The professionals won eight of 12 matches yesterday to capture the Burns Challenge Cup, 141/2- 91/2, over the amateurs at Hickam's Mamala Bay golf course. Pros win Burns Cup
They were tied, 6-6, after Monday's best-ball and alternate ball matches.
Guy Yamamoto, who beat Chuck Davis, 5 and 4, Damien Jamila and Clayton Gomi were the only amateurs to win their matches yesterday.
The pros lead the annual series, 14-8-1.
The Brigham Young University-Hawaii men's basketball team survived a 10-point run by Oakland City University (Ind.) for an 86-83 nonconference victory at the Cannon Activities Center last night. SEASIDERS WIN CLOSE ONE
Brandyn Akana scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Seasiders (3-0). Ionatana Enosa chipped in with 16 points and Chris Bates scored 12 points and had nine rebounds.
Matt Hopson led Oakland City with 22 points.
The University of Hawaii men's and women's tennis teams won their matches from the University of Hawaii at Hilo yesterday by 6-0 and 5-1 scores, respectively, at the UH courts. RAINBOWS SWEEP VULCANS
In another match, Loyola Marymount defeated the Wahine, 6-0.
British Open champion Tom Lehman, the PGA Tour's top money winner, will play in the 1997 United Airlines Hawaiian Open and the Johnny Bellinger Shoot-Out at the Waialae Country Club next February. LEHMAN IN HAWAIIAN OPEN,
SHOOT-OUTTournament chairman Bill Thompson said that Lehman, who won the MasterCard PGA Grand Slam on Kauai earlier this month, will be joined in the Shoot-out and 32nd annual tournament by David Ishii, Scott Simpson and defending champion Jim Furyk.
The Shoot-out will be held Feb. 11, while the 72-hole Hawaiian Open, with its $216,000 first prize, is scheduled for Feb. 13-16.
For tournament and ticket information, in addition to volunteer details, call the Hawaiian Open headquarters at 831-5400.
Hui O He'e Nalu, the largest surfing club in Hawaii, will conduct a big wave power surfing contest to be held at "Back Door" Pipeline, Dec. 21 to Jan. 3. BIG WAVE CONTEST SCHEDULED
Challenging the wave at Back Door Pipeline will be an elite group of 40 surfers. The winner will take home $35,000 from the $100,000 purse.
Using a no elimination format, surfers will compete in heats ranging from a half hour to one hour depending on the wave's quality and quantity.