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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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ON THE PGA TOUR
Bay Hill Invitational
Site: Orlando, Fla.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Bay Hill Club and Lodge (7,267 yards, par 72).
Purse: $5.5 million.
Winner's share: $990,000.
Television: USA.
Last year: Kenny Perry won when Vijay Singh hit a 7-iron off the rocks and into the water on the 18th hole en route to a double bogey. Singh tied for second with Graeme McDowell. Perry skipped his title defense to have knee surgery Monday.
Last week: Luke Donald won the Honda Classic for his second PGA Tour title, finishing with a 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Geoff Ogilvy.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR
Safeway International
Site: Superstition Mountain, Ariz.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Prospector Course (6,620 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.4 million.
Winner's share: $210,000.
Television: The Golf Channel.
Last year: Annika Sorenstam won her fourth straight LPGA Tour start, making up four strokes in the last three holes and beating Lorena Ochoa on the first playoff hole.
Last week: Sorenstam successfully defended her MasterCard Classic title in Mexico, beating Helen Alfredsson and Seon Hwa Lee by a stroke. Sorenstam has 67 career LPGA Tour victories -- 21 short of Kathy Whitworth.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Toshiba Classic
Site: Newport Beach, Calif.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Newport Beach Country Club (6,584 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.65 million.
Winner's share: $247,500.
Television: The Golf Channel.
Last year: Former California amateur star Mark Johnson won in his 14th start on the Champions Tour, beating Keith Fergus and Wayne Levi by four strokes.
Last week: Tom Kite won his first Champions Tour title since 2004, beating Gil Morgan by five strokes in the AT&T Classic in Santa Clarita.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
LINK UP IN HAWAII
MARCH
» 29: Pearl City High School PSTA, Pearl Country Club. 456-1404.
APRIL
» 19-23: Mid-Pacific Open, Mid-Pacific Country Club. 261-9765.
» 29 and 30: Turtle Bay Championship Turtle Bay Resort Golf Club, Palmer & Fazio. Information: Amatour Hawaii, 351-2499.
MAY
» 1: Spring Meeting, Hawaii Prince Hotel. Information: 593-2230.
» 1: Hall of Fame Luncheon, Hawaii Prince Hotel. Information: 593-2230.
» 5-7: Hickam AFB Amateur Invitational, Hickam Mamala Bay. Information: 449-6490.
» 5-7: Jennie K. Wilson (HSWGA) Invitational, Mid-Pacific Country Club. Information: 589-2046.
Source: 808golf.com
LOCAL ACES
| NAME |
RESIDENCE |
COURSE |
HOLE |
YARDS |
CLUB |
DATE |
| Gordon Hill |
Honolulu |
Ala Wai |
15 |
153 |
4-iron |
March 7 |
| John Matrale |
Millington, N.J. |
Makaha Valley C.C. |
2 |
155 |
8 iron |
March 10 |
| Curtis Kalua |
Kaneohe |
Kahuku |
4 |
110 |
9-iron |
March 12 |
| Nick Namoc |
Aiea |
Royal Kunia C.C. |
17 |
32 |
7-iron |
March 12 |
| Shinhae Park |
Honolulu |
Turtle Bay Palmer Course |
15 |
93 |
9-wood |
March 12 |
| Iris Ocariza |
Honolulu |
Leilehua |
5 |
136 |
8-iron |
March 13 |
| Nathan Young: |
Kaneohe |
Barbers Point |
11 |
142 |
7-iron |
March 13 |
| Paul Simpson |
Kapolei |
Ewa Villages |
15 |
167 |
4-iron |
March 13 |
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