Pahoa's Kimberly Kim was eliminated yesterday by In-Bee Park of Las Vegas, Nev., 3 and 1, in the 57th U.S. Girls' Junior Championship in Eagle, Idaho.

Also losing in the Round of 16 was favorite Morgan Pressell of Boca Raton, Fla., who was ousted by Colombia's Juliana Murcia in 19 holes.

Kim, 13, never led in her match, with Park, who has had two top 15 finishes in LPGA tournaments the past two years.

With the match all-square after five holes, Park took control over a three-hole span.

Kim lost holes on bogeys on Nos. 6 and 7, and lost another hole when Park birdied No. 8.

CHRISTINE KIM 18TH

Pahoa's Christine Kim shot a 7-over-par 79 yesterday and finished tied for 18th (out of 28 golfers) at 242 in the American Junior Golf Association's Ping Junior at Patterson, Calif.

Michael Jay Sato of 'Aiea was Hawai'i's top golfer in the boys division finishing tied for 65th (out of 86 golfers) after a 79—235. Kamuela's Max Bonk was tied for 67th at 80—236 and Honolulu's Shunsuke Aonuma was tied for 71st at 74—238.

Jenny Kim of Los Angeles (72—210) won the girls division and Tim Cha of Chino Hills, Calif., (68—208) won the boys division.

CHOY ADVANCES

Wahiawa's Britney Choy, a Leilehua junior, beat Courtney Jones of Lake Quivira, Kan., 3 and 2, to advance to the round of 32 of the 75th Trans Amateur Championship in Southern Pines, N.C.

Choy faces Leah Wigger of Louisville, Ky., today.

Choy qualified for match play by taking junior medalist honors with a 4-over 148 in stroke play.

YACHTING

MORNING GLORY LEADS

Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory continued to lead the Division 1 yachts of the 43rd biennial Transpacific Yacht Race and was on pace to reach the Diamond Head finish early Sunday morning.

Morning Glory was 995 miles from the finish as of yesterday's position report, going at 13.5 knots per hour, in the race from Los Angeles to Honolulu.

Doug Baker's Magnitude 80 is second in projected corrected handicap time in Division 1. Pyewacket and Genuine Risk were fifth and sixth. The top four yachts were on pace to beat the Transpac record of 7 days, 11 hours, 41 minutes, 27 seconds, set by Pyewacket in 1999.

Odyssey, which began July 11 in the staggered start, leads all 34 boats in the 2,225-mile race. The Division 1 boats started July 17.

SURFING

IRONS BROTHERS SHINE

Brothers Andy and Bruce Irons took top honors at the Foster's Expression Session yesterday at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.

Bruce Irons won the top prize of $2,000 for executing the best aerial maneuver. Older brother Andy won $1,000 for completing the best wave.

The expression session was a single heat designed to allow the surfers a chance to complete radical maneuvers without the confines of a timed heat.

The main heats of the Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay is expected to continue today. The Irons brothers and Fred Patacchia Jr. of Hale'iwa are among the 16 surfers remaining in the competition.

Andy and Bruce Irons are scheduled to face each other in the fourth round.