Art Fujita, Paul Spengler Jr. and the late Sam Kaaua were honored yesterday at the Aloha Section PGA Hawaii Golf Hall of Fame induction luncheon at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Three honored by golf hall
Fujita, a driving force in getting his home course of Wailua, Kauai, to be host to three Men's National Public Links Championships, competed in 10 publinx tournaments, finishing second in 1969. He also won the Manoa Cup in 1964 and the Maui Open twice.
Spengler, who oversees golf operations at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, the Links at Spanish Bay and Del Monte on the Monterey Peninsula in California, won several amateur titles locally, including the Hawaii State Amateur in 1964-65. He was a former president of the Waialae Country Club.
Kaaua holds the amateur course record of 63 at Waialae and is a seven-time Waialae Country Club champion. He and the late Ted Makalena finished second and fourth in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am in the late 1960s.
WAHINE SWEEP: Kelly Gentle's eight-inning shutout helped the University of Hawaii softball team beat Tulsa, 1-0, yesterday.
The Wahine came back in the second game to beat the Golden Hurricane, 4-1, to sweep the four-game Western Athletic Conference series. Hawaii is 32-20-1.
Gentle gave up six hits and got the run she needed for the win when Joyce Antonio scored in the top of the eighth inning on a bases loaded walk to Joyce Lum. Gentle improved to 21-9.
In the second game, UH scored its runs in the sixth inning on four hits, including a bases-loaded single by Dana Degen that drove in two runs. Stephanie Wiese (6-6) earned the win.
In other fights involving boxers from Hawaii: Sergio Espinoza, Southern California, beat Michael Keopuhiwa, 106 pounds; Emmanuel Lucero, New York Metro, beat Jorge Monge, 119; Antonio Betancourt, Sunshine State, beat Jason Tomlin, 147; Lucius West, Colorado-New Mexico, beat Gary Hermosura, 165, and heavyweight Eddie S. Pivey, New Jersey, beat Stanley McClain.