Saturday is the final tryout date for the 2006 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. The tryout starts at 4 p.m. at Olomana Golf Links and golfers can register that day.

Local qualifiers advance to District Finals Aug. 19 at Olomana. That winner advances to the Championship, Oct. 25 to 28, in Mesquite, Nev.

More than 20,000 competitors are expected this year, with qualifiers at more than 400 facilities in 20 countries. Cost for the local qualifier is $40 for open and seniors, and $30 for women and super seniors. The District Qualification event is $125.

For more information, call Jonathan Kono at 383-2228.

KO OLINA OFFERING THREE JUNIOR PROGRAMS

Ko Olina Golf Club offers three programs for juniors during the year.

The Ko Olina Kidz Club is a six-week summer session from Sunday to Aug. 20. It meets every Sunday, at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m or 3:30 p.m. Cost is $110 to $130.

Junior group clinics provide a special emphasis on playing, with a focus on short game and on-course experience. Cost is $80 per lesson for one junior, $40 each per lesson for two and $25 per lesson for three or four players. Each lesson is 90 minutes and times are flexible.

Ko Olina's pros provide private lessons, at $70 an hour or $40 for 30 minutes. They also have a Junior Series that costs $250 and includes 10 half-hour lessons and five range passes.

Classes are open to beginner, intermediate, advanced and competitive players. Call 676-5300 for more information or to sign up.

Ko Olina also has a "Catch the Bug" promotion for adults. For $24 a year, golfers get a USGA handicap, Hawai'i State Golf Association membership, online scoring access to GHIN (Golf Handicap and Information Network) and an engraved bag tag.

Premium membership is $84 per year and includes the same benefits standard members receive, plus invitations to clinics, tournaments, and events, custom club fitting, a 30-minute private lesson and video swing analysis with a PGA professional and a nine-hole round. Bag storage privileges also are available for an additional $20 a month, based upon availability.