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Updated at 4:43 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2008

Hawai'i golfers miss PGA Professionals cut

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Hawai'i pros Kevin Hayashi, Ron Castillo and Kirk Nelson missed the cut today at the 41st PGA Professional Championship in Lake Oconee, Ga.

Hayashi, a pro at Mauna Kea on the Big Island, shot a 4-over-par 76 for a two-day 3-over 147, tying for 92nd and missing the cut by a stroke. Castillo, of Princeville (Kaua'i), shot a 73 and tied for 211th at 152. Nelson, a Makena (Maui) pro, shot an 87 and finished tied for 298th at 162.

Scott Hebert shot a 71 on the Great Waters course to take a one-stroke lead.

The 39-year-old Hebert, a former Ferris State player based at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Michigan, had a 6-under 138.