Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, February 6, 1998

Sony new sponsor
for Waialae tourney

It's official. Sony will be the new sponsor of the PGA Tour event at the Waialae Country Club that replaces the United Airlines Hawaiian Open next January 14-17.

Tentatively named the Sony Open in Hawaii, it will be a $2.6 million event. In the PGA Tour's new television package, the Sony Open will follow the Mercedes Championship, to be played the preceding week at the Kapalua Resort on Maui.

"We think this back-to-back start is the logical way to kick off the season," said Ric Clarson, vice president of the PGA Tour, yesterday at Gov. Ben Cayetano's office.

The Sony tournament is scheduled to run for the next four years, with the prize money increasing to $3.4 million in 2002.

The Hawaiian Open -- sponsored by United Airlines for 33 years -- will be held next week at Waialae.

BYU-Hawaii 90, Hawaii-Hilo 78

UH-Hilo: Jenkins 7-10 1-1 15, Claytor 5-14 2-2 13, Ellis 7-14 3-3 17, Thomas 7-9 1-3 15, Torres 2-4 3-4 8, Carvalho 1-3 0-0 2, Hansen 0-0 0-0 0, Padovan 0-0 0-0 0, Yule 2-7 4-4 8. Totals 31-62 14-17 78.

BYU-Hawaii: Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Bates 8-14 2-6 18, Salisbury 4-8 0-2 8, Akana 4-8 4-4 14, D. Evans 11-17 8-14 32, Fripp 0-1 0-0 0, A. Evans 3-6 3-4 12, Gornichec 1-2 2-2 4, Joyce 0-0 0-0 0, Isom 1-4 0-0 2, Villa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-62 19-32.

Halftime--UH-Hilo 50, BYU-Hawaii 45. 3-point goals--UH-Hilo 2-9, BYU-Hawaii 7-14. Fouled out--Jenkins. Rebounds--UH-Hilo 36, BYU-Hawaii 33. Assists--UH-Hilo 12, BYU-Hawaii 20. Total fouls--UH-Hilo 25, BYU-Hawaii 17.

SHOOT-OUT FIELD EXPANDS: The Johnny Bellinger Shoot-Out Tuesday at the Waialae Country Club added Peter Jacobsen and Corey Pavin, expanding the field to 14 golfers.

Jacobsen and Pavin, a two-time United Airlines Hawaiian Open winner, will join last year's winner, Jim Furyk, defending Hawaiian Open champion Paul Stankowski, Lanny Wadkins, Paul Azinger, David Ishii, John Daly, Andy Bean, Steve Jones, Tom Lehman, John Morse, Scott Simpson and Craig Stadler.

SOCCER HONOR FOR NISHIMOTO: Punahou sweeper Shaina Nishimoto is the first recipient of the Gatorade Circle of Champions Hawaii High School Girls' Soccer Player of the Year Award.

Nishimoto joins players of the year from 48 other states who are eligible to win regional and national player-of-the-year honors.

MOUNTAIN BIKE BIGGIE: The Tour of Champions mountain biking event will be held Sept. 24-25 at Molokai Ranch, with a field of 75 vying for cross-country and downhill titles.

A total purse of $100,000 will be up for grabs in the races, to be televised on ESPN.