In 1999, Brandan Kop won his seventh Army Invitational by a shot over UCLA junior Parker McLachlin, who played the final 10 holes in 4-under par. A year earlier, Sean Doi birdied the last hole to beat McLachlin by a shot.

To put it all in perspective, McLachlin captured his first PGA Tour championship Sunday, winning $540,000 and a ticket to this week's PGA Championship and next year's Mercedes-Benz and Players Championships.

Kop, inducted into the Hawai'i Golf Hall of Fame this year, will go after his ninth Army title beginning today at Leilehua Golf Course. He beat Matthew Ma by two shots last year.

Play starts at 7 a.m. for all three rounds, with the field cut in half before Saturday's final round.

There are 193 players, including 45 in the championship flight. Along with Kop, Manoa Cup champion Alex Ching is playing as well as former Manoa Cup champs Jonathan Ota and Ryan Perez, TJ Kua and father Stan, Kellen Watabu, Craig Watanabe and Joey Sakaue.

TWO TIE FOR SECOND

Kapolei's Mariel Galdiano and Waipahu's Allisen Corpuz tied for second, a stroke behind the winner of the Girls' 10 division, at the ninth annual U.S. Kids Golf World Championship last weekend in Pinehurst, N.C.

Galdiano and Corpuz, who shot 3-under-par 105 for their three-day, 27-hole totals, were one shot behind Kathleen Scavo, of Benicia, Calif. Scavo eagled the final hole to avoid a five-way playoff.

Hawai'i sent six girls and 11 boys between 7 and 12 to the tournament, which featured 1,250 golfers from 36 countries. It was played on seven courses.

Hawai'i's Eimi Koga and Richard Hattori were invited to play in Sunday's World Cup, on the Pinehurst No. 2 course. The Cup pitted golfers from the United States against International players in a Ryder Cup-style format. The top 10 boys and top six girls from the 12-year old age divisions made up each team.

Koga defeated Mexico's Natalia Azcue, 2 and 1, in her match and Hattori beat Santiago Lopez, also of Mexico, 4 and 3. The U.S. team won 10 1/2 of 16 possible points to win for the third consecutive year.

HAWAI'I RESULTS

Girls: 7—18, Millburn Ho (Honolulu) 47-39-42-128; 8—T32, Mari Camacho (Hilo) 46-43-49-138; 10—T2, Mariel Galdiano (Kapolei) 37-34-34-105 and Allisen Corpuz (Waipahu) 33-35-37-105; T30, Hana Furuichi (Honolulu) 40-40-45-125; 12—14, Eimi Koga (Honolulu) 76-77-74—227.

Boys: 7—97, Douglas Sears (Koloa) 52-51-49-152; 8—56, Kane Rogers (Honolulu) 43-41-47-131; T66 Andy Kang (Honolulu) 43-51-40-134; 9— T9, Shawn Lu (Honolulu) 73-77-77—227 and Trevor Arashiro (Honolulu) 76-75-76—227; 10—72, Sian Rogers (Honolulu) 81-82-82—245; 11—T10, Donny Hopoi ('Aiea) 72-72-72—216; 12—T6, Richard Hattori (Honolulu) 73-71-73—217; T93, George Corpuz (Waipahu) 80-89-78—247; 97, Lion Rogers (Honolulu) 79-84-85—248; T105, Matthew Camacho (Hilo) 82-88-82—252.

EVENT SET AT PUAKEA

Puakea Golf Course will be the site of a PGA Play Golf America Day Saturday. Created to showcase the game in a fun, relaxed and free atmosphere, it is presented by PGA of America and the Aloha Section PGA.

Play Golf America runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Instruction from section professionals will be available for golfers of all ages and skill levels, including beginners. There will be 15-minute tune-ups and exhibitions.

Equipment will be available for demonstration from manufacturers including Cobra, Titleist, Nike, TaylorMade and Adams Golf. Representatives will be available for club fitting and product insight.

Information on golf programs will also be available, along with special offers on golf, apparel and lessons.

For more information, call 808-245-8756 on Kaua'i.

WOMEN'S MAJOR TEES OFF

The last three State Stroke Play champions are entered in next week's Hawai'i State Women's Golf Association Match Play Championship, starting Wednesday at Oahu Country Club.

Katie Sisler will try to add the year's final major to the stroke play title she won last week. Sisler, about to start her sophomore year at UC Davis, reached the match-play final last year, falling to Erin Long, 3 and 2. Long has moved back to the Mainland.

The field also includes Rainbow Wahine alumna Xyra Suyetsugu, who won the previous two women's majors (Jennie K. Invitational and 2007 State Stroke Play), former University of Hawai'i teammates Erin Matsuoka and Kana Aikawa, and 2006 stroke-play champion Jaclyn Hilea.

Also back is Cyd Okino, who became the youngest match-play champion in history when she won at OCC in 2005, at age 11. Punahou fifth-grader Allisen Corpuz, 10, will have a chance to break that record this year.

Golfers tee off from 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Next Friday's final, scheduled for 18 holes, begins at 7 a.m.

MATCH PLAY EVENT SET

The Turtle Bay Golf Match Play Championship, the Aloha Section PGA's second major of the year, tees off Monday at 7 a.m. The field will be seeded based on the player and senior player of the year ranking, with defending champions John Lynch and Ron Kia'aina Jr. seeded No. 1.

Kevin Hayashi is seeded second and TJ Figueroa third. Among the seniors, Lance Taketa is second and Iyoki third.

The $10,400 tournament will be played at the Palmer Course, with 31 pros participating. A consolation round has been added this year, for those who lose in the first and second rounds, on the Fazio Course.

Last year, John Lynch defeated Mark Morrison, 1-up, for the title, with Kia'aina going overtime to beat Mike Iyoki, in 20 holes, for the senior title.

NOTES

Detroit sports journalist Jack Berry, the 2007 PGA of America Lifetime Achievement Award winner for the Golf Writers Association of America, and Waikoloa director of golf Scott Head will be guests on Saturday's Emily Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports. The show is broadcast on ESPN Radio 850AM in Hilo and 790AM Kona, from 6 to 7 p.m.

The 58th Korean Invitational Tournament will be Sept. 13 and 14 at 'Ewa Villages Golf Course. Entry deadline is Sept. 3 and entry fee is $125 ($115 if submitted by Aug. 29). Format is 36-hole stroke play in four flights, including Callaway for players without a USGA handicap. Information: Kerry Ahn (846-3395), Wayne Yoshimura (779-1020) or Duke Chung (421-1094).