we conduct,” he said. “It is the responsibility of the player to know if his/her clubs conform to the new conditions. We provide as much guidance as possible to the player, and give them the link to the USGA conforming club database where they can search if their clubs conform or not.”

Hoffman added that the MGA and many other

state and regional golf associations have not chosen to adopt the regulations as a condition of competition for most of their events.

PGA sections must adopt it for any competition that serves as a qualifier for a national PGA event, but not necessarily for section-only pro-ams or other tournaments for their club professionals.

Hoffman added that local golf courses and clubs have until 2022 to decide if they will adopt it. “My guess,” he added, “ is that the USGA may not enforce this part of this condition.”

A recent advertisement that I saw mentioned that the re-grooving condition applied to professionals, not amateurs, but that isn’t the case.

Hoffman said, “The rules do not differentiate between professionals and amateurs and neither does this condition. If a player, irrespctive of his/her status, plans to play in any competition that adopts the condition, they are impacted by this condition.”

“Ultimately, any player may have a club re-grooved as long as the ending result conforms with the new condition– if playing in such an event is important to the player. A club must conform in its original state as well as its new, re-grooved state.

“If a player has any doubt as to whether a club conforms, he/she can send it (one, a few or the entire set) to the USGA for testing. They are committed to testing and returning the club(s) to the player, with any final judgment, as soon as possible (within days).”

James McAfee

Sunbelt Senior Tour : 20 Years of Operation The Sunbelt Senior Professional Golf Tour was founded in August 2006. They held 12 tournaments that fall in Myrtle Beach, SC. The next year they had 40 events all in the greater Myrtle Beach area. In most recent years they have hosted about 20 events. In a short period of time they expanded into North Carolina and Georgia. As the Tour grew and time passed, and at the urging of several of the players, they added new locations. Now they have conducted tournaments in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. In 2011 and 2012, they held their Tour Championships in Cancun, Mexico.

who got their professional golf careers started playing – 73… Least number of players to play in an event in the developmental Sunbelt Senior Tour before - 4… gaining exempt status with the Champions Tour.

Tour Scoring Record: 20 under par Mike Walter Hall was a sales manager for an Malone 64-64-68--196... Myrtle Beach National appliance distributor who amassed lifetime earnings (West) June 1998 of over $7 million that included winning the Canadian Ukauka is the only Hawaiian golfer Open and the Belfry PGA Seniors Championship.... who hasTommy won a Sunbelt event - even par 216 (73-70James Mason was a teaching pro who won the NFL 73) at Diamondback GC, 2000…

Classic and garnered more than $3 million in his Others from Hawaii who have played on Champions Tour career...Pete Oakley was a club pro the Sunbelt Senior Tour are: Carl Mathew... Leland and golf course owner who won the Senior British Lindsay... Norm Guenther... Stan Souza... Lance Taketa... and John Bascuk.

Open...

Mike Goodes won the first event he played on the Sunbelt Tour in 2007. He won the 2009 Allianz Championship and to date has won over $4.2 million on the Champions Tour...Gene Jones was a teaching pro whose Champions Tour earnings exceed $2.6 million...Marco Dawson in 2014 joined the Sunbelt Tour and at the same time was Monday qualifying for the Champions Tour. He won the 2015 Tucson When they started the Tour, the minimum Conquistadores Classic on the Champions Tour. age to play was 49. They dropped it to 47 a few years later, and then two years ago they lowered the age to Some Interesting Statistics 45, mainly because professionals near that age had no The Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour officially went other place to compete. over the $5 million mark in paid purses at the 5th Senior Open in April 2015. The Tour is With the number and quality of players Coral Springs th growing and the advancement in equipment, they also in its 20 year of operation… had a change in their “proving grounds.” In early years Chancey of Orlando, FL leads the players competed at about 6300 yards and now they lifetime Jim money list with $238,381. Eight players have compete at about 6800 yards. The Sunbelt Tour has exceeded the $100,000 mark. two divisions, with the super-senior division from age 55-and-up playing courses that measure about 6300 Highest winnings by season: yards.

2007 $49,800 Gene Jones Some of the professionals who had successful careers before coming to play on the Sunbelt Tour 2006 $44,875 Gene Jones include: Skip Kendall… Neal Lancaster… Blaine McCallister… Gibby Gilbert… Gary Hallberg… 2011 $43,440 Jim Chancey David Ogrin… Dave Rummells… Danny Edwards…

Ken Green… Dick Mast… George Burns… Kenny 2005 $40,875 Gene Jones Knox… Rex Caldwell… Marco Dawson... Lon 2004 $37,591 Don Reese Hinkle… Donnie Hammond… and many more…

Entry fees and purses have grown over the years, too. In the beginning, entry fees were $350 and now, 20 years later they are double, at $700. When they started, first place was only about $1000 and now most tournaments have a minimum first place of $2000 with some up to $5000 and a couple at $10,000.

The Tour has helped raise nearly $3 million Notable European pros who played on the Sunbelt Tour: Barry Lane… Rodger Davis… Anders for charity.

Forsbrand… Paul Broadhurst… David Russell and Over 1000 pros have played on the Sunbelt others…

Tour over the last 19 years and several hundred have earned checks.

The Sunbelt Senior Tour is a place where “Dreams are Realized!” Here are a few of the players Most number of players to play in an event

Bascuk is currently playing periodically on the Tour. He recently shot 77-79-75--231 at the Joshua Foundation Pro/Am at Orange County National Golf Club in Florida. In earlier tournaments, Bascuk earned $900. He plans to play more events this year...

For more information, call (843)457-4030.

Hawaii Golf News and Travel - P. 5

Aloha Section (PGA)

Shigezawa Takes Mid-Pac Open; To Defend at Maui Bradley Shigezawa was able to hang on to his three-day lead at the Mid-Pac Open,posting a three-under-par 65-69-73-78--285 to finish three shots ahead of John Ellis. Shigezawa pocketed $14,000 for his efforts. Ellis “aced” the fourth hole the last day, giving him some momentum to make a move from (T-8) on Saturday to finish in 2nd place and earn a $10,000 payout. Past Champion TJ Kua (289) finished one stroke behind Ellis to finish in third place, good for a $7,000 check.

In Championship Flight, Brent Grant captured the crown by winning a three-hole playoff with Andrew Chin after they each carded a 294 total for the four rounds in regulation play.

In A-Flight, Marc Arakaki finished at (322) to win the Flight. In the senior competition, Kevin Hayashi, PGA, won the pro division and Mike Kawate (317) took the amateur division.

the Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course to win the 2014 Maui Open by three shots over Big Island professional Max Bonk (144) in late-November.

Shigezawa, 22, was the 2013 Division III NCAA national champion as a member of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CA) College golf team.

Shigezawa earned $4,000 for his first-place finish…

Dalen Yamauchi shot one-over-par 77-68— 145 to claim low-amateur honors. Yamauchi (68), Shigezawa (72) and Andre Bedard (71-149) were the only golfers who scored even-par or better from the tips on the final round.

Kirk Nelson (74-146) collected his annuity by winning the senior division (again), while Ed Beslow (72-143) claimed the super-senior prize and David Balmores took A Flight.

NIKE FourBall Match-Play

It used to be easy to predict the winner of Shigezawa will also defend at the Maui Open at the NIKE Four-Ball Match-Play Championship when The Dunes, August 8-9, with a pro-am August 7.

Andrew Feldmann and Larry Stubblefield were on

He shot a three-under-par 69-72—141 over their seven-win streak several years ago. Not so now, as there have been different winners in the last few Championships.

This year’s Four-Ball Match-Play will be at O’ahu Country Club July 20-22, and the defending champions are the team of Kevin Hayashi, teaching pro at Nanea Golf Club on the Big Island and Kevin Carll, head professional at Waialae Country Club on O’ahu. They defeated the team of TJ Kua and Todd Rego, from Pearl Country Club, 1-up in extra holes last year.

Both finals teams should contend again this year, as should the Feldmann/Stubblefield duo and the Shane Abe/ Dave Eichelberger team. Some past winners who might contend this year include the team of Ryan Michimoto from Kapalua and Kevin Shimomura from KoOlina who won in 2011 and the Ed Kageyama/ David Havens duo that Hayashi/Carll defeated, 1-up in the semi-finals last year… or the Jake Grodzinsky/ Kyle Hayashi team that lost, 2-and-1, to Kua/Rego in the other semi-final match in 2014.

Bradley Shigezawa (Photo Courtesy of Bottom line… when it’s match-play, you never really have a good guess on the winners, because you John Byrne, Review Pubs) never know when or if a particular team will be hot or cold…

Brousseau Named Claude Brousseau, the Director of Instruction, Coaching & Player Development at Ko Olina Golf Academy on O’ahu, has been named one of the inaugural instructors of the newly formed Golf Channel Academy.

Golf Channel Academy is the first network of its kind devoted to efficiently growing the business of golf instruction. With 57 charter locations already committed, Golf Channel Academy will be inviting additional coaches to become part of the newly launched network.

Brousseau will be assisted by six Ko Olina staff members, including Head Professional Marcus Judge, PGA, and Nick Foley, PGA, 1st assistant professional.

Brousseau won the 2014 Aloha Section Bill Strausbaugh Award and was recognized as the 2008 Aloha Section Teacher of the Year. He was named Top Instructor in Hawaii by Golfing Magazine.

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Brousseau has conducted schools in the United States, Canada and Europe, and given more than 20,000 lessons during his 17year coaching career. He founded the first and only short-game academy in France, and has had more than 60 instruction articles published around the world in such notable publications as GOLF Magazine, Golf Magazine France, Golf Digest Canada and Inside Golf Canada.

Nick Mason has claimed the Hilo Invitational as his own, winning it almost every time he played it, including once as an amateur.

He is expected to defend when the Invitational is played this September.

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P. 4- Hawaii Golf News and Travel

by Norm Guenther

I have been a strong (albeit, in the background) supporter of Hawaii getting a tournament series that would prepare golfers for the next level of competition – mostly for the professional players, but for the amateurs as well, although the amateurs seem to have more development tours (especially at the junior-golf level…) than the pros. The amateurs also used to have the AmaTour-Hawaii until several years ago, and with the fallout from that Tour and the tour experience of the junior golfers coming up through the ranks, the amateur teams have won the last eight Governor John Burns Challenge Cup competitions.

The pros have not been without some tours, but most of those tours were like defective fireworks – they gave off some sparkles early-on, then fizzled terribly, and many of us lost money. Now there is the Minor League Golf Tour that has tournaments mostly in Florida; however, Alvin Okada, Jr., who has played in several of their tournaments, and Nicole Sakamoto, who has played in events and helped with administration, convinced Tour officials to hold a tournament in Hawaii… and the officials agreed to try it, with a one-day event at Pearl Country Club April 6, with spots for 18 players – six threesomes.

They had nine players enter the tournament, with a $180 entry fee and a $25 membership fee. There were five pros, and four amateurs in the “training” flight. Jared Sawada won first place and a check for $540 with an even-par 72 score, and Bryan Nagata took second place with a 74, pocketing $180. Sam Rodriguez III (77) took third place… Lon Kinder (78) finished fourth and Dallas Pocaguie (91) was fifth in the pro flight.

David Kochi (79) took the Training Flight, followed by John Mathias (81), Alvin Okada, Sr. (83) and Mel Sakamoto (87)… They were playing for gift certificates.

The Minor League Golf Tour is considering a tournament in December or early-January 2016… I would like to see it operate a Hawaii Series of several events in late-2015…

For more information on the Tour, go to their website at minorleaguegolf.com. Those readers who would enter tournaments in Hawaii should contact Norm Guenther (Hawaii Golf News and Travel) at (808)625-9860.

CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering Worldwide recently announced that the 2015 Masters champion, Jordan Spieth, relied on its renowned spikes and new SLIM-Lok fastening system as he recorded the lowest score in the history of the event.

Arguably one of the greatest performances of all time at Augusta National, the 21-year-old champion wore the new Zarma Tour® spike, coupled with the revolutionary SLIM-Lok fastening system, in his Drive One Golf Shoe from Under Armour®.

The fifth professional victory of his young career, this win propelled the talented Texan to second in the Official World Golf Ranking. With SLIM-Lok, shoe manufacturers are able to create significantly lighter, stronger and lower-profile designs, allowing golfers to get closer to the turf for improved stability, feel and balance throughout the swing.

“This impressive phenom switched to SLIMLok equipped spikes in the fall and since has gone on an impressive run including this latest record setting performance,” says Harris MacNeill, President and CEO of CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering Worldwide.

“From the most prestigious tournament in golf to the casual afternoon round, our groundbreaking products help golfers of every level play their best.”

I visited BayView Golf Course in Kailua on O’ahu recently, and was amazed at the lush green appearance of the golf layout now. While I did not get close to the greens for a better inspection, they were certainly impressive from a distance… Owned now by the nearby Church of the Nazarene, BayView Golf has 18 holes of golf during the day and under the lights at night!! They also have a separate layout for “footgolf,” with flags indicating hole locations 10-to-15 feet from the golf greens. Understand they held a footgolf tournament there with more than 100 entries… General Manager at the golf course is Golf Professional Larry Dunn.

I apologize to Emily Gail as I put a wrong timeframe under the photo of Gail and Professional Golfer Steve Veriato, from Hilo in the March-May 2015 issue.

The cutline should have read: “… in late-2014…”

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John Oda, who graduated from Moanalua High School in 2014, attends University of NevadaLas Vegas (UNLV) and is on their golf team. He was recently named Mountain West Conference Men’s Golf Freshman of the Year. According to reports, Oda had a 70.48 scoring average this past season and recorded seven top-10 finishes in 11 tournaments, including the Sea Best Invitational that he won, plus two runner-up finishes.

I was surprised to learn from The Advertiser article on the David S. Ishii Foundation State High School Boys’ Championship on Waikoloa Beach Resort in early-May that Spencer Dunaway’s medalist honors were the first for Kamehameha Schools… They have won two team championships in the past, but no medalist wins until Dunaway pulled it off this year!!

Kyle Suppa and Kyosuke Hara played well in the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship in San Francisco in early-May. They shot a four-under-par 68 on the Lakes Course at The Olympic Club and were in a six-way tie for third during the stroke-play to determine which teams move on to match play. They won their first match, 3-and-2, which included a holein-one by Hara, but lost in their second round. They were representing Hawaii after the qualifiers – Brent Grant and Bill Walbert – had to withdraw…

Hawaii pro Parker McLachlin shot 62-69—131 at Stonecreek Golf Club in Phoenix, AZ to win the Pepsi Golf Tour event there in early-May, collecting the $1,600 first-place check. The Pepsi Tour has been holding golf tournaments on the West Coast for 21 years…

In late-May, David Ishii, PGA, shot even-par 72 at Hoa’kale’I CC to earn the one spot for this year’s Senior Open… Second-place finisher was Kevin Hayashi, PGA, who was one stroke back, at 73, while David Braxton (75) was the third in the line-up…

Kiwis Visit Hawaii Resorts There were 13 tourists and one escort that visited Hawaii in mid-May – first to O’ahu and then to Maui. Four of them were from the U.S. Mainland (two from Florida and two from North Carolina) and nine from New Zealand, including their escort, John Lister, who played on the U.S. PGA Tour from 1971 to 1982 and was considered one of the longer hitters on the Tour, as golfers back then used persimmon drivers and balata golf balls, so Lister’s average around 275 yards was one of the longest…

The tour package was originally to be the Friendship Cup; however, there were just 13 players who signed up, so the tour operators converted it to a boutique tour.

The group stayed at the Hawaii Prince Hotel in Waikiki and played Hawaii Prince Golf Club, KoOlina Golf Club and Waikele Countryt Club, then flew to Maui, staying at the Napili Shores Resort in the Kapalua area and played golf at Kapalua and Ka’anapali golf resorts.

The Kiwi visitors were: Roy and Marsha Gaster, Bill and Dee Wells, Paul Brand, along with Duncan and Carole Brand, Murray and Sharon Deaker, Warwick Bray, and Joe and Evelyn Young.

Hawaii Golf Travel helped coordinate the golf and ground transportation for this group…

Lamkin Golf Grips Lamkin Corporation recently confirmed Justin Rose relied on its popular R.E.L. ACE grips and Deep-Etched putter grip during his victory at the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, contested this past weekend at TPC Louisiana.

Rose captured his 18th professional victory using Lamkin grips built to his preferred specs, which feature a unique red cap and a reduced-taper profile that is slightly larger in the lower hand. The grip is enhanced by the patented ACE 3GEN material to create a tacky surface and ensure increased vibration dampening without dulling shot feedback. The Justin Rose SPEC R.E.L. ACE grips can be purchased directly from Lamkin Grips in their exclusive online Tour Van shop (https:// shop.lamkingrips.com/product-p/101033.htm).

“Justin’s strong physical and mental game make him one of the best in the world, as evidenced by his continued success over the years,” says Bob Lamkin, President and CEO of Lamkin Grips. “With our vast array of grips, we seek to support golfers of all abilities .”

Sei Young Kim Wins With Miracle Shots Sei Young Kim – called a rookie on the LPGA Tour, but with a golf game that belies it – pulled off at least two spectacular golf shots to tie, then defeat, Inbee Park to win the 2015 LOTTE LPGA Championship at KoOlina Golf Club on O’ahu in late-April.

Sei Young Kim trailed Inbee Park by a shot as they hit off the 18th tee to play the 72nd golf hole of the tournament. Kim then hit her approach to the fringe below the green. She calmly chipped the ball into the hole to make a birdie-three and tie Park for the lead, sending the two of them back to the 18th tee box to play a sudden-death playoff at #18 …

This time, Kim hit a perfect drive and from 156 yards, hit her approach into the hole, ending the sudden-death playoff with an eagle-two.

Kim finished with an 11-under 67-67-7073—277, while Park carded a 67-70-69-71—277 to

get into the playoff. I.K. Kim (279) missed getting into the playoff by two strokes, while Hyo Joo Kim and Chella Choi tied for 5th place with 281 totals. Michelle Wie tied for 11th place with a three-under-par 70-6973-73—285.

HSWGA Match-Play The Hawaii State Womens Golf Association (HSWGA) Match-Play Championship will be held at O’ahu Country Club June 17-19. Women with a handicap index of 21.1 or less (Handicap of 24 at O’ahu CC…) may try to qualify.

Qualifying round will be conducted at O’ahu CC June 17, starting at 7 a.m., with 11:30 a.m. lunch, followed by the first round of match-play (round of 32…) at 12:30 p.m. Second round will start June 18 at 7:30 a.m., followed by the third round (semi-finals) at 12:30 p.m. that afternoon.

Defending champion is Kacie Komoto, who defeated Alina Ching, 3-and-1 to win the 2014 HSWGA Match-Play Championship at O’ahu CC. The finals match will be held June 19… Entry fee is $130 per golfer…

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Stableford at OCC The O’ahu Womens’ Invitational will be held at O’ahu Country Club on O’ahu August 17-18, as the ladies again play two days of Stableford scoring.

Last year, Alice Kim had the best overall low-gross scoring with 38-37—75, while Marty Drew had the best overall low-net total with 44-33—77.

Championship Flight had gross scores, with Sydney Maluenda (34-34—68) on top, followed by Keilyn Ing (33-31) and Monica Keo (32-32), both with 64 totals... while Jeannie Pak (77) was low-net in the flight, followed by Lisa Lee (70)...

In A Flight, Akane Shimoko 36-36—72 won, followed by Hae Sook Wada (69)... In B Flight, Shirley Grossi (39-36—75) won and Joyce Aton (75) was second... Royce Sonnenberg (38-39—77) took C Flight, followed by Millie Lee and Rhoda James (both at 69)...

GolfTec:

June Is For Juniors!!

GolfTEC recently announced that they will have a “June is for Juniors” program. This program is designed to help younger players improve performance and have more fun on the course by offering special pricing on all game plans and lesson packs throughout the month.

Golfers 18 and younger are eligible to receive 30% off those services, which boast a 96-per cent success rate. GolfTEC lessons are taught one-onone by Certified Personal Coaches in private, indoor training bays that use proprietary teaching technology

To learn more about GolfTEC, The Pue Melia Women’s Invitational will be tournament had been a two-day event, but changed to please visit www.golftec.com or call 877-446-5383. held June 26 at Ololana Golf Links on O’ahu. This a one-day event last year and will continue as an 18- hole tournament this year.

Last year in A Flight Sydney Maluenda shot a 76 to take low-gross and Cris Moku was low-net winner at 71-net… The B-Flight winners in 2014 were Barbara Schroeder with a 93 low-gross score and Pearl Stevens carding a low-ne score of 71… The top finishers in C Chris Baisch of the Hazeltine National Golf Flight last year were Kula Akiu shooting a low-gross Club, which will host the 2016 Ryder Cup, has found of 95 and HidyAkina carding a low-net score of 66- success using The Putting Stick to help his students net… D-Flight winners in 2014 were Haunani Ching improve their putting. “It quickly gets students to with a low-gross score of 106 and Nana Duarte with a realize their faults and gives them instant feedback on low-net score of 68-net… whether or not they are doing it correctly,” he said.

Maluenda also took low-gross at the Waialae Baisch indicated that using the training aid Women’s Invitational in July last year, so she should helps them make sure the putter is square at impact. be a strong contender to win again this year at Pua Otherwise, the ball rolls off the stick. “It helps ensure Melia. their eyes are over the ball and forces them to make an accelerated stroke” He recalled how one student who was having putting problems started using it four days before a member-guest tournament and ended up winning it.

Tour pros like Bo Van Pelt and Sean O’Hair have had success using The Putting Stick.

The training aid is available in two models at After being featured on the cover of Golf www.tpkgolf.com.

Digest Magazine, the “Infamous 18” art prints posters

by Loyal (Bud) Chapman of the unique imaginary course were made available for sale in the United States and in Japan.

These posters were produced by the fourcolor separation printing process used at the time and came close to duplicating the originals, but now the new Gicleé printing process is able to produce true replicas of the original paintings, allowing TPK Golf to re-issue them as art quality prints.

“The difference in color, brightness and shading, and how that affects depth perception is amazing,” reported TPK Golf CEO Vlad Gribovsky, the official dealer.

The Gicleé prints will be 22x28 inches, about 40 per cent of the size of the original paintings, and will be on archival paper.

Larger art quality prints of the “Infamous 18 Holes” are also available to art collectors. Go to tpkgolf. com for additional information and to get glimpses of the unusual holes (Refer to code HawaiiGolf2015 to get a 50% discount off the price...).

Chapman, 92, is a native of Minnesota who now lives in Florida. He began painting at an early age and got his start in golf as a caddie at age 12. He was a Th Putting Stick is a patented practice commercial artist after his discharge from the service and training aid developed to help golfas a pilot in World War II. He was a perennial champion ers of all levels improve their putting stroke... For more information or to order at his own club, won several state tournaments and your Putting Stick, visit www.tpkgolf.com. participated in many USGA national events. Today, he regularly betters his age.

Sei Young Kim holds up the trophy she won at this year’s LOTTE LPGA Championship at KoOlina Golf Club on O’ahu...(Photo Courtesy of Lee Prochaska, “Hawaii Golf Guide”)

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Barbers Point Invitational

Invitational Planned At Pearl Country Club Pearl Country Club is back in the tournament business, as they plan to host a three-day amateur golf invitational June 25-27. The three-day Pearl Amateur Invitational will have a 36-hole cut, with tee times off #1 and #10 the first two days, and a shotgun start June 27, and an awards banquet at the Pavilion following

play of the final round. All participants must register for play on Thursday, June 25 prior to starting your round.

Entry fee is $195 per player, which includes green and cart fees for the tournament, prizes and an awards banquet. There will be four flights: Championship, A, B and Senior (Players 55 years of age or older as of June 24, 2015), and all players will tee off the blue tees. Deadline for entering is June 8. Guests for the banquet need to pay $20…

Invitational participants get one practice round at $30… other practice rounds will be at published rate… Practice days are June 10, 12, 15-19 and 22-24.

The 36-hole cut will be 40% of each flight… Overall champion will be the individual with the low 54-hole gross score. Gift certificates for first-place winners in each flight will be presented at the banquet… other winners may pick up their gift certificates at the Pearl CC golf pro shop after noon on Monday, June 29.

For more details on the tournament, call the Pearl CC pro shop at 487-3802, Ext. one…

Favored players for this tournament will no doubt be the usual suspects: Kyle Suppa… Shawn Lu... Kyoshe Hara, Brent Grant, Nainoa Calip, Kango Aoshima, John Oda, and others… The Invitational may conflict with some of the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) tournaments on the U.S. Mainland, which could limit the number of top players entered in the Invitational.

The 2015 Barbers Point Invitational golf tournament will be held at Barbers Point Golf Course on O’ahu July 9-11. Entry fee is $160 for military and $180 for all others and includes one free practice round. Format is 54 holes of stroke-play, with a 36hole cut to the low-50% plus ties in each flight...

Championship Flight – 3.9 or less… Senior Flight – 6.0 and below (and 55 years of age or older)… A Flight - 4.0- 8.5… and B Flight – 8.6- 12.0… Only amateurs with computerized handicap index of 12.0 or less are eligible to enter.

Corey Kozuma won last year, posting a oneunder-par 74-68-73—215, one better than Kyosuke Hara, who shot even-par 71-72-73—216, and two strokes better than Tyler Ota, who carded a one-over 73-71-73—217. Nainoa Calip, the 2014 Manoa-Cup winner, finished fourth at Barbers Point with a 71-7176—218 total last year and Matt Ma had a three-over 75-70-74—219 to finish in fifth place.

Three players – Alika Bell, Brian Lee and Bill Walbert – tied for sixth place with four-over 220 totals in the 2014 Invitational.

John Mun took A flight last year, shooting 7574-75—224, while Robbie Murakami finished with a 230 total for second place… Clifford Nishikawa carded an 80-76-80—236 to take B Flight, and Henry Natividad was second, nine shots back at 245.

The Izumo Taisha Mission of Hawaii will be We do not have the information on a senior Kyle Suppa is one of several potential top contenders conducting its 25th Annual Golf Tournament June 19 flight last year (They may not have had one…), but at Ewa Beach Golf Club on O’ahu., with check-in and at the Pearl Country Club Invitatioinal in late-June. lately it has been either Dr. Carl Ho or Mike Kawate lunch starting at 10:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 12 (File Photo) on top in senior competition… noon.

Entry fee is $150 per player, and tournament format and handicap system is Double Peoria, with special tee locations for golfers 75 years of age and older. Entry fee covers green-and-cart fees, lunch, awards, cap and goodie bag, and awards banquet..

There will be door prizes announced during the awards banquet.

The patent-pending new teaching aid, the ways it can be used,” Collins added. “Zip both Golfers may form their own foursome when Swing Perfector, developed by Houston, TX teaching sleeves down for an overall connected swing. Tuck entries and payment for all four players are submitted pro Fred Collins, promises to help golfers with any the shirt in for a much more restricted swing, great for together… Entry deadline is June 1… For more details, of their swing problems and has gained other veteran chipping and developing a tighter overall swing. Zip call 538-7778. down just the right tuck and leave the shirt out is great teachers’ endorsements.

Collins, a Master PGA professional who way for those who tend to come over the top or slice has been a PGA member for 35 years, came up with the ball. Zip down just the left tuck with shirt tucked the idea for the training aid four years ago, trying to in is a great way for feeling the club release through find a way to keep his students’ upper arms in sync the ball as well as swinging straight down the target with their bodies for a rotational swing. After trying line and helping to have a more complete finish for Velcro, buttons and clips as a way of attaching the straighter shots.

“It’s the very best training aid,” noted Jim wings, he finally decided on using zippers. He found a manufacturer and the Swing Shirts were finally off the Hardy, the 2007 PGA Teacher of the Year and the author of The Plane Truth of Golf. “It’s like having production line a year ago.

“Your swing is in the shirt,” said Collins. your own swing coach with you every time you play “Each time you put it on, your swing will be there in or practice.”

Chris O’Connell, a Golf Digest top 100 the shirt. It’s great for all levels of players, beginners to touring professionals. Using it will allow golfers to teacher who is the swing coach for Matt Kuchar, develop a connected swing they’ve always dreamed agrees with Hardy: “The Swing Shirt ties your upper of having. “The shirt helps with almost any swing arms into your body for a simpler more repeatable problem because it promotes bringing the arms and golf swing.”

Collins notes that you can go to the website, body back to the ball squarely. www getswingshirt.com, and watch instructions “The shirt is very versatile in the different on zipping the shirt down as well as to see drills from Hardy and O’Connell on different ways to A Revolutionary Way to Learn, use the Swing Perfector.

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What’s this world coming to?? Golf lessons or golf tips on Facebook now?? That’s what we hear from Kaneohe Klipper Course on O`ahu, as Manager Todd Murata e-mails us with the latest message: Leland Lindsay, who is the teaching pro at the Klipper Course, now offers Golf Tips on their Facebook page. As we understand it, you just go to www.Facebook.com/#1/ klippergolfcourse and look for Lindsay’s Golf Tip of the Week.

They recommend that you also click on “like” while you are there. That means we don’t even have to go outside to the driving range for our golf lessons!! Get an indoor practice mat and computer (aboutGolf, etc.) and you can do it all in your playroom or Leland Lindsay den!!

Check out Lindsay’s Golf Tips on Facebook and let us know what you think… just e-mail comments to: golfingguenther@gmail.com.

Inbee Park seemed to have this year’s LOTTE LPGA Championship in hand, playing the 18th hole the last day with a one-shot lead...And then it happened!

Sei Young Kim chipped in for birdie, then holed out her approach on their first playoff hole to win the tournament. (File Photo)

Tournament Cancelled The planned Kokua Compassion Fundraiser re-scheduled for this coming August at BayView Golf Park on O’ahu, will probably be cancelled for this year, according to one of the officials working on the tournament.

Once they solidify a new schedule we will announce it in the newspaper... editor.

Big Island Report Mauna Lani Resort - I love the activity going on at Mauna Lani Golf Academy. I get frequent emails from Asst. Golf Pros Ben Greenwell and Nao Tamashiro about Kama’aina rates and golf clinics.

They’ve had ladies clinics, mens, coed offered at very reasonable rates and all of them have been full. Stop in the Mauna Lani Golf Shop and give them your email and get on the mail list. Take a walk around the shop that has wonderful logo merchandise and is always so nicely presented.

Mauna Lani has a Kama’aina rate of $59 after 9a.m. till June 9 . No doubt there will be more specials throughout the summer. Visitors specials available on line. 885-6655 for tee times.

With summertime and keiki out of school, keep in mind the Keiki course at Mauna Lani is an opportunity for your junior golfer to get on a golf course. Because of the very short holes it’s fun and manageable for everyone.

Congratulations to Mauna Lani Asst Pro DJ Brewer for earning the 1st Alternate spot at the U.S. Open Local Qualifer at Waialae Country Club on O’ahu. He competed against a strong qualifying field of 34 so to finish that high must have been satisfying for him, as I think it was the first time he played Waialae CC.

Waikoloa Beach Resort Kings’ & Beach Courses -- Kevin Ginosa, Head PGA Pro Kings’ & Beach Course at Waikoloa Beach Resort was guest on Emily T Gail Show with some updates on summertime activities, including the popular Family Golf Days.

After 3:30pm every day beginning in June the adults play 9 holes for $50 on the Waikoloa Kings’ Course with their keiki who play for $25 and it includes complementary junior rentals.

Kevin talks about the return of the Bob May Golf Academy July 1-31. Bob May, known for his duel with Tiger Woods at the 2000 PGA Championship, played 20 years on the PGA.

He also recaps the success of the University of Hawaii-Hilo golf team hosted Division I Intercollegiate

by Emily Gail

Emily Gail Golf Tournament, an event Kevin played in when he was on the University of Hawaii-Hilo golf team. The show is available at iTunes Emily T Gail Talk Story

At Waikoloa Beach Resort Bike rentals are available at Bikeworks at Queens Marketplace if you are not a golfer and you see all those people on bikes and looks like fun. Also at Anahoomalu Bay the Waikoloa Village Canoe Club offers complimentary outrigger canoe experience. You will Paddle!!!

And don’t miss Lava Lava Beach Club at Anahoomalu Bay for happy hour or dinner Mauna Kea Resort-​- Mauna Kea Golf

Course will host the 9th Annual Tommy Bahama Golf Tournament on Monday June 15 to benefit North Hawaii Hospice and the services NHH offers our community. What a nice partnership they have and what a blessing for NHH that this tournament is a sell out every year. It’s a great day including golf and first class treatment by Tommy Bahama and Mauna Kea Golf Staff at the Mauna Kea Golf Course and then at Tommy Bahama Restaurant at the Shops at Mauna Lani. Call Brenda Supnet, Tommy Bahama

Our Golf Game -- Just Like Life!!

by Emily T Gail

Whether we are literally beginners and we are learning the basics or we have played golf for years and want to focus on improving our golf game my guess is we all have the same feelings. Even the best players in the world experience the full range of emotions on the golf course. They are human emotions not reserved for golfers. We are concerned about performance, we don’t want to embarrass ourselves, we can feel frustrated at times and we wish we were better at the game. One day one part of our game goes well and another part of our game does not go well-- Just like life!!!

We’ve all experienced the satisfying feeling of when we hit it well or sink a putt.

We know the enjoyment from some laughs, a few bets with our playing partners. Maybe you have even discovered the joy of being on the golf course alone and the sounds and the serenity of silence. We want more of that peaceful feeling-- Just like life!!!

I feel we can enjoy the game more if we accept and understand the circumstances of our golfing lives. Accepting the level of player we are means keeping our expectations in a realm of reality. If we don’t practice like Tiger Woods we’re not going to play like Tiger Woods.

Actually I find many people can’t understand why they don’t hit every shot well as if golf is something we inherently know how to play. But think about anything that you are good at today. Maybe you feel very good at building things, fishing, cooking, raising your children, your work, playing an instrument, playing another sport, fixing things. Think about how much time and effort you put into getting to a level of doing well at things you do well. Apply this to your golf game. You get out of it what you put into it… and if time doesn’t permit putting as much time in the game as you like, then pat yourself on the back for the good shots you do make. After all, those good shots bring us back, they feel so good. Remember… it’s just a game… have fun with your game, regardless of the circumstances-- Just like life!!!

I always say the best baseball players only get hits three and sometimes four times out of 10. Most of us are not good enough to expect to hit every shot well ... maybe not even three out of 10. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun. Enjoy the game you have, have fun with the joy of good shots, learn something from your not-so-good shots and don’t be so concerned with your score. Perhaps you should consider not even keeping score ...at least quit looking at your score on the scorecard. Play your game, get out of your way --Just like life!!!

Enjoy your environment and the wonderful outdoors. Have a good time with all your playing partners. And try to remember; when we’re having fun and not complaining about things not going our way our playing partners have more fun too-- Just like life!!!

Hawaii Golf News and Travel - p. 9 881-8883 for info, to purchase helicopter ball drop opportunities available to everyone with all proceeds going to NHH or to donate gift certificates for the live and silent auction.

Hapuna Golf Course- the popular Friday Skins Game continues.Call 880-3000 for information and to get those tee times... . .​ The Club at Hokulia --The monthly community fund raising events continue at The Club at Hokuli’a, where probably over two-million dollars has been raised over the years. Here is what is coming up...

July 6th – The Mixed Plate benefiting the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA. org) They usually put a call out for volunteers. Fun tournament and wonderful way to get introduced to the HSJGA, which is the umbrella for so much of the successful junior-golf programs in Hawaii.

August 10th – Benefiting the Ellison Onizuka Space Foundation. The Onizuka museum located at the Kona Airport is worthy of a stop. Encourage your visiting friends to get to the airport early and visit. It’s wonderful. Very touching. Ellison Onizuka grew up in Holualoa.

September 14th – tentatively scheduled is the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board.

Kudos to Darren Sayre Head Golf Professional, Kellie Cooke Asst. Pro and the Hokuli’a Community for the support they give these monthly fundraising events...

Everyone is welcome to participate.

Hokuli’a is under new ownership. Lots of infrastructure work taking place. New developer has remodeled the beautiful outdoor Polynesian style pavilion. Wonderful seating for dining and casual seating for enjoying the always pleasant weather while reading a book, watching sunsets, whale watching, and the incredible ocean views.. There is a new bar overlooking the new Bocce Courts, and a new Welcome Hale. Plans for lockers rooms and new pro shop have been submitted to the county. The Club at Hokuli’a members have created a first class private club and done a wonderful job of maintaining the Jack Nicklaus Signature Designed Golf Course.

These are all good reasons to take a look at the lots for sale at Hokuli’a if you are thinking of building in Hawaii . Many of the original lot owners have had their challenges and new lot owners are looking ahead to what is very encouraging regarding the Hokuli’a community. I’d like to recommend lot #193 and refer you to Timo Driedger, RA Coast Properties 808 3457844 timodriedger@me.com to see why and to look at some of the other lots as well.

Makalei Golf Course ... Matt Rosato plays at Makalei with him mom and dad Michael and Amy ... and Matt qualified for the HHSAA State Championship this year. Way to go Matt. Want to give mention that Kristin Moreland, LPGA Teaching Pro, offers some nice programs at Makalei. I remember when Kristin said she wanted to be an LPGA Teaching Pro and darn if she didn’t do what it takes and she is dedicated to sharing and teaching the game with enthusiasm.

Volcano Golf and Country Club - Kama’aina weekdays-$26, weekends and holiday$28, Senior 55 and older-$23 Weekdays, $27 Weekend and Holiday. After 11a.m. the rates are $21 Weekdays and $23 Weekend/Holiday… Check their webcam at volcanogolfshop.com for weather information.

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U.S. Kids Golf Series The U.S. Kids Golf series of eight golf tournaments will be held at seven different golf courses on O’ahu, plus a Parents/Child Tournament at Hawaii Kai Executive Course May 31, and ending with the Championship Tournament July 26 at Hawaii Kai Executive and Championship golf courses.

Junior golfers age five to 14 are eligible to enter these tournaments after paying a $40 membership fee and the fees at each of the golf courses included in the Series (Between $50 and $55 per golf course…).

Yardages at the courses will be “age-appropriate” according to Oliver Oliquiano, who operates the Hawaii Series.

Oliquiano, a PGA apprentice, is with Island Pacific Golf Academy… he is a certified interscholastic coach and the president, CEO and Founder of the Academy. He has received Honorable Mention as a top-50 instructor for U.S. Kids Golf between 2011 and 2014.

Two of the U.S. Kids Golf players from 2014 won their flights at a Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay: Minny Byun shot one-under-par 71-72—143 to take Division 10, while Farrari Dudoit shot 11-over 8075—155 to capture the Division 11 Their wins qualify them to play in the World Championship later this year.

For more information on the Series, please call Oliquiano at 393-3875 or go to www.uskidsgolf. com…

There will be several golf tournaments played at O’ahu Country Club this quarter. In June there will be the Manoa Cup, (or the Hawaii State Match-Play Championship)... and two other match-play events -- the HSWGA Match-Play (Jun. 17-19) and the NIKE Golf Four-Ball Match-Play Championship (July 20-22),.

There are two events in August: O’ahu Mens Invitational Aug. 13-15, and O’ahu Womens Invitational, Aug. 18-19, all played at O’ahu CC (Clubhouse photo courtesy of O’ahu CC)

O’ahu Country Club Golf Tournaments The 52nd Annual O’ahu Country Club Mens’ Invitational will be held August 13-15 this year, with a 36-hole cut. A separate, senior competition will be held Aug. 13-14.

Nainoa Calip, who won the 2014 Manoa Cup, added a win at the 2014 O’ahu CC Invitational to

confirm he plays well at the Manoa-Valley course, as he shot nine-under-par 69-68-67—204 to win by two strokes over John Oda. Oda opened strong with a 64 last year, but faltered with a 73 to go into the final round tied with Calip. Oda finished with a 69, two out of the lead, with a 206 total. (Calip turned professional, so will not return to defend this year…).

P.J. Somiere carded a four-under-par 69-7070—209 to claim third place, while Spencer Dunaway (210) was fourth and David Saka (211) finished in fifth place last year.

O’ahu CC member Gary Kong took the tworound senior competition with a 75-73—148 total, three strokes better than Carl Ho (71-80—151).

Depending on who enters, expect Oda to contend again, along with Matt Ma, who usually plays well at O’ahu CC, Kyle Suppa, Kyosuke Hara, Tyler Ota and others… Dr. Carl Ho, Gary Kong, Mike Kawate Phil Anamizu and others should take the senior trophy.

Pictured here are red Perfect Tees. There is now a two-for-one special offer for all Hawaii residents…Order your tees on line and every client with an Hawaii address will get two PACKS of Perfect Golf Tees for the price of one PACK, on all our Perfect Tees. These tees are guaranteed unbreakable… Take advantage of this special offer right away… just call Jan Lee at (808) 842-1244 or Last year the Oahu Mid-Am Championship visit info@theperfecttee.com to place your order… tournament had more than 90 players and 13 companies (See our ad on page twelve…) that hosted/sponsored four players each for the twoday event in their respective flights. The tournament is a competitive amateur tournament that was primarily aimed at the business owner/golfer mid-am age player mixed with a strong charity component. Winners at Kyosuke Hara and Malia Nam have last year’s event received gift certificates and trophies earned the right to represent the Aloha Section presented at an awards banquet. The Mid-Am winners (PGA) in the 2015 PGA Junior Championship, in 2014 were: Howard Oliver (Championship Flight)… to be played August 3-6 at Miramont Country Al Amii (A Flight)… Bob Marshall ( B Flight)… and Club in Bryan College Station, Texas. Sponsors Curt Kekuna (C Flight)…In addition, the tournament for the Championship are Under Armour and contributed to two charities -- the First Tee of Hawaii and The Wounded Warriors Project.

Genesis Network…

November Event Planned At Ewa Beach Golf Club

Junior PGA Representatives

Minny Byun (center-left) won the Division 10 and Ferrari Dudoit (center-right) Division 11 in the U.S. Kids Golf Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay. At far left is Byun’s Caddie, Jeff Ferry, and at far right is Dudoit’s caddie, Derrick Dudoit . (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Kids Golf)

This year the Oahu Amateur Championship will be held Nov. 15-16 at Ewa Beach Golf Club on O’ahu with shotgun starts each day. Format will again be 36hole stroke play by flight and age group, with a dinner Sunday evening and an awards banquet following play on Monday, Nov. 16. Individual entry fee is $300, which covers two days of tournament play (with shared riding cart), prizes, a goodie bag, the Sunday dinner, the awards banquet and more…

Francis I’i Brown 4-Ball The team of Shawn Lu and Jun Ho Won defeated the team of Jared Lydon and Robert Richardson, 3and-2 in the championship flight of the Francis I’I Brown FourBall conducted at Ala Wai Municipal Golf Course on O’ahu in early-May. The Lydon/ Richardson team went three-up after four holes, then Lu/Won came back, trailing 1-down after the first 18 holes. Lu/Won closed out the match with a birdie at their 34th hole (the par-three #16).

In A Flight, the team of Neil Shigezawa/ Bino Barrientos defeated the Henry Natividad/ Charles Abanos team, 5-and-3, and the B-Flight winners were Mark Tong/Ryan Yoneda, who won holes 35 and 36 to force an over-time situation with the team of Patrick Higa/Glenn Y. Hasebe. Tong and Yoneda won their match, 1-up on their 38th hole (The second hole of their sudden-death playoff, hole #2 at Ala Wai Municipal …).

Lu also won the Hawaii State Amateur StrokePlay Championship at Pearl Country Club, shooting 8-under-par 74-66-68-72—280 at Pearl Country Club in March, for a six-stroke victory over Kyle Suppa (286). Kensuke Morinake (77-71-75-70—293) took low-mid-amateur and Mike Kawate (73-73-72—218) won the senior division.

Hawaii Am Golf is the host for the tournament, which is sponsored by MGA Architecture, LLC. Contact for entry forms or more information is Matt Gilbertson, at (808)791-7171, with e-mail address: matt@hawaiiAmGolf.com.

This year’s flights will be: Amateur Open Championship Flight (Any age), and one Senior Amateur Championship Flight (55 years of age and older), and four flights of Mid-Amateur players (ages 25-and-older), which will be grouped by championship, A, B, and C flights according to their GHIN index, but will compete by gross scoring within their flight, according to tournament organizers…

Kevin Hayashi is a teaching pro at Nanea Golf Club on The Big Island... He is also the defending champ at the NIKE Golf Four-Ball Match-Play Championship at O’ahu Country Club, with partner Waialae CC head professional Kevin Carll..(File Photo)

This seems to be a tournament established to provide golfers at all levels with a two-day, nononsense golf event. Let’s hope it continues to provide such venues for the serious golfer. The November event has amateurs only, with good sponsor support… here’s hoping they consider adding professional players, should they conduct a 2016 tournament…

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June to August 2015 Golf Schedule 1 4 5 5 8 8 8-13 11 12 18 19 19 23 23 25 25-27 26 26 26-28 29 29-30 7 9 9-11 10 10

June Golf Tournaments Ram Schools Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; Hawaii Restaurant Association Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; PAMCA Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; Boys and Girls Club Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; Waipahu Business Center Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; HSWGA Summer Mini Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; 107th Manoa Cup Championship; O’ahu Country Club, O’ahu; HECO/AUW Shotgun Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; IREM Shotgun Start Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; R and C Nine-Hole Shotgun Golf Tournament;Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; S. O’ahu County Farmers Association Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; JCCY Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; Mason Contractors Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; OIA Foundation Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu Damien Memorial School Fundraiser; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; Pearl Golf Invitational Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu Retail Merchants of Hawaii Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu Pua Melia Womens Invitational; Olomana Golf Links, O’ahu; Kapalua Clambake; Kapalua Bay and Plantation Courses, Maui; Hawaii Bowl Foundation Fundraiser; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; HSJGA Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; July Golf Tournaments Sam’s Club Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; ACE Kapiolani Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; Barbers Point Invitational Golf Tournament; Barbers Point GC, O’ahu; Mid-Pacific Institute Fundraiser; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; U.S. Womens Amateur Qualifier; Poipu Bay Golf Resort, Kauai;

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Reid Richards Foundation Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 13-14 Waialae Womens Invitational; Waialae Country Club, O’ahu; 15 Pali Momi Medical Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 17 Lahainaluna Foundation Fundraiser; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; 17 Moanalua High School Shotgun Golf Fundraiser; Pearl CC, O’ahu; 20 U.S. Amatrur Qualifier; Leilehua Golf Course, O’ahu; 20-22 NIKE Golf Four-Ball Match-Play Championship; O’ahu Country Club; 21-22 Pearl Junior Open (OJGA); Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 23 Maryknoll High School Shotgun Golf Fundraiser; Pearl CC, O’ahu; 24 Tamura’s Market Fundraiser Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu...

31 Hi Performance Baseball Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 31 Hawaii State Prep Shotgun Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; August Golf Tournaments 1-2 Maui Womens Invitational; King Kamehameha Golf Club, Maui; 6 HLTA Shotgun Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; 6-8 Army Invitational; Leilehua Golf Course, O’ahu; 8-9 Maui Open Golf Tournament; The Dunes at Maui Lani, Maui; 7 Eddie Hamada Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 7 General Contractors Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; 10 Ellison Onizuka Space Foundation Fundraiser; The Club at Hokuli’a, The Big Island;

Da Hui Club Schedule

In June Da Hui Golf Club plays: 4-Leilehua; 11- Royal Kunia; 18- Ewa Beach; and 25 - NavyMarine... In July they play: 2- Leilehua; 9- Mililani GC; 16 - Hawaii Prince; 23- Navy-Marine; and 30Kaneohe...

In August the Club plays: 6- Pearl CC; 13TBD; 20- Mamala Bay; and 27- Ewa Beach..

Ret. Mil. Assn Schedule

The Retired Military Golf Association in June plays: 1- KoOlina GC; 8 Mamala Bay GC; 15- Mililani GC; 22- Makaha Valley CC; 29Navy-Marine... In July they play: 6- Barbers Point; 13- Mamala Bay GC; 20- TBD; and 27- TBD...In August they play: 3- TBD; 10- Navy-Marine GC; 17- Mamala Bay GC; 24-25- Two-day tournament (TBD); 31- TBD..

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HI USA FCU Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 13 Junior Acheivement of Hawaii Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; 13-15 52nd Annual O’ahu Country Club Mens’ Invitational; O’ahu CC, O’ahu; 14 EEAUH Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 14 EWI Shotgun Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu; 17-18 O’ahu Country Club Womens’ Invitational; O’ahu CC, O’ahu; 19 HI Home Ownership Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 21 Hawaii Claims Association Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Club, O’ahu 23-24 Aloha Section (PGA) Senior Stroke-Play and VISA Hall of Fame Championship; Kapalua Bay and Plantation courses, Maui; 26 USGA Mens Amateur Qualifying; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 28 Crimestoppers Shotgun Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf mClub, O’ahu; 28 ASCE Shotgun Golf Tournament; Pearl Country Club, O’ahu; 9/14 (Tent) Hawaii Island Economic Development Board Fundraiser; The Club at Hokuli’a, The Big Island;

Fitness At Academy

The Mililani Golf Academy, with programs at both Ala Wai Driving Range and Mililani Driving Range on O`ahu, continues to have a physical fitness program that compliments their golf instruction programs, according to head instructor Jeff Ferry.

“We are pleased with the work of Avis Kaneshiro, a physical therapist with more than 20 years of experience, at the Academy,” Ferry told Hawaii Golf.

Mililani Golf Academy is now able to provide golf fitness evaluations when students indicate they would like to add such an evaluation.

Each evaluation includes a physical and video analysis, along with exercise programs which address the student’s strengths and deficits.

Ferry also announced that Regan Lee, who had been an assistant pro at Pearl Country Club, is now working with the Academy at the Ala Wai Driving Range. Ferry instructs at both sites… *Golf Fitness Evaluation and Golf Professional Assessment - $125* Includes the Golf Fitness Eval 2 sessions as well as a Golf Professional Analysis and 30-min lesson with Jeff Ferry of Mililani Golf Academy...

To learn more about the Mililani Golf Academy and programs that combine golf instruction and physical-fitness evaluations, call Ferry at (808)226-2220, or visit their website at mililanigolfacademy.com.

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Golf Boards At The Makai Course

By Wayne Halm...

The Makai Golf Course is now offering Golf Boards as an alternative to golf carts. Of course I had to try this.

I found the Golf Boards to be quite stable and surprisingly easy to operate. They can reach speeds similar to a golf cart – and they are just plain fun to ride.

The Golf Board is steered by shifting your weight from one foot to the other, this turns the front wheels. Speed is controlled by a thumb switch on the handle. The controls are intuitive and the operation is not much of a problem.

A four wheel drive system easily pushes the small wheels through the roughs and up hills.

The thumb switch provides positive speed control, operating both the motor and the brakes. The Golf Board will not coast freely down hills, nor will it roll away whiles the golfer is hitting shots.

The course allows the Golf Boards on all of the fairways, even the par 3s and those marked cart path only. They are also allowed very near the greens. The only places off limits are the tee boxes and the greens themselves. However, they did ask us to stay out of the bunkers, lakes, and ocean.

Golfing from a Golf Board is easy and a whole lot of fun!! I recommend this new golfing experience -- give it a try!!

The Makai Golf Course is located at the Princeville Resort on the North Shore of Kauai.

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Hawaii Golf & Travel Adds Digital Version

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C-1 Jumbo Putter Grips

CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering Worldwide recently announced that they now have new digi-camo color options for their popular C1 Putter Grip family, including the patriotic themed “Old Glory” and the bluegreen “Rain Forest.”

The C1 line is made from an ultra-soft, super lightweight and great feeling polyurethane material.

The Friends of Hawaii Charities raised These new bold color options incorporate an updated $1 million through the SONY Open in Hawaii reminder-notch pattern for unmatched control on the PGA-Tour event and donated it to some 160 greens. local non-profit organizations recently through Starting at $15.99, the C1 from CHAMP has quickly become one of the more popular options in the charitable grants.

The Friends partnered with the Harry and jumbo grip category.

SONY Open Generates $1 Million For Charities

Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, which matched the proceeds raised at the tournament dollar-fordollar, according to news reports. This was the 11th consecutive year the SONY “Drive to a Million” The David S. Ishii Foundation High School initiative reached its goal to benefit nonprofit Golf Championships were held at Waikoloa Beach organizations that serve Hawaii’s children, Resort on The Big Island in early-May, as Punahou women, elderly and impoverished people.

School repeated as team champions in both the boys’

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Junior Golf Schedule The various Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) events June-to-August 2015 are separated from the Calendar of Events to provide readers a clearer view of the junior-golf activities by themselves.

June Activities: 13-14 – King Auto 12-under State Jr. Championship; Hawaii Prince Golf Club… 18 – Adams junior qualifier; Turtle Bay Fazio… 19 – Optimist Junior Qualifier; Turtle Bay Fazio… 23 - U.S. Girls Junior Amateur Qualifier; The Club at Kukui’ula (Kauai)… 23-24 – U.S. Junior Qualifier; The Club at Kukui’ula (Kauai)…

Dave and Busters Junior Classic…

July Activities: 7-8 – King Auto1318 State Junior Championship and Big “I” Qualifier; The Club at Hokuli’a (Big Island)… 14-17 – Callaway Junior World Championships (San Diego, CA)… 2122 - OJGA Pearl Junior Open …. 23-24 HSJGA All Ages Junior Tour Series O’ahu (Honolulu CC)… 27-28 – OJGA Mililani Junior Open…

August Activities: 1-2 – Junior Tour Series Maui; Kapalua Bay, Maui…

15-16 – Mixed Team Championship; Poipu Bay (Kauai)… 29-30 – Ka’anapali HSJGA Match-Play Championship; Ka’anapali Golf Resort (Maui)…

David S. Ishii Foundation High School Playoffs

The First Tee of Hawaii

The First Tee of Hawaii has been busy helping Hawaii’s youth learn more about golf and life.

The First-Tee mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill lifeenhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

The First Tee Nine Core Values are: Honesty, Respect, Perseverance, Integrity, Confidence, Courtesy, Judgment, Sportsmanship and Responsibility.

2015 Program Schedule - Programs will be conducted on all of the Hawaiian Islands through November. First-Tee instructors will conduct thirty six (36) sessions at all program sites. For detailed information on each program site, please visit www.thefirstteehawaii.org.

There are seven program sites on O`ahu, three on The Big Island, and one each on Maui, Kauai, Lanai and Molokai…

The First Tee is continuing its Ambassador Card for 2015 as a fundraiser. The card costs $75 (recently reduced from $100...) and provides the holder one $30 round of golf (with cart) at each of 16 O`ahu golf courses between now and Dec 31, 2015.

Golf courses participating in the Ambassador-Card program are: BayView Golf Park… Coral Creek GC… Ewa Beach GC… Hawaii CC… Hawaii Kai GC… Hawaii Prince GC… Hoakalai CC… Kapolei GC… Ko’olau GC… Makaha Valley CC… Olomana GL… Pearl CC… Royal Hawaiian GC… Royal Kunia CC… and Turtle Bay Fazio and Palmer courses…

For more details or to buy a card, call Kellan Anderson at (808)202-6456, or e-mail him at kanderson@thefirstteehawaii.org.

and girls’ competitions.

Girls’ Competition Mariel Galdiano won her third consecutive individual title, shooting a four-under-par 72-68—140, and the Punahou Girls shot 220-215—435 for its third straight team title – their eighth win in the last nine competitions.

Iolani School (466) took second place in the team competition, while Kaiser (475) claimed third place… Second place in the individual competition was Punahou’s Allisen Corpuz (74-70—144), followed

by Erica Chiang (76-73—149) from Mid-Pacific Institute, and a tie between Allysha-Mae Mateo from Maryknoll (72-78—150) and Mililani’s Mari Nishiura (72-78—150).

Aiko Leong (74-77) from Punahou and Malia Nam from Kaiser (73-78) tied for sixth place at 151, while Alanis Sakuma (76-77) from Island Pacific Academy and Kaia Takaki (80-73) from Kalani tied for eighth place at 153. Rose Huang took tenth place with a 73-81—154 score, while four others – Kalani’s Miki Manta, Kamehameha’s Lorraine Char and MPI’s Danielle Ujimori – each recorded 155 totals for the 36-hole tournament.

Boys’ Competition Punahou School boys’ team carded a 290286—576 to beat Moanalua (593) by 17 strokes and Iolani School by (608) by 32 strokes.

Spencer Dunaway from KamehamehaKapalama shot 70-69—139 to claim the individual competition, while Moanalua’s Kyosuke Hara (71-71) and Punahou’s Andrew Chin (70-72) tied for second place at 142. The next five spots were filled with 143 totals by Kauai’s Jaime Amumoto (72-71), Punahou’s Kyle Suppa (75-68), Baldwin’s Tyler Munetake (7073), Iolani’s Kango Aoshima (71-72) and Punahou’s Colin Laszlo (70-73). Balwin’s Justin Arcenno (7372—145) took ninth place…

Junior World Golf Championship in San Diego The 2015 IMG HSJGA Junior World Qualifier was held at Wailua Municipal Golf Course, May 23-24.

Qualifiers will participate in the IMG Junior World Championship, July 11-17 in San Diego, CA. Junior World was founded in 1968. Today, the tournament has grown to 1,200 participants representing 56 countries and 42 states.

Hawaii qualifying spots by division:

Boys 7-8 (1 spot): Tristan Bayot… Girls 7-8 (2 spots): Mira Kubo & Ava Cepeda… Boys 9-10 (4 spots): Joshua Chung, Ariihau Faana, Dysen Park and Anson Cabello… Girls 9-10 (4 spots): Ashely Koga, Rachael Wang, Michiko Ejima and Mia Cepeda…

Boys 11-12 (4 spots): Torin Dezzani, Jacob Torres, Isaiah Kanno and Kelly Chinn… Girls 11-12 (3

spots): Karissa Kilby, Reina Iiizumi and Tagiralani Luafalealo…

Boys 13-14 (4 spots): Pono Yanagi, AJ Teraoka, Davis Lee and Kolbe Irei… Girls 13-14 (4 spots): Allysha Mae Mateo, Miki Manta and Jennifer Koga…

Boys 15-17 (4 spots): Kyosuke Hara, Justin Arcano, Andrew Chin and Jun Ho Won… Girls 15-17 (4 spots): Malia Nam, Tuan-yu Chiang, Jasmine Cabajar and Aiko Leong…

At the same time, the qualifier identified Aloha Section Junior PGA Championship qualifiers Malia Nam and Kyosuke Hara to be awarded the two (2) spots in the Championship. The winners move directly to the Championship to be held August 3-6 at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, TX:…

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Hyundai Charities The Hyundai Tournament of Champions is proud to announce that the 2015 event raised a grand total of $341,000 for Maui charities. With this year ’s addition, the tournament and host organizations have donated over $5.3 million to Maui community charities since its move to Maui in 1999.

The six primary beneficiaries of the 2015 event are Boy Scouts of America – Maui County Council, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center, Hale Makua Health Services, J. Walter Cameron Center, Ka Lima O Maui and Lahainaluna High School Foundation. As part of their relationship with the tournament, these designated beneficiaries assisted in promoting the event, offsetting costs, providing volunteers and much more.

Additionally, a donation was made to both the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association and Maui Junior Golf for their commitment to promoting and growing the game of golf among Hawaii’s youth.

Several local non-profits also benefitted from the tournament through its Golf for Maui Charities program, which gave 501(c)(3) organizations the opportunity to promote the sale of tickets to this year’s tournament and receive 100% of the net proceeds. The participating charities included: Hale Makua Health Services… Chaplains for Christ International… Paia Youth & Cultural Center…Maui Preparatory Academy…Maria Lanakila Church … Hale Kau Kau … Sacred Heart School… and Lahainaluna High School In addition to the charitable contributions above, there was also a significant donation made to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children via Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels program and the Hope on Wheels 5K held during tournament week. Hyundai Hope On Wheels is a nonprofit organization committed to helping kids fight cancer and is among the leading private funds supporting pediatric cancer research in the country.

The 2016 Hyundai Tournament of Champions returns to The Plantation Course at Kapalua in early January. All four competitive rounds will be broadcast on Golf .facebook.com/HyundaiTOC or Twitter @ HyundaiTOC to get updates and a behind-thescenes look at the tournament preparations.

World’s Largest Golf Outing Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. – will produce the fifth annual “World’s Largest Golf Outing” on Monday, August 3 to benefit Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).

Registration is now open for the simultaneous golf outing that is expected to be played at more than 150 courses from New England to Hawaii.

For the second-consecutive year, more than 100 BCG-managed courses and additional courses will host the highly emotional event open to all golfers regardless of ability; a USGA handicap is not required.

Part of event proceeds and 100% of donations from players and non-players benefit WWP, the national organization that honors and empowers injured service men and women, their caregivers and families – some of whom will play in the World’s Largest Golf Outing. Teams are encouraged to raise additional funds; donations to WWP unrelated to playing golf are made at www.worldslargestgolfouting.com.

Last year 12,100 golfers, including 364 injured service members, at 110 courses in 27 states raised more than $887,000 for WWP, the largest amount ever from a single-day golf event. This topped 2013 when 10,000 golfers raised $735,000.

Since 2011, more than $2,000,000 has been donated in support of WWP programs and services.

“Our dear friend Billy Casper instilled a culture of helping others,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG, of the golf legend who, at 83, passed away in early February. “Billy’s spirit lives on through everyone participating in the World’s Largest Golf Outing; giving back to the brave men and women who protect our daily freedoms meant so much to him.”

After the 2014 event, Billy Casper issued a challenge to America to raise more than $1,000,000 this year and, says Hill, “We can’t let him down.”

“Over the past five years, the generosity of golfers nationwide has been awe-inspiring,” says Adam Silva, chief development officer for WWP. “We are proud to continue uniting with Billy Casper Golf to make meaningful differences in the lives of the injured veterans, their caregivers and families we so humbly serve.”

For more information: www. worldslargestgolfouting.com.

Ka’anapali To Host Classic Collegiate Invitational Ka’anapali Golf Courses on Maaui, Hawaii, will host golfers from 19 universities across America in the 2015 Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational November 5-8.

The 54-hole, individual and team stroke-play event features golfers from Ball State, Bowling Green, California-Santa Barbara, California State-Northridge, Georgia, Gonzaga, Hawaii-Hilo, Hawaii-Manoa (host), Indiana, Kansas, Liberty, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, North Carolina State, Northern Iowa,

Oklahoma, Sacramento State, South Carolina and Washington State.

“The competition and camaraderie at last year’s tournament were spectacular,” says Ed Kageyama, PGA General Manager of Ka’anapali Golf Courses, which are managed by Billy Casper Golf.

“Again, we’ve brought together another strong field of top collegiate golfers to face a stern challenge on the Royal Ka’anapali Course.”

The University of Oregon used a dominating performance last year to win the inaugural Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational, finishing at 33-under par 819. The Ducks set NCAA records on Day 1, posting a 30-under par 254 to set the new mark for lowest single-round score in relation to par and total strokes. The victory vaulted Oregon to No. 1 in the Golf Coaches Association of America poll, the highest ranking in program history.

The individual title also went to Oregon when freshman Aaron Wise sank a 20-foot putt to overcome the University of North Florida’s MJ Maguire in a sudden death playoff after both finished regulation at 10-under par 203.

Ka’anapali will also again host a CollegeAm fundraising tournament on Thursday, November 5 to benefit the University of Hawaii (Manoa) Golf Team. Maui residents and visitors can play with current college athletes and future PGA Tour stars. For more information, contact Sutee Nitakorn at snitakorn@ kaanapaligolfcourses.com.

A Maui Fundraiser

University of Oregon freshman Aaron Wise took individual honors at last year’ Classic Collegiate Invitational played on Ka’anapali golf courses in Maui. Wise shot 10-under-par 203, then defeated MJ Maguire from the University of North Florida in a sudden-death playoff. (Photo courtesy of John Byrne)

The Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui announces their 2nd annual “Going Green on the Greens”, a golf tournament to support green projects and scholarships for Upcountry Maui. The date is Saturday, September 12th, with a 7a.m. shotgun start and a 4person best-ball scramble format over 18 holes on the Upcountry Maui course at Pukalani Country Club.

Entry fee is $100 ($120 at the door). Prizes include a $10,000 Hole-in-one, and last year they had a winner, so those who played last year now know it’s possible to record an Ace and pocket that money! Register on line at EventBrite.com - search for Pukalani HI events. Contact them at upcountryrotary@gmail.com.

Chow and Others Score In Golf and Academics Marissa Chow, an ‘Iolani graduate and GPA in Sports Medicine at Gonzaga), Alina a junior at Pepperdine University, took medalist Ching (3.42 GPA in psychology at Pepperdine) honors at the West Coast Conference Golf and Ciera Min (3.36 GPA in biology at Gonzaga).

Championship, leading her team to win its 14th consecutive Championship. Her total for the three rounds at Saticoy Country Club, in Somis, CA, was 228, one stroke better than her teammate, Somin Lee. Three golfers from Hawaii made it on the WCC All-Academic team – Alice Kim (3.53

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