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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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Link Up In Hawaii
MARCH
» 10: Aloha Friday Invitational, Makalei Golf Club. 808 325-6625;
makaleigolf@verizon.net
» 29: Pearl City High School PSTA, Pearl Country Club. 456-1404.
» 31: Aloha Section PGA Classic, Turtle Bay Resort Golf Club. 593-2230.
APRIL
11: USGA Regional Green Section Conference, Honolulu Country Club. 589-2909.
19-23: Mid-Pacific Open, Mid-Pacific Country Club. 261-9765.
Source: 808golf.com
LOCAL ACES
| NAME |
RESIDENCE |
COURSE |
HOLE |
YARDS |
CLUB |
DATE |
| Stephen Lindsey |
Hauula |
Kahuku |
1 |
164 |
6-iron |
March 5 |
| Iris Tachibana |
Honolulu |
West Loch |
7 |
117 |
5-iron |
March 5 |
| David Cho |
Honolulu |
Mililani |
6 |
141 |
8-iron |
Feb. 18 |
| Richard Stensgaard |
Kapolei |
West Loch |
12 |
154 |
7-iron |
Feb. 24 |
ON THE PGA TOUR
Honda Classic
Site: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: The Country Club at Mirasol, Sunrise Course (7,384 yards, par 72)
Purse: $5.5 million.
Winner's share: $990,000
Television: USA
Last year: Ireland's Padraig Harrington won his first PGA Tour title, winning a playoff on Vijay Singh's short miss after erasing a seven-stroke deficit with a 9-under 63. Joe Ogilvie was eliminated on the first extra hole and the playoff ended a hole later when Singh's 2 1/2-foot par putt veered to the right in fading light.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR
MasterCard Classic
Site: Huixquilucan, Mexico
Schedule: Friday-Sunday
Course: Bosque Real Country Club (6,889 yards, par 72)
Purse: $1.2 million
Winner's share: $180,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Annika Sorenstam won in her first tour start of the year, closing with a 4-under 68 in windy conditions for a three-stroke victory over Karrie Webb
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
AT&T Classic
Site: Santa Clarita, Calif.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday
Course: Valencia Country Club (6,575 yards, par 72)
Purse: $1.5 million.
Winner's share: $225,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Ireland's Des Smyth won his first Champions Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over D.A. Weibring and Mark McNulty.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
LPGA
MONEY LEADERS
| 1. Meena Lee |
$173,082.00 |
| 2. Joo Mi Kim |
$154,822.00 |
| 3. Lorena Ochoa |
$120,415.00 |
| 4. Seon Hwa Lee |
$114,084.00 |
| 5. Soo Young Moon |
$77,722.00 |
| 6. Natalie Gulbis |
$76,645.00 |
| 7. Julieta Granada |
$55,835.00 |
| 8. Karen Stupples |
$54,270.00 |
SCORING AVERAGE
| 1. Lorena Ochoa |
68.50 |
| 2. Seon Hwa Lee |
68.83 |
| 3. Natalie Gulbis |
69.00 |
| 4. Meena Lee |
69.17 |
| 5. Aree Song |
69.33 |
| 5. Julieta Granada |
69.33 |
| 7. Morgan Pressel |
69.50 |
| 7. Cristie Kerr |
69.50 |
GREENS IN REGULATION
| 1. Paula Creamer |
.824 |
| 2. Michelle Estill |
.822 |
| 3. Natalie Gulbis |
.806 |
| 3. Wendy Doolan |
.806 |
| 5. Angela Stanford |
.787 |
| 6. Nicole Perrot |
.767 |
DRIVING DISTANCE
| 1. Karin Sjodin |
295.3 |
| 2. Natalie Tucker |
290.7 |
| 3. Brittany Lang |
287.8 |
| 4. Sophie Gustafson |
281.8 |
| 5. Brittany Lincicome |
280.2 |
| 5. Minea Blomqvist |
280.2 |
| 7. Lorena Ochoa |
272.8 |
| 8. Louise Stahle |
270.8 4 |
