Posted on: Friday, March 26, 2004
ISLE FILE
Punahou alum McLachlin wins in golf mini-tour debut
Advertiser Staff
Former Hawai'i State High School champion Parker McLachlin won his inaugural mini-tour event yesterday, getting up and down from the bunker on the final hole to capture the fifth event on the A.G. Spanos California Tour.
McLachlin won $15,000 with a three-day total of 6-under-par 210 at the Redhawk Golf Course in Temecula. The victory also qualified him for next week's sixth event in Lompoc.
McLachlin, a Punahou School alum, turned pro last year after graduating from UCLA. After playing a few Nationwide events last year, he planned to play on the Hooters Tour in 2004. He gave the Spanos tour a shot first and started auspiciously.
McLachlin had a hole-in-one on the fourth hole of the first round. He shot 69 that day and trailed the leader by one. He followed that with a 69 Wednesday to take a one-shot advantage into the final round of the $100,000 event.
He still had that lead going into the final hole, but put his approach shot into the bunker. McLachlin blasted out to four feet of the hole and sank his par putt to win.
SWIMMING
• UH men 28th at NCAAs: The University of Hawai'i men's 400-meter medley relay team placed 16th yesterday in the "B" finals at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at Nassau County Aquatics Center in East Meadow, N.Y.
Hawai'i's four-man relay team consisted of Peter Thew, Cheyne Bloch, Nimrod Palma and Kurt Boehm.
Hawai'i is tied for 28th place with two points, while Auburn leads the competition with 211 points, followed by Stanford with 113.
WEATHER WATCH
• UH, BYU softball postponed in California: The Stanford Classic softball tournament was postponed due to rain yesterday. The only game scheduled yesterday was between Hawai'i and Brigham Young. That game will be made up tomorrow at 8 a.m. HST.
Hawai'i plays Illinois and Stanford today.
Hawai'i enters the tournament at 16-16 on the season. Next week the Rainbow Wahine will host UTEP in their Western Athletic Conference opener.
• Hilo baseball game moved: Today's baseball doubleheader between Hawai'i-Hilo and UC-Riverside has been moved from Wong Stadium to Simmons' Field in Kailua, Kona because of heavy rain in Hilo.
The teams will return to Wong Stadium tomorrow and Sunday to complete the series.
SUPER BRAWL
• Event on Maui: Former University of Hawai'i football player Falaniko Vitale will compete in the main event of Maui's Super Brawl XXXIV Sunday at War Memorial Gymnasium. The eight-match card starts at 6:30 p.m., and includes Vitale's 185-pound match against Arizona's Keith Winters.
Tickets are available at the Kahului and Lahaina Gold's Gyms, Champs Sports at the Queen Ka'ahumanu Center, or by calling 375-1645.
The card: 145 pounds—Eddie Yagin (Grappling Unlimited) vs. Alan Hinojosa (Maui); 160—Kolo Koka (Grappling Unlimited) vs. Tyson Nahooikaika (Maui); 180—Ed Ferreira (Maui) vs. Cory Daniels (Kane'ohe); 185—Kendall Groves (Maui) vs. Kaipo Kalama (Grappling Unlimited); heavyweight—Ed Searfross (Maui) vs. King Kong (Grappling Unlimited); 145—Mason Stickle (SRF Arizona) vs. Justin Mercado (Grappling Unlimited); 155—Adam Alverez (Arizona) vs. Harris Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory); 185—Keith Winters (Phoenix) vs. Falaniko Vitale.
