Hawaii Team Scores:  Round 1            Round 2              Total

Totals              226 (+10)                 216 (Even)                442

8.17.2008-- The 45^th Annual Oahu Country Club Men's Invitational begins at 6:45AM on Thursday, August 21^st.  This years event features 55 players in the Open Division and 40 players in the Senior Division (55 years & over). The field of 95 players will be competing for the individual championship over the course of 54-holes. The field will be cut to the low 30 players & ties after 36-holes. The Senior Division will be contested over the first 36-holes.

Alex Ching will be defending his championship. Last year, Alex was eleven under par for the three day event with rounds of 64-67-71 for a 202 total. Alex just missed Parker McLachlin’s tournament record of 201 by a single shot. Lorens Chan came in second place with a six under par score of 207.  Alex will be looking to repeat as champion and become the third player ever to win the Manoa Cup & Men’s Invitational in the same calendar year, (Brandan Kop 1998 & Kalua Makalena 1981). Included in this years Open Division field are Brandan Kop past champion (1998) & the four time Manoa Cup Champion, Jonathan Ota 2004 Champion & the 2006 Manoa Cup Champion, Travis Toyama the two time Manoa Cup Champion (2002 & 2005) and Ryan Perez 2004 Manoa Cup Champion. Other contenders include David Fink, Mathew Ma & Sean Maekawa.

George Yamamoto will be defending his Senior Championship. Last year George had a nine over par total of 151 to capture the 55+ Senior Division for the fourth time. Included in this years Senior Division are Wendell Kop a past champion in 1986 & 1989, Mervin Matsumoto a past champion in 2003, Bob McGarry, George Yamamoto, Phil Anamizu & Tom Goodbody.

Starting times and pairings for round 1 now posted click here to see.

8.15.2008-- Cyd Okino captured the 2008 HSWGA Amateur Match-Play Championship today over Nicole Sakamoto by a score of 5 & 3.

8.13.2008-- Kevin Hayashi of Mauna Kea Resort defeated Kevin Carll of Turtle Bay Golf in 20 holes.  Hayashi earned his berth into the finals with a bye in the 1st round, defeating Tad Fujimaki 6-4 in the 2nd round, Andrew Feldmann 4-3 in the quarterfinals and John Hearn 1-up in the semifinals.  Carll earned his spot in the finals with a bye in the 1st round, then defeating Kellan Anderson 6-5 in the 2nd round, John Lynch 6-5 in the quarterfinals, and Ron Castillo Jr. 1-up in the semifinals.  In the finals, Hayashi birdied holes #2 and #3 and parred #5 and #6 to go 4-up.  Carll then parred #7,  #8, #10, #11, and eagled #12 to go 1-up.  Hayashi then turned up the heat with birdies on #14 and #16 to go 1-up.  Carll rebounded with a par at #17 to make the match all square.  The match was all square after regulation.  Hayashi parred the second extra hole giving him the 1-up win through 20 holes. Pictured above; Host professionals Kevin Carll (left) and Matt Hall (right) present the winning check to 2008 Champion Kevin Hayashi (center).

Lance Taketa of Hilo Municipal Golf Course defeated Bill Hunt of the Golf Academy of Hawaii 3-1 to win the Senior Division Match Play held on August 12th.  Taketa played the first three holes 1-under par and jumped out to a quick 3-up lead.  Hunt responded by playing holes #4, #5, and #6 1-under par to put the match back to all square.  Taketa made a birdie at #8 to go 1-up, but Hunt birdied #9 to keep the match all square through nine holes.  Taketa went par, birdie, par on #10, #11, and #12 to go 3-up.  Hunt birdied #14 and parred #15 to remain only 1-dn.  However, Taketa went par and then birdie on #16 and #17 to close the match at 3-1.

The Match Play Championship is the second major championship of the 2008 season.  The Turtle Bay Golf Match Play Championship featured thirty-one island professionals in matches played as follows:

This year, everyone played Match Play.  The field was seeded based on Player of the Year / Senior Player of the Year point standings as of August 10th.  Defending champions were automatically seeded #1.  There was also a consolation round held on the George Fazio Course.  Bradley Bowen of Kahili Golf Course and Kellan Anderson of Turtle Bay Golf claimed low pro honors by shooting a 72.

Among the finest in all of Hawaii, the two championship courses at Turtle Bay Resort, the Arnold Palmer and George Fazio Courses, have achieved legendary status as select locations for prestigious PGA and LPGA tournaments. The PGA Champion's Tour - Turtle Bay Championship will take place on the Arnold Palmer Course through 2008.  The natural topography of the resort’s 880 acres creates a breathtaking variety of vistas for each course.  From fairways in dense ironwood forests to greens on the edge of the ocean, golf achieves its purest expression at Turtle Bay Resort.