Eighth-ranked Arizona State went 2-for-2 in paradise, capturing the University of Hawaii’s Paradise Desert Classic yesterday at Luana Hills Country Club. The one-day event included four teams from the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational — which ASU won Tuesday at the Kaneohe Klipper course — and Columbia.

The Sun Devils shot 23-over 311 at Luana, a course so vast and wild that golfers were allowed to ride carts, a rarity in the college game. Osaka Gakuin was next at 332.

The Rainbow Wahine shared third with Columbia at 341. Hawaii-Hilo was last at 371.

Hawaii was led by sophomore Ka’ili Britos, who shot 9-over 81 for sixth place. Freshman teammate Anna DePalma, who competed as an individual, took seventh at 83.

Arizona State’s Giulia Molinaro and Columbia’s Michelle Piyapattra shared medalist honors at 75. Dayna Bersamin led Hawaii-Hilo with an 87.

DePalma is one of five freshmen on the Wahine roster. The only senior is Brittany Bomar.

"A lot of players are so close in their scoring," UH coach Lori Castillo said. "I have to sit down and figure out who to take on the next road trip. We have a lot of work to do in terms of fine-tuning for some and, for others, getting them some confidence back. We were much better this week in a lot of different ways. I’m hoping to carry that forward for the end of our season."

Hawaii travels to the UC Irvine Anteater Invitational a the end of the month, then to the Western Athletic Conference championships, April 15-17 in Mesa, Ariz. It had its best scores of the season on Monday and Tuesday, when it finished 11th in its 19-team invitational.

Osaka, located far south of the devastation in Japan, took its scheduled flight here to play both tournaments.

Get Golf Ready is back

Turtle Bay will relaunch its Get Golf Ready program March 24. The resort’s staff will offer a series of introductory lessons each Friday through April 21, at 10 a.m. or 4 p.m. Cost is $99 per person and golfers can register at TurtleBayGolf.com The final class is a nine-hole round on the Fazio Course.

Membership is also open in Turtle Bay Golf Plus, an annual kamaaina program that gives members reduced greens fees and invitations to monthly tournaments.

For more information, call 293-8574.

Juniors can play free

The 27-hole Makai Golf Club at The St. Regis Princeville Resort is offering special values.

The club is continuing its "juniors play free" program through the end of the year. Golfers ages 6 to 15 are free when accompanied by a paying adult. Additional juniors or unaccompanied juniors are half off the adult rate. Golfers ages 16 and 17 get half off greens fees when accompanied by a paying adult. Juniors can also use free Callaway rental clubs while on the course, ordinarily a $55 fee.

For more information or to reserve tee times, call 808-826-1912 or visit MakaiGolf.com.

Notes

» The Hawaii State Junior Golf Association opens its season this weekend with a Junior Tour Series stop at Wailua Golf Course. There are four events in the HSJGA Spring Junior Tour Series, with the 14-and-unders playing at Waimea Country Club next weekend, Mililani on April 16-17 and Pukalani on April 23-24.

» March 25 is the deadline to apply for the Aloha Section PGA Foundation scholarship. The one-year educational scholarships are open to high school seniors and current college students.

A new $20,000 scholarship is also available for one high school senior to attend Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. It is a $5,000 annual discount on tuition. Applications are available at aspga.com and must be turned into the section. For information, contact Kristin Molina at 593-2230 or kmolina@pgahq.com.