LIHU‘E — Three Kaua‘i Junior Golfers will be in the field when the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association conducts the 3rd Annual HSJGA Kaanapali Match Play Championship at the Kaanapali Kai Course for golfers ages 11-18 this weekend. Bryden Salvador
LIHU‘E — Three Kaua‘i Junior Golfers will be in the field when the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association conducts the 3rd Annual HSJGA Kaanapali Match Play Championship at the Kaanapali Kai Course for golfers ages 11-18 this weekend.
Bryden Salvador of Kilauea, playing in the Boys 11-12 group, Hiilani Alana, playing in the Girls 11-12 group, and Pono Tokioka, playing in the Boys 13-14 group, are the Kaua‘i golfers participating in the two-day championships.
The top 48 HSJGA players in their respective age divisions will compete in five different age divisions, states a release from the HSJGA.
“We’re excited that Kaanapali will be hosting this championship for the third year,” said Mary Bea Porter-King, president of the HSJGA. “Having our HSJGA members experience the nuances of match play will help them prepare for matches during the USGA Championships and the US Hawa‘i-Japan Junior Cup.”
The top eight boys in each of the following divisions will crown a champion: 15-18, 13-14, and 11-12. The girls will crown champions in two age groups with 16 players in the girls’ 13-18 division and eight players in the Girls 11-12. The field is invited from the top point list as of July 9.
The HSJGA Kaanapali Match Play Championship will be the last event in a long race to earn points to qualify for the 2009 USA Hawai‘i-Japan Junior Cup where 22 Hawai‘i team members (13 boys, 9 girls) will compete in a Ryder Cup format against the top junior golfers from Japan.
“Juniors Joining Nations” is the theme of the third annual international competition that will be played Nov. 5-8 at the Waikoloa Kings’ Course on the Big Island.
Hospital golf tournament applications available
Applications for the 5th Annual Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital fundraising golf tournament are now available.
Deadline for applications is Oct. 20 for the tournament to be played Oct. 25 at the Po‘ipu Bay Golf Course.
Proceeds from the tournament will help KVMH and the West Kaua‘i Medical Center with various hospital programs and medical equipment for the KVMH Charitable Foundation.
Tournament format is a two-person scramble with registration starting at 7 a.m. and a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
Entry fee is $100 and includes green fees, a chance at door prizes, golf cart and lunch.
Theme for this year’s tournament is Halloween and golfers dressed in a favorite decorated mask will receive a free mulligan.
There will be a prize presented for the best decorated golf bag as well.
Mulligans are available at $5 each to a maximum of three, and a closest-to-the-pin on all par-3 holes is $10.
Community sponsors for the tournament are also being sought to help with the prizes.
Hole sponsorships are available for a minimum of $100 with a sign posted at a designated hole on the course.
Applications are available at www.handtherapykauai.com, and for more information, contact Steven Kline, tournament chair, at 482-0808, or e-mail skline@hhsc.org.
