Mason qualifies for U.S. Open

Hawaii’s Nick Mason shot a 3-under 141 in a sectional tournament in Rockville, Md., on Monday to earn a spot in the U.S. Open golf championship.

Mason had rounds of a 70 and 71 and tied for second place at the qualifier.

The U.S. Open will be held June 12-15 at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.

UH fourth in coed sailing semis

Light winds in Annapolis, Md., limited the first day of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association Coed National Championship to just four races on Tuesday and Hawaii ended the day fourth in its semifinal bracket.

Two races in the A division and two in the B division were completed before the wind on the St. Mary’s River dissipated. At that point UH had 22 points, trailing Yale (eight points), Bowdoin (18) and Brown (21) in the 18-team West bracket.

The semifinals continue Wednesday, conditions permitting. The top nine finishers in the East and West semifinals advance to the finals scheduled to begin Thursday.

Kam among 6 to make it into Publinx

Alice Kam led a group of six who earned berths during the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links qualifier at the Ewa Beach Golf Club on Monday.

Kim, of Honolulu, shot an even-par 72, which included a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th hole with an 8-iron. Also qualifying were Pearl City’s Mariel Galdiano (73); Cyd Okino (74), Rose Huang (77) and Kaci Masuda (77), all from Honolulu; and Aneka Seumanutafa (77) of Kapolei. The six will compete from July 14 to 19 at the 38th and final U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championships in DuPont, Wash.

Kailua’s Malia Nam (76) qualified, but declined a spot.