The Turtle Bay Junior Golf Fall Session begins Saturday at 3:30 p.m. It is the first of six classes.

New students receive a shirt and cap. Fee is $100 for new students and $60 for returning students.

EIGHT ISLE COURSES ON LIST

Golf World has announced its second annual "Readers' Choice Awards," recognizing the 50 best private, public and resort golf facilities in the country. Distinctions are based on the input of readers and are published in the Sept. 28 issue.

Readers were asked to evaluate the nation's golf facilities in the three categories based on 13 performance criteria, such as quality of the course, course conditions, reputation/prestige and service. More than 46,000 individual facility ratings were received.

For the second year in a row, Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina is the number one resort on the list. Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. is the top-rated private course and Forest Dunes Golf Club in Roscommon, Mich., the top public facility.

Hawai'i has the most resorts on the list of any state represented, with eight — Mauna Kea (10), Princeville (11), Po'ipu Bay (17), Kapalua (21), Waikoloa Beach (26), Challenge at Manele/Experience at Ko'ele on Lana'i (34), Turtle Bay Resort (43) and Kaua'i Lagoons (50).

Waikoloa and Turtle Bay were not on last year's inaugural list.

Ko'olau Golf Club is No. 32 on the Public list. None of Hawai'i's private facilities made the Top 50.

LIBRARY BENEFITS

Last week's 16th annual Links to Literacy Golf Tournament: A Benefit for the Friends of the Library of Hawai'i, raised $150,000. The benefit had more than 200 golfers and was played at Ko Olina Golf Club.

Proceeds support and promote the Hawai'i State Public Library System by "encouraging reading, literacy and lifelong learning." The organization raises funds to supplement public library programs not covered by the state budget.

Marriott International and Ko Olina Resort & Marina are title sponsors for Links to Literacy.

MACLEAN MAKES CUT

Ian MacLean was the only Hawai'i golfer to make the cut at the Golf Channel Amateur Tour National and Senior National Championships last week in Palm Springs, Calif.

Local tours from across the country sent 12-golfer teams to nationals. The Hawai'i Tour played 10 events during the year on the four major islands. It has six flights, going up to 20-plus handicap.

MacLean tied for fifth in his Senior Sarazen Flight, shooting 83-89-90-85.

Other scores:

National Championship: Championship Flight (0.0-3.9)—Jimmy Kawaihalau 74-86-75 and Dennis Harrison 81-83-92; Hogan Flight (8.0-11.9)—Craig Gallagher 86-82-83; Sarazen Flight (12.0-15.9)—William Lee 92-99-95; Jones Flight (16.0-19.9)—William Brown 94-98-97.

Senior National Championship: Hogan Flight (8.0-11.9)—Bernie Lam Ho 91-101-87; Jones Flight (16.0-19.9)—Gary Dennett 89-101-92; and Kyle Paishon 106-96-106.

NOTES

Tony Finau tied for 18th at last week's PGA Tour Pre-Qualifying in Dallas, but brother Gipper was 50th and missed advancing by three shots. Tony fired a third-round 66 to go with three rounds of 2-over-par 72 and easily advanced to Q-School's first stage. Gipper had rounds of 73-74-71-72. The Finau brothers represent Turtle Bay.

Monday's Hawai'i State Women's Golf Association Senior Championship, which was won for the fifth time by Mona Kim, featured 10 golfers in their 80's: Jeanette Barney, Kahili Chong, Helen Sing, Barbara Hamamoto, Annette Kono, Gay Conklin, Cathy Kobayashi, Elaine Lee, Flo Miyasaki and Loretta Chang.