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Volunteers are needed for the eighth annual LPGA Lotte Championship, April 17-20 at Ko Olina Golf Club. The Pro-Am is April 16.
Four committees specifically need help:
>> Marshals are needed all five days, with training provided before the event. Those interested should contact Jim Murphy (mmivc5@gmail.com).
>> Parking volunteers are needed from April 14-20. Contact E.B. Lawson (eblawson@gmail.com).
>> Standard Bearers are needed April 16-20 and the contact is Chris Urabe (mikidog@hawaiiantel.net).
>> Finally, those interested in the Walking Scorers committee, which works April 16-20, should email Jeff Tonkel (jefftonkel@hotmail.com).
Brooke Henderson is expected to defend her Lotte Championship.
Spare for Change holds tournament
Spare for Change is having its fourth annual Bad Pants Open golf tournament March 23 at Maui Nui. The event raises funds for Spare for Change, which recycles clubs for kids and adults and is based on Maui.
Cost is $150 per person and the format is four-person scramble. There will be a 1 p.m. shotgun start, with lunch at noon and dinner after the tournament. The field is limited to 124 and usually fills up.
The non-profit organization is also looking for prize donations and hole sponsors.
For more information, contact founder David Havens at 808-298-8012 or spareforchange@gmail.com, or visit spareforchange.org.
UH’s Nine & Dine returns
Rainbow Wahine golf is bringing back its Nine & Dine. The fundraiser is March 28 at Kaneohe Klipper. It is a nine-hole tournament starting at 4 p.m., with dinner after.
Entry fee is $500 per four-person team.
For more information, contact Hawaii coach Stephen Bidne (Bidne@hawaii.edu).
Pearl Country Club hosts event
Hawaiian Girls Golf Clubs are having their 35th annual State Golf Tournament April 12 at Pearl Country Club.
All regular and social members of Hawaiian Girls Clubs, and guests with established USGA handicaps, are eligible. Maximum handicap is 35.
Cost is $155 for the tournament, cart, awards, banquet and pupu reception. There are A and B flights (for HGGC members only) and a Guest Flight (women and men).
Entry deadline is April 1.
For more information, contact Nana Duarte (duartn001@hawaii.rr.com) or Sweetheart Enos (sweet21398@aol.com).