5 Hawaii golfers tee off at Lotte Championship

5 Hawaii golfers tee off at Lotte Championship

The LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship teed off Thursday at Hoakalei Country Club with five players with Hawaii ties in the field, including three non-tour members. Among the headliners were first-time LPGA competitors Alexa Takai, a 15-year-old Punahou sophomore playing on a sponsor’s exemption, and Moanalua graduate Lani Luafalealo, who qualified Monday and is representing her birth country of Western Samoa. View this post on Instagram A post sha…

Lani Luafalealo proud to represent Samoa, Hawaii on Day 1 of Lotte Championship

Luafalealo, a Moanalua High and Grand Canyon University alumna, shot a 71 as one of three players with Hawaii ties under par after Day 1.