In the one-sided final, Beschen beat Australian Luke Egan in small, wind-swept waves for the $14,000 top prize.
The dream run of Hawaii's Conan Hayes came to an end in the quarterfinals at the hands of Australian Michael Rommelse, but he finished tied for fifth place, moving him from 38th to 24th in the world.
Another Hawaii surfer, Kaipo Jaquias, was a victim of Beschen on the way to the final, but his fifth place overall in the season's fourth Coca-Cola/ASP World Championship Tour event puts him No. 5 in the ratings.
The next WCT tour event is the Quiksilver Pro at East Java from Thursday to June 8.
The season runs through the Hawaii International Baseball Championship tournament, Aug. 7-11, with all home games played at Rainbow Stadium.
To order season tickets, call 848-5203. Each season ticket holder receives 20 tickets that can be used for any regular-season game.
Finalists from the men's and women's open divisions qualify for the $30,000 Jose Cuervo National Championships at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla., Oct. 5-6.
For information, call Bill Berger at (212) 714-1280.
Bill Speicher, chairman of the tournament's executive committee, said Thompson will be assisted by James Kometani, appointed vice-chairman for the 1997 event, which will be held for the 32nd year at Honolulu's Waialae Country Club on Feb. 10-16.
Kometani, a Realtor, has served in various capacities for the Open, including chairman of the Hertz Pro-Am.
ABC-TV will televise the last two days of the 1997 tournament.
UHH baseball coach Joey Estrella heads the coaching staff. The school stresses fundamentals of hitting, fielding, throwing, pitching, catching and base running.
The camp fees are $85, or $75 for Junior Vulcan Club members. The fee includes camp T-shirt, group photo and camp report card.
The 8:30 a.m.-noon session is for ages 7-9. Ages 10-12 will attend the 1:30-4:30 p.m. session.
Applications are available by calling the Vulcan baseball office, 933-3700.