Turtle Bay Resort has signed a three-year deal with the Aloha Section PGA to host the Hawai'i State Open, beginning this Dec. 18 to 20. The 54-hole championship will use both the Palmer and Fazio courses, according to Matt Hall, Turtle Bay's director of golf and Aloha Section PGA president.

Using both courses will enable the Turtle Bay Resort Hawai'i State Open to expand the fields for both the senior and women's flights, according to Hall.

The Hawai'i State Open had been looking for a title sponsor when Prince Resorts Hawai'i ended a 14-year relationship with the Aloha Section PGA.

JUNIOR PGA

ALOHA SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP SET

The Aloha Section Junior PGA Championship, presented by Dave & Buster's, will be June 25 and 26 at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island. Boys and girls ages 13 to 18 will play at the Beach Course; 12 and under at Waikoloa Kings'.

Qualifiers in the 13-18 division represent the Aloha Section PGA at the 34th Junior PGA Championship, at TPC River's Ben in Maineville, Ohio (outside Cincinnati), July 28 to 31.

Last year, Alika Bell and Kristina Merkle represented the Aloha Section. Steph-anie Kono won the 2005 national title at Westfield Group Country Club in Ohio, and Reynold Lee captured the boys title in 1988 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.

Other former national winners include Jim Furyk, Cristie Kerr, Phil Mickelson, Grace Park, Dottie Pepper and Tiger Woods.

Entry deadline is June 15. For information, call the Aloha Section, 808-593-2230, Waikoloa Beach Resort, 808-886-7888, or visit http://www.aloha.pga.com.

ROSE MEMORIAL

TOURNEY JUNE 13 AT WAIKOLOA KINGS

The Dennis Rose Memorial Tournament will be June 13 at Waikoloa Kings' Course. It is presented by St. James' Episcopal Church in Kamuela and honors the memory of the late Aloha Section pro.

Proceeds provide a $1,000 scholarship to a Big Island junior golfer who is a high school senior.

Cost is $175 per player and format is two-person best ball.

For information, call David P. Coon at 808-885-4923 on the Big Island.