Masuda, Inouye get golf media grants
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i Baptist graduate Erin Masuda and St. Anthony graduate Chaz Inouye have received the 2002 Golf Media Association of Hawai'i Monte Ito and Bill Gee scholarships.
The $1,500 grants honor the memories of sportswriters Monte Ito (Honolulu Advertiser) and Bill Gee (Honolulu Star-Bulletin). They recognize "outstanding achievements and/or potential in journalism and a sincere appreciation of golf."
Masuda, news editor for HBA's Eagle Eye and senior class vice president, had a cumulative grade point average of 3.935. She played three years of varsity golf and was Most Inspirational as a freshman and ILH honorable mention as a sophomore. She will attend the University of Washington.
Inouye, who has a 3.93 GPA, plans to study communications at Loyola Marymount.
He qualified for Junior World eight times, traveled to the Japan World Cup and placed sixth at the 2000 Hawai'i high school championship.
Previous GMAH scholarships were won by Natalie Nakamura and Evan Yamada (2000) and Merynn Ito and Ryan DeBusk (2001).
Challenge at Manele honored
The Challenge at Manele earned the maximum five stars in the new Golf Digest guidebook, Places to Play 2002-2003.
Another 16 Hawai'i courses earned 4 1/2 stars.
The fifth edition of Places to Play includes reader ratings of more than 6,500 public access courses across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean.
Of the courses to earn 4 1/2 stars, Kapolei is the only one on O'ahu. The others are: Hapuna, Hualalai, Kapalua Bay and Plantation, Kaua'i Lagoon's Kiele, Kona Country Club's Ali'i Mountain, Makena South, Mauna Kea, Mauna Lani North and South, Po'ipu Bay, Princeville Prince, Waikoloa Beach and Wailea Emerald and Gold.
Griffin to conduct swing clinic
Fred Griffin, recognized as one of Golf Magazine's 50 best instructors, will conduct a "Swing Like a Pro" clinic next Friday at Waialae Country Club. It runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and lunch is included.
Cost is $50 for PGA pros and $75 for non-members. Entry deadline is Monday. Call the Aloha Section PGA (593-2230, 887-742-6248 toll-free from Neighbor Islands) for information and registration.
Griffin is responsible for development of golf instructional programs at the Grand Cypress Academy of Golf in Florida. He co-authored the book "Swing Like a Pro" with Ralph Mann.
Women's senior championships set
The 24th annual Hawai'i State Women's Golf Association Senior Championship will be Sept. 23 at Waikele Golf Club.
All HSWGA members 50-older are eligible.
Entry fee is $70. Format is 18-hole medal play with a 7 a.m. shotgun start.
Entries will be accepted from Monday, with the first 144 players accepted.
For information, call 488-2270.
Tournament still has openings
Entries are still open for business leaders to play in the Professional-Business Leader-Junior Golf Tournament on July 8, at Hawai'i Prince.
The tournament pairs 36 business leaders, 36 golf pros and 36 juniors.
It takes place a day before the Callaway Hawai'i State Junior Championship at Hawai'i Prince. The tournament has a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
Entry fee is $500 per business leader, which sponsors one junior entry fee as well.
For information, call the Aloha Section (593-2230).
