Maui’s Justin Keiley took second at the Web.com Tour Pre-Qualifying event, which ended Friday in Woodland, Calif.
Keiley, a Baldwin graduate from Haiku, finished a shot behind medalist Craig McCoy after rounds of 69-70-68. Keiley advances, along with 37 others, to First-Stage Qualifying next month.
The Web.com Qualifying Tournament has replaced the PGA Tour Qualifying School.
Keiley played four years for Brigham Young and won the 2014 John H. Burns Intercollegiate as a senior. In August, he and Wailuku’s Taeksoo Kim tied for eighth at the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open.
Hawaii’s Dean Wilson, a BYU graduate who won a PGA Tour event and the 1999 Utah Open, was 16th this year.
The last group advancing in California finished at 4-over 217. Kamuela’s Max Bonk just missed, shooting 71-74-73–218. He tied for 39th. There were 84 in the field.
There are four qualifying stages — Pre, First, Second and Final. All 156 who reach the Final Stage in December gain at least conditional status on the 2016 Web.com Tour.
Leong snags medalist honors
Aiko Leong earned medalist honors at last week’s sixth annual Antigua National High School Invitational, leading the Punahou girls to a second-place finish at McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Leong’s two-round total was 6 under par, giving her a four-shot victory. Teammate Allisen Corpuz was nine shots back and finished sixth.
Xavier College Prep, from Phoenix, won the girls title with a total of 25 over par. Punahou was seven shots back.
There were 18 teams in the field. Punahou, which captured the 2012 Antigua tournament behind medalist Kacie Komoto, has won eight of the last nine Hawaii State High School championships.
The Punahou boys, who also won this event in 2012, took fifth in a field of 23, finishing at 27 over. They have won six of the last eight state titles.
Women’s Stroke Play cut to 36
This year’s Hawaii State Women’s Stroke Play Championship has been cut to 36 holes. It will be played Oct. 13-14 at Mid-Pacific Country Club.
It is open to amateur women who belong to an HSWGA club, with a GHIN handicap index of 18.0 or better, as of Oct. 1.
Championship flight will compete without a handicap and other flights with handicap.
Entry fee is $80 plus cart fees. Caddies are welcome.Tee times begin around 8:30 each day.
For more information, contact Kathy Ordway at 262-2428 or kathyordway@me.com.
