Kung Remains Within Range of NCAA Lead

USC’s Candie Kung, a Fountain Valley High graduate, shot two-over 74 Wednesday in the second round of the NCAA Championships at Mission Inn Golf Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., and is tied for 11th place with two-day total of 146, eight strokes behind leader Laura Moffat of UCLA.

Stanford freshman Angela Rho, a Sonora High graduate, is in a tie for 50th at 152.

Duke and Oklahoma State are tied for the team lead midway through the tournament with scores of 16-over 592, a stroke ahead of Georgia. UCLA is tied for fourth at 594, Stanford is ninth at 601 and USC is tied for 10th at 603. Pepperdine is 12th at 605.

That’s a Bargain

Pelican Hill Golf Club, one of the highest-priced public courses in the nation, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by offering a chance to play the course for $135.

The special rate is available to all golfers who play Oak Creek in Irvine, Pelican Hill’s sister course. The anniversary rate, valid for a limited time, will be honored seven days a week.

“We are pleased to be able to give something back to all the golfers that have supported the golf club over the years,” said Bobby Heath, Director of Golf at Pelican Hill.

Regular rates at Pelican Hill are $175 on weekdays and $250 on weekends. Anyone playing Oak Creek will receive a voucher for the discount at Pelican Hill. Rates at Oak Creek are $95 Monday-Thursday and $135 Friday-Sunday.

Another Hundred

Ocean Trails Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes announced that it will offer special Spring rates of $99 Monday-Thursday and $145 Friday-Sunday throughout the rest of May and all of June.

The regular rates at the Pete Dye-designed oceanfront course are $125 weekdays and $195 weekends.

Ocean Trails has been open since November, despite having only 15 holes open for play. The 18th hole was destroyed by a landslide in June 1999, and the reconstruction project has forced the closing of two other holes.

Chasing a Future

Danielle Aimee of Newport Beach and Eunice Choi of Dove Canyon are in the field for the Futures Classic in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Choi, a Laguna Hills High graduate, is 54th on the season money list with $2,159. The top three on the Futures Tour final money list earn a LPGA Tour card for 2002.

Junior Circuit

Stella Lee of Irvine, Priscilla Park of Santa Ana, Nico Bollini of Yorba Linda and Daniel Kush of Tustin have been invited to play in the American Junior Golf Assn. Thunderbird Invitational beginning Saturday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Phoenix.

The event is open only to those who have high finishes in previous top AJGA tournaments.

Carling Cho of San Juan Capistrano, Jennie Lee of Huntington Beach, Angela Won of Irvine, Jon Friedman of Irvine, Matt Isaacson of Tustin, Jeff Kempler of Laguna Hills, Daniel Lee of Huntington Beach, Jerry Podgajski of Garden Grove, Ryan Sader of Brea, Matt Schrieber of Laguna Niguel and Ryan Wright are in the field for the AJGA Ashworth Junior Classic at Quail Ranch in Moreno Valley May 30-June 1.

This is the first time the AJGA has held a tournament at Quail Ranch and is the nearest to Orange County the tour will get this year.

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TEE TIMES

MAY

* 29: Golf, for Kids’ Sake, Tustin Ranch GC. Cost is $150. Benefits Boys and Girls Club of Tustin. Information: (714) 838-5223.

* 29: Travis Eaton Benefit, Menifee Lakes CC. Cost is $70. Benefits Travis Eaton, a young cancer patient who needs help with medical bills. Information: (909) 679-0244.

JUNE

* 4: U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying, El Caballero CC, Tarzana.

* 4: TCA/Habitat for Humanity tournament, Dove Canyon CC. Cost is $300. Benefits Habitat for Humanity, Orange County. Information: (949) 862-0270.

* 5: 19th Vince Ferragamo Foundation Celebrity CLassic, Los Coyotes CC. Cost is $350. Benefits Special Olympics Foundation. Information: (714) 633-1099.

* 8: Ricky Bell Memorial Scholarship Fund tournament, Lakewood CC. Cost is $175. Helps provide scholarships to economically disadvantaged students in Los Angeles. Information: (661) 251-7579.

* 11: Santa Ana College Hall of Fame Classic, Goose Creek GC. Cost is $175. Format is scramble. Benefits the Santa Ana College Hall of Fame construction project. Information: (714) 564-6900.

* 11: Good Shepherd Lutheran Home celebrity charity tournament, Los Coyotes CC. Cost is $250. Benefits developmentally disabled persons who live in Good Shepherd group homes. Information: (714) 593-7994.

* 11: Goodwill Golf Classic, Coto de Caza GC. Cost is $375. Benefits people with disabilities with education and employment services. Information: (717) 547-6308 ext. 309.

* 12: Casa Teresa 22nd Annual Golf Tournament, Strawberry Farms GC. Cost is $250 for a morning best-ball or $195 for afternoon scramble. Benefits Casa Teresa, which provides housing and support for single, pregnant women aged 18 and older. Information: (714) 538-4860.

* 12: U.S. Senior Open qualifying, Rio Bravo CC and Goose Greek GC.

* 15: Santa Ana High Friends and Alumni Golf Classic, Riverview GC. Cost is $100 for individuals, $360 for foursomes. Format is scramble. Benefits Santa Ana High football program. Information: (714) 571-4418.

* 18: U.S. Senior Open qualifying, Redlands CC.

* 18: Aliso Niguel High School Wolverine Baseball Golf Classic, Aliso Viejo GC. Cost is $200. Benefits Aliso Niguel baseball team. Information: (949) 292-6666.

* 18-23: California Amateur Championship, Pebble Beach GL and Spyglass GC.

* 20-22: California Senior Amateur Championship, Poppy Hills GC.

* 20: U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying, Warner Springs Ranch.

* 22: USC SoCal Scramble Tournament, RedHawk GC, Temecula. Cost is $95. Benefits USC Student Scholarship endowment. Information: (213) 740-2733.

* 25: Estancia High School Golf Classic, Costa Mesa CC. Cost is $380 per foursome of $90 for individuals. Format is four-player scramble. Benefits the Estancia Athletic Dept. Information: (949) 515-6553.

* 25: ALS Orange County Chapter Celebrity Golf and Tennis tournament. Cost is $350. Benefits ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Orange County Chapter. Information: (760) 632-7770.