Sports Notebook Star-Bulletin staff

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Local aces

NAME	RESIDENCE	COURSE	HOLE	YARDS	CLUB	DATE
Alvin Okumura	Honolulu	Mililani	12	140	9-iron	March 4
Sue Chong Yi	Aiea	Ewa Villages	11	161	3-wood	March 5
Stanley Wu	Taiwan	Hawaii Prince	4	109	9-iron	March 7
Ron Yanagi	Honolulu	West Loch	7	172	Driver	March 7
Richard Lavilla	Honolulu	Ala Wai	8	205	4-iron	March 11
Patti Bermoy	Ewa Beach	Barbers Point	14	125	7-iron	March 11
Carter Crowell	Kaimuki	Turtle Bay-Palmer Course	13	175	3-wood	March 11
Ron Oshiro	Honolulu	Waialae	2	171	3-wood	March 11
Drake Hano	Honolulu	Poipu Bay Resort	7	152	9-iron	March 11
Alfredo Medina III	Honolulu	Navy-Marine	8	134	PW	March 12

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Link up in Hawaii

MARCH
» 23: In Praise of Farrington Tournament, Hawaii Prince. Information: 455-4746.
» 25: Kapa Slippa Tournament, Makalei Golf Club. Information: (808) 329-6633.

APRIL
» 1-2: Big Island Candies Scotch 4-Ball, The Club at Hokulia. Information: 593-2230.
» 13: University of Hawaii Warrior Tournament, Waikele Golf Club. Information: 956-4527.
» 13: Aloha Section PGA Classic, Turtle Bay Resort. Information: 593-2230.
» 19-22: Mid-Pac Open, Mid-Pacific Country Club. Information: 261-9765.
» 28-29: Turtle Bay Championship, Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer and Fazio courses. Information: 593-2230.

MAY
» 24: HTA Spring Tournament, Pearl Country Club. Information: 833-6628.

Source: 808golf.com

ON THE PGA TOUR

Arnold Palmer Invitational

Site: Orlando, Fla.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: Bay Hill Club and Lodge (7,137 yards, par 70).
Purse: $5.5 million
Winner's share: $990,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Australia's Rod Pampling won by a stroke, taking advantage of Englishman Greg Owen's late putting meltdown. Owen, two strokes ahead with two to play, three-putted from 3 feet for double bogey on 17 and lipped out a 12-foot par putt on 18.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR

AT&T Champions Classic

Site: Santa Clarita, Calif.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday
Course: Valencia Country Club (6,973 yards, par 72)
Purse: $1.6 million
Winner's share: $240,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Tom Kite won his first Champions Tour title since 2004, beating three-time champion Gil Morgan by five strokes. Kite also won the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic in August for his ninth tour title.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

ON THE LPGA TOUR

Next event: Safeway International, March 22-25, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Superstition Mountain, Ariz.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com

ON THE NATIONWIDE TOUR

Next event: Louisiana Open, March 22-25, Le Triomphe Country Club, Broussard, La.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

LPGA

MONEY LEADERS

1. Stacy Prammanasudh	$268,937
2. Meaghan Francella	$196,037
3. Paula Creamer	$187,142
4. Jee Young Lee	$126,383
5. Annika Sorenstam	$109,852
6. Morgan Pressel	$109,571
7. Julieta Granada	$98,269
8. Karrie Webb	$87,323
9. Lorena Ochoa	$84,691
10. Angela Park	$80,798

SCORING AVERAGE

1. Annika Sorenstam	68.33
2. Stacy Prammanasudh	69.22
3. Morgan Pressel	69.33
4. Karrie Webb	70.00
4. Shi Hyun Ahn	70.00
6. Paula Creamer	70.50
7. Meaghan Francella	70.63
8. Lorena Ochoa	70.67
9. Jee Young Lee	70.78
10. Pat Hurst	70.83

DRIVING DISTANCE

1. Jee Young Lee	283.3
2. Sophie Gustafson	279.7
3. Karin Sjodin	276.6
4. Michelle McGann	276.3
5. Amy Hung	275.5
6. Suzann Pettersen	274.8
7. Marisa Baena	274.7
8. Sarah Lee	273.7
9. Alena Sharp	271.8
10. Laura Davies	270.8

BIRDIES

1. Stacy Prammanasudh	42
2. 2, Angela Stanford	41
3. Christina Kim	37
3. Laura Davies	37
5. Kyeong Bae	36
6. Mi Hyun Kim	34
7. Maria Hjorth	33
8. Paula Creamer	32
8. Jee Young Lee	32
10. Kelli Kuehne	31