Teaching, coaching summit set
The biennial Aloha PGA Teaching & Coaching Summit will be Sept. 23-26 at Kapalua Golf Academy. The summit is open to PGA professionals and amateurs and features some of the world’s top instructors and educators, including Mike Adams, Brian Mogg and Mike Malaska.
The summit will start with a fantasy golf school for Aloha Section PGA pros and amateurs. It features 6 hours of instruction and a 9-hole pro-am at The Plantation Course. That starts at 8 a.m. Sept. 23, and the entry deadline is tomorrow.
The summit officially begins Sept. 24 and a free Play Golf America festival and demo day will be run in conjunction on Sept. 25. More than 30 pros will give free lessons to the public. For information, visit aloha.pga.com or call (808) 593-2230.
Nishimoto triumphs
Kauai’s Dan Nishimoto shot rounds of 76-74 earlier this week at Waikele to win the pro flight of the Hawaii Golf Senior Open. Don Wilburn (78–151) was one shot back. Doug Williams captured the A flight (ages 50-61) low-gross title with rounds of 75-77 and Jeff Steen won the net title (70-61). David Kochi (79-77) and Cliff Nishikawa (68-74) won the B flight low-gross and low-net titles and Annette Mathias (67-71) won the women’s title, which was low net.