Applications are still being accepted for the 67th Jennie K. Wilson Invitational, scheduled for May 19-21 at Mid-Pacific Country Club.

Amateur women golfers 16 and older, with a handicap index of 22.0 or less, are eligible. Golfers under 16, with an index of 4.0 or less, can apply to compete in the championship flight.

Applications and more information are available at MPCC.

Past champions include Hawaii Golf Hall of Famers Bev Kim, Brenda Rego, Tura Nagatoshi, Jackie Yates and Joan Damon. Recent winners include Mariel Galdiano, Nicole Sakamoto, Michelle Wie and Stephanie Kono. Japan’s Kaira Nabeshima won last year.

TODAY’S TIP: MASTER STROKES

How frustrating is it when you hit a good shot, your ball is lying just off the green in light rough, then you blow your chip shot? You either muff it so that it pops up and goes nowhere, or you kill it, “screaming it” over the green and probably into a hazard.

Here’s a cool little option shot: Use your 5-wood. Choke down on the shaft, holding it like you would your putter and make a normal, smooth putting stroke. The slight loft on the club serves to get the ball up and out of the light rough then land it softly onto the fringe, rolling it smoothly toward the pin.

Practice this and you’ll be able to roll the ball close and eliminate those erratic shots.

— Jim McLean, owner, Jim McLean Golf School, author of the best-selling books “The Slot Swing” and “The 8-Step Swing.”