GOLF REPORT
UHH hosts tourney at Mauna Lani
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Advertiser Staff
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Cal State-Stanislaus and Chico State will defend titles at the second annual Mauna Lani Resort/University of Hawai'i-Hilo Intercollegiate. The NCAA Division II tournament begins Monday at Mauna Lani's North Course on the Big Island.
Stanislaus beat Sonoma State by six shots to capture the men's championship in the inaugural event. UH-Hilo and Western Washington shared third. All four teams return. The 12-team men's field also includes Brigham Young-Hawai'i.
Chico beat the Vulcans in a playoff for the women's title last year, with Hilo's Jayna Shimomura finishing a shot out of first. Those teams, Notre Dame de Namur (Calif.) and Cal Baptist make up the women's field.
Chico recently beat Hilo by three shots for the championship of The Golf Mart/Lady Otter Invitational in Monterey, Calif.
The first two rounds will be played Monday, starting at 7:30 a.m. The final round begins at the same time Tuesday.
NOTES
Wailuku's Taeksoo Kim shot a course-record 7-under-par 65 from the blue tees in winning last weekend's Hawai'i State Junior Golf Association Kahili Junior Tour Series event on Maui. Kahili (formerly Sandalwood) plays 6,570 yards from the back tees.
NOTICES
Oct. 30—Hawai'i Athletes in Action Golf Tournament, at 'Ewa Prince Golf Course. Check-in: 10:30 a.m.; shotgun start: 11:30 a.m. Format: Three-person scramble. Fee: $100 per player, $300 per team including buffet dinner. Proceeds benefit high school athletes with their SAT preparation and to attend Mainland football camps. Information: Lua, 630-5659, Bulla, 222-2822.
Oct. 31—Advance deadline for Makalei Amateur Championships, Nov. 11 and 12 at Makalei Golf Club on Big Island. Format: 36-hole stroke play; shotgun start. Championship, A, B and C flights. Fee: $175 per player ($125 by Oct. 31). Proceeds to Friends of the Children's Justice Center of West Hawai'i. Entries at www.makalei.com. Information: (808) 325-6625.