Alessandro Fossati, an Italian who graduated from the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in South Carolina, will play for Hawai'i Pacific's golf team this season, the school announced.

Fossati won the International Junior Golf Tour's Champions Gate International and the Des Iles Borromees Junior in Italy this summer.

The Sea Warriors return all but one golfer from last year, including PacWest Newcomer of the Year Connor Rumpf and second-team all-PacWest Adam Istvan.

FITTING

PLAY THE RIGHT BALL

More than 300 have taken advantage of the golf ball Fitting Challenges by Bridgestone Golf this month. The final three fittings will be tomorrow at Turtle Bay (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Saturday at Roger Dunn Kapi'olani (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Sunday at Pro Am Golf Shop on Kapi'olani (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

The events are free and similar to club fitting. Golfers need to bring their driver. They receive a two-ball sleeve of the golf balls recommended for their game after the fitting.

Bridgestone technicians use a camera and swing speed monitor to register launch angle, club and ball speed and spin rate. They recommend a Bridgestone ball that should go farther and straighter. The company says that after more than 20,000 fittings, 70 percent increased driving distance by an average of 12 yards.

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Scott Head, Waikoloa Beach Resort's Vice President Resort Operations, will be a guest on "Emily T. Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports" Sunday at 6 p.m. on ESPN Radio (AM850 Hilo, AM790 Kona). Head will give an update on the Waikoloa Kings' and Beach Courses and Parker McLachlin, who represents Waikoloa on the PGA Tour. Noa Galdeira, Director of Golf for Big Island Country Club, will also be on the show, discussing the club's $45 rate for visitors and kama'aina, and its involvement with Hawai'i Wildlife Center. For more information, call 808-896-6780 or e-mail emilytgail@emilys.org.

Princeville's Prince Course, on Kaua'i's north shore, is offering a discount for visitors who want to play the course more than once and avoid airline baggage fees. The Prince is having a half off special on rental clubs for golfers who purchase multi-round packages. The course offers two Multi-Round Passes to be used within a five-day period: A two-round pass is $265, and a pass for three rounds is $340. The standard visitor green fee is $200. Passes now come with the opportunity to rent a set of TaylorMade clubs for $25. Special offers are valid through Dec. 31.

The sixth annual Women's Fund of Hawai'i Women Drivers tournament will be Aug. 24, with proceeds going to the Women's Fund of Hawai'i, a grant-making organization that focuses on helping women and girls become "safe, financially secure and empowered." Cost is $700 for a four-person team or $175 for an individual. Registration and contests begin at 10:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at noon. To sign up, call 954-9653 or go to http://www.womensfundhawaii.org.

The Navy League of the United States Honolulu Council will hold its sixth annual fundraising tournament Aug. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at Kane'ohe Klipper. The tournament raises funds for programs that support the men and women of the Sea Services, such as Sea Cadets, Navy-Marine Relief and Enlisted Person of the Year. Cost is $145 per person or $550 for a team of four. Entry deadline is Aug. 21. To register or for more information, contact the Navy League at 422-9404 or nlhcfinance@hawaii.rr.com.

Entry deadline for the 59th Korean Invitational is Sept. 4. The tournament, open to the first 120 entrants, will be Sept. 12 and 13 at 'Ewa Villages. For more information, call Duke Chung (748-5601), Kerry Ahn (846-3395) or Wayne Yoshimura (779-1020).

The 2010 Western Athletic Conference Women's Golf Tournament will be at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz., April 19 to 21. It is the first of two WAC championships to be played in Mesa next year. In May, the city announced it would host WAC baseball the next three years.