In the time it took a very quick 10-foot birdie putt to disappear into the heart of the first playoff hole yesterday, Kevin Hayashi returned to the top of the Aloha Section PGA.

Hayashi captured the Section PGA Professional Championship and Stroke Play Championship in one fell swoop, and stroke, at Honolulu Country Club. The Hilo Muni pro grabbed the lead with a 3-under-par 67 Monday. Turtle Bay head pro Kevin Carll caught him at 137 with a 67 of his own yesterday to force a playoff with major meaning.

The winner cashed in on the $3,000 first prize, one of Hawai'i's two spots in next year's 43rd PGA Professional National Championship, and a coveted time in January's Sony Open in Hawai'i.

Hayashi, 47, and Carll, 13 years younger, hit their drives about 5 yards apart on the playoff hole (No. 1). Hayashi's approach shot from 106 yards stopped 10 feet left of the hole.

Carll's ball was on a slope. "Sitting up higher in the rough than I thought it was," he said. "I hit it a couple grooves high on the face and came up short."

His approach faded into the front trap. His bunker shot was brilliant, stopping 4 feet from the hole, but Hayashi never gave him a chance to tie.

"I had pretty much the same putt this morning," Hayashi said. "When I putted, it was really fast and went way to the right. I learned not to hit it that hard."

The year's third major was Hayashi's first start. He captured the Section's Turtle Bay Golf Match Play Championship last year and this was his fifth Stroke Play Championship. He has earned a spot in the national championship six of the last seven years and is a five-time Section Player of the Year. This will be his 10th try on the PGA Tour at Waialae.

Hayashi's last birdie in regulation came on the 16th, from 5 feet. He missed another on the next hole from closer and got up and down on the final hole for par.

"I made a lot of long ones, especially yesterday, and missed a lot of short ones," Hayashi said. "I think it's due to nerves, I'll be the first to admit it. I feel a little uncomfortable out there. I haven't been in the hunt for a while."

Hayashi also admitted he took "no pleasure" in beating Carll, a close friend. The friend caught him with five birdies yesterday, but looked back with regret at missed 12-foot birdie putts on the final two holes.

John Lynch, from GolfTEC Hawai'i, finished third at 68—138 and will go with Hayashi to the national championship. Carll did not get his entry in on time.

Lance Taketa, who works with Hayashi at Hilo Muni, won the senior title by six shots. Taketa, the 2008 Senior Player of the Year, opened with a 5-under 65 and was the only senior to finish under par, at 135. He rolled in five straight birdies around the turn Monday and never let anyone close.

Taketa won $1,000 for the Stroke Play title. He will represent the section at the Senior PGA Professional National Championship, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Florida. Mark Morrison (71-70) and Dugal Milne (69-72) tied for second and are Hawai'i's two other representatives.