Free junior day is Saturday

Hawaii’s seventh annual junior golf day is Saturday at 15 sites across the islands. The free event is sponsored by the Aloha Section PGA and Hawaii State Junior Golf Association.

Junior golf day is for new and beginning golfers between the ages of 5-18. It starts with registration at 8:30 a.m. (except for Kaanapali). That is followed by a free kids golf clinic conducted by PGA and LPGA pros, from 9-11 a.m. Early registration is available at hsjga.org.

Simpson to defend First Tee title

The third annual First Tee of Hawaii Shootout & Pro-Am Golf Tournament runs next Monday through Wednesday at Hoakalei Country Club.

Scott Simpson, the 1987 U.S. Open champion, will defend his title and conduct a free golf clinic Sunday, from 4-6 p.m. at Hoakalei. There will also be a long drive competition, with inaugural shootout champ Jason Jakovac, Brent Grant, Jared Sawada and Kala Ka‘aihue, and a short game competition with Simpson, Nick Mason, Derek Tolan and Ryan Acosta.

The shootout starts Monday at 12:30 p.m. with a qualifying round. The top 32 advance to two rounds of match play Tuesday. The final eight meet in an 18-hole stroke-play shootout, for a purse of $28,500, Wednesday beginning at 1 p.m.

For more information, visit TFTHshootout.com or call 202-6456.