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Waialae Country Club head pro Kevin Carll won the Kapalua Hall of Fame Championship by three shots over Ko Olina’s Kevin Shimomura. The two-day tournament ended Monday at Kapalua’s Plantation Course.
Carll fired rounds of 71-75 to finish at even par, while Shimomura shot 73-76. Kevin Ralbovsky was next at 78–152.
Hilo Muni’s Lance Taketa (73–143) captured the senior division by two shots over Kevin Hayashi (71–145), also from Hilo Muni, and Hapuna’s Jay Taise (75–149).
The Aloha Section PGA Senior Stroke Play Championship and Professional Championship qualifier were held in conjunction with the tournament. Taketa, Hayashi and Taise will represent the section at the 27th Senior PGA Professional Championship, Oct. 15-18 at Bayonet & Black Horse in Monterey, Calif.
Kenny Springer captured the super senior division title with rounds of 73-78. Hilo Muni’s Rodney Acia (76–154) was runner-up.
Tour cancels event in China
Tragedy has touched the Champions Tour’s effort to play its inaugural event in China. The tour announced Tuesday that next month’s Pacific Links China Championship has been canceled because of the Aug. 12 explosions in the port area of Tianjin.
The tournament, played its first three years at Kapolei, was to be held at the 27 Club in Tianjin this year.
More than 100 people died and many more were injured and missing after the fire and explosions at a container storage facility. The course and area nearby were not directly affected by the explosion, but organizers felt it would be inappropriate to hold the tournament.
"Given the recent events, Pacific Links and our members feel it is time to support and grieve with the victim’s families, friends and all residents of the great city of Tianjin," Du Sha, the owner and chairman of Pacific Links International, said in a PGA Tour statement.
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