Four Hawaii State Junior Golf Association members will benefit from $12,500 in scholarships when they head to college in the fall.

Recipients of the C. Pardee and Betsy Erdman college scholarships are Hilo’s Trevor Hirata, who will be a sophomore on the University of Hawaii team, Kailua-Kona’s Matthew Rosato (Pepperdine) and Cole Shintaku (Santa Clara).

Hirata, Rosato and Hilo’s Kalai Pomroy (UNLV) received the Thos Rohr college scholarship. Hirata, Pomroy, Rosato and Shintaku also earned HSJGA college scholarships.

The Erdman scholarship are given to juniors who “exemplify some or all of the qualities and characteristics modeled by the Erdmans,” who are longtime HSJGA supporters.

Rohr’s scholarship is sponsored by Waikoloa Land Company, where Rohr was president. He was also the recipient of the 2007 distinguished service award, given by the Aloha Section PGA. His annual awards are for Hawaii Island residents.

Money for the HSJGA scholarships is raised through the annual Michelle Wie Love Ping Pong fundraiser.

Deadline near for OCC women’s event

Next week is the deadline to enter the Oahu Country Club Women’s Invitational. It will be played Aug. 21-22 at OCC. Format is 36-hole modified Stableford scoring.

The field is limited to the first 80 entries. Golfers must have a handicap index of 24.5 or less using Aug. 1 revisions. Cost is $195, $145 for students.

First Tee fundraiser set for Aug. 20

The First Tee of Hawaii’s next fundraiser will be Aug. 20 at Dave & Buster’s Rooftop Sunset Bar.

Summer Cool Down with The First Tee of Hawaii will feature live music, heavy pupu, craft beer tasting, raffle prizes and auction items. Each entry also will receive a Dave & Buster’s Power Card to enjoy games.

The event runs from 4-7 p.m. and costs $80 for adults and $40 for kids.

To purchase tickets, contact The First Tee of Hawaii Executive Director Kellan Anderson (202-6456).

Poipu Bay to host junior golf camp

Poipu Bay is offering a junior golf camp for children ages 6-17 through Aug. 29.

The camp includes 45 minutes with a PGA instructor and three holes of play. It costs $35 per child, per session. The program is limited to six children per session.

For more information, call 800-858-6300 or 808-742-8711.

Junior golfers can also play free on the 18-hole course through the end of the month, with a full-paying adult.

There is a special club rental rate of $25.