Moanalua’s Hara, Lu earn Four-Ball titles

Moanalua High School’s Kyosuke Hara and Shawn Lu captured the Hawaii State Golf Association Four-Ball Championship last weekend, shooting 9-under-par 62 Saturday and Sunday.

Hara and Lu beat older teammates John Oda and Brent Grant by four shots. Oda has finished second in Four-Ball three straight years.

Hara and Lu were 11 under on the front nine at Ted Makalena Golf Course, with six birdies Saturday and three birdies and an eagle Sunday.

Shannon Tanoue and Mark Takahama (66-129) took third.

Keith Nakamura and Brent Helgeson (69136) won the A Flight and Ryan Yoneda and Wayne Yamamoto (70145) captured the B Flight.

Hawaii Prince offers special rate

Hawaii Prince Golf Club will have a special $29 weekday aeration rate from March 19 to 29. The greens fee will be $39 on the weekend.

The Prince features three separate nines. The 18-hole special is not good for club play or with other specials. A valid Hawaii driver’s license must be shown.

For tee times, call 944-4567.

Thompson Invitational coming up

Hawaii and UH Hilo join 13 other women’s college teams from the U.S. and Japan in the 29th annual Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, starting Tuesday at the Kaneohe Klipper course.

Visiting teams include Gonzaga, where University High graduate Alice Kim is a junior and Waiakea alum Ciera Min is a freshman.

The Zags are 46th in the current Golfweek rankings. The highest ranked team in the tournament is North Carolina State, at No. 22. Mississippi State is 31st and SMU 48th.

Arizona won its record eighth Invitational title last year, behind medalist Manon Gidali. The Wildcats shared the championship with Hawaii in the inaugural Thompson Invitational in 1986. It remains the Rainbow Wahine’s only tournament title.

Wahine Bobbi Kokx was medalist that year. Other former champions include Annika Sorenstam (1991 and ’92), Janice Moodie (1994 and ’97) and Natalie Gulbis (2001).

The Wahine also host the Anuenue Spring Break Classic, March 24-26 at Kapalua Bay. Seventh-ranked Washington, with Hawaii’s Cyd Okino and Eimi Koga, and 11th-ranked Pepperdine, with Hawaii’s Alina Ching and Marissa Chow, are in that field.