Hawai'i-Hilo was 16th with 908 and UH's B team placed 17th with 910.

"The conditions were really tough going into today," UH coach Ronn Miyashiro said. "I told the guys that we would probably have to shoot eight-under to get the win, but when it came down to it and we saw the conditions, I thought shooting about even would be enough. It just became a matter of hanging on because nobody blew up. We just held our ground and didn't fall apart."

Wolfenbarger, a sophomore from Boise, Idaho, more than held his ground — turning a two-stroke lead into a six-stroke victory with a closing 71 to finish 10-under. Teammate Jarett Hamamoto tied for eighth with 75—216.

Riverside's Brendan Steele (72) and San Diego's Bucky Coe (73) shared second place at 212. St. Mary's Liam Kendregan, who trailed Wolfenbarger by two stroke entering the final round, skied to a 77 and finished sixth at 214.

The Warriors will take a few months off before they begin their spring season on Feb. 9 in the Waikoloa Intercollegiate on the Big Island.

Hawai'i State Open set for Hawai'i Prince

The 2004 Prince Resorts Hawai'i State Open will be Nov. 18 to 21 at Hawai'i Prince Golf Club. This year's purse is $50,000, with the winning professional collecting $6,000.

Kris Moe, who operates golf schools in Sonoma, Calif., and on Kaua'i, won the state open last year at Hapuna. Moe closed with a 2-under-par 70 in windy weather to beat out Hilo's Lance Taketa and Kevin Hayashi. Moe's three-day total of 222 was a record high.

Stephanie Kono won the women's title and George Newbeck the seniors. Mike Kim was low amateur.

Players qualify for the open based on 2004 performance and past finishes. Additional slots are open on a first-come, first-served basis.

Oakley will sponsor the invitation-only Pro-Am Nov. 18.

This year's field is expected to include Moe, Hayashi, Taketa and David Ishii among the pros, and Brandan Kop, Jonathan Ota, Gary Kong and Shannon Tanoue among the amateurs.

Next year's Hawai'i State Open will be at Maui's Makena Resort.

Tickets available for PGA Grand Slam

Tickets are available for the 2004 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, to be played Nov. 23 and 24 at Po'ipu Resort on Kaua'i.

This year, for the first time, a portion of ticket sales will benefit local charities. Ticket buyers can select either Rotary Club of Po'ipu Beach, Kaua'i Junior Golf Association, or the Aloha Section PGA Charitable Foundation as a beneficiary. The organization receives half the ticket price.

Admission is $10 for the Nov. 22 Pro-Am and $20 for the first or second round. A pass for all three days costs $40.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the PGA of America at (800) PGA-TCKT (742-8258). Tickets can also be ordered via fax using Ticket Order Forms, which are available at Hawai'i golf facilities and select retail stores on Kaua'i.

The winners of this year's majors — Phil Mickelson (Masters), Retief Goosen (U.S. Open), Todd Hamilton (British Open) and Vijay Singh (PGA Championship) — qualify for the Slam, which has a $1 million purse.

Woods says no to Grand Slam spot

Even if U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen pulls out of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Tiger Woods says he won't play the Nov. 23 to 24 event in Kaua'i that he won five straight years.

Goosen's spot in the major winners-only field is in doubt because his wife is expecting their second child on Nov. 25, a day after the two-day event at Po'ipu Bay. Ernie Els, the first alternate, has already said he will not play.

The second alternate is Woods. He said he wouldn't play because he didn't qualify by winning a major. Woods won the PGA Grand Slam in 1998 as an alternate, but he drew a distinction.

"One person won two majors that year," he said, referring to Mark O'Meara's victories in the Masters and British Open. "I felt it was my right to go. This year, we had four different winners, so I don't think it's my right."

The third alternate is Justin Leonard, whose agent said he would play if Goosen withdraws.

Transsexual to play on Ladies European Tour

Mianne Bagger, a 37-year-old Dane, became the first transsexual golfer to qualify for the Ladies European Tour.

Bagger shot a 5-over-par 77 yesterday to tie for ninth place after four rounds in qualifying school at the Riva dei Tessali golf club in Taranto, Italy.