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THE Wailua public course on Kauai has been named No. 2 in the May Golf Digest magazine's list of the top 75 affordable golf courses in America. Greens fees are no more than $50 in this category. The very reasonable greens fees for kamaainas at Wailua are $8 on weekdays and $12 on weekends, and for visitors, $25 and $35. A cart for two costs $14. "We're very proud we're offering good, challenging golf to the people of Kauai at minimal price," Wailua administrator Brian Carew said. Hawaii scored big in the top 75 upscale courses with five courses, headed by beautiful Mauna Kea, which is rated sixth in the nation. Mauna Kea golf director Joe Root said, "We're honored to be ranked highly among the golf courses on that list. We're in pretty tough company." Pebble Beach, where former islander Paul Spengler is vice president of golf operations, is rated No. 1. Spengler's operations include Spyglass Hill, rated fourth, and the Links at Spanish Bay, No. 48. Spengler credits his greens and maintenance crews for the ratings. "We're very proud of the ratings, but ratings to us are only the result of the great work the staff is doing," he said ... THE UPSCALE list rates the Prince on Kauai at 30th; the Challenge at Manele on Lanai, 55th; Kiele on Kauai, 60th; and the Plantation at Kapalua on Maui, 63rd. Greens fees for the upscale list start at $50 and go up to $225, the fee at Pebble Beach ... Spengler was in the islands for the March 23 wedding of his daughter Kristen to Edward Kenney III, son of entertainers Ed Kenney and Beverly Noa. The former Patti Petri is the bride's mom. The groom's parents performed at the reception, along with Danny Kaleikini, Irmgard Aluli and Puamana, and Marlene Sai ...
HERE'S wishing a speedy recovery to Toshiko Wight, operations manager at the Links at Kuilima, who underwent surgery at Kaiser Moanalua this week ... Former isle P.R. exec Joel Irwin and wife Juanita leave tomorrow after a visit ...
RICH CRANDALL & Friends have the stage at 7:30 tonight at the Honolulu Academy of Arts Theater. Besides pianist Crandall's trio, which includes Steve Jones on bass and Rory Flores on drums, guests include guitarist Sam Ahia, singers Rocky Brown and Crandall's daughter Angela, and musicians Billy Beimes and Dino Canite ... Jay Larrin is doing a Mother's Day concert in the Royal's Monarch Room tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Kuuipo Kumukahi and others will perform ...
RECENTLY I received from my sister-in-law, Barbara Laminet, a birthday card mailed from France. Strange, I thought, as my birthday is in October. Then I looked at the postmark and noted it was Oct. 18, 1995. Where has that card been? ...
