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Championship heritage

Where champions are made

Two of Hawaiʻi's most storied tournaments call Mid-Pac home.

Since 1956

The Mid-Pacific Open

Born in 1956 from the merger of the Lanikai Cup and the Campos Trophy, the Mid-Pacific Open is a 72-hole stroke-play championship run in partnership with the PGA of America's Aloha Section, billed as the last four-day championship in Hawaiʻi for professionals and amateurs alike. Its first champion was Guinea Kop.

72

Holes of stroke play

8

Wins · Lance Suzuki (record)

3

Straight · Regan Lee, 2002–04

1956

First played

Divisions include Professional, Championship, A- and B-Flight, plus a Senior Division. Entry is by mailed check to the Aloha Section PGA office.

Since 1950 · Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu

The Jennie K. Wilson Invitational

Named for Jennie K. Wilson (a dancer in the court of King Kalākaua and wife of Honolulu mayor John H. Wilson), the Jennie K. has been held since 1950. One of only two 54-hole low-gross medal-play tournaments for amateur women, it stands as the premier amateur women's golf event in Hawaiʻi. Its motto, since inception: "strive for the highest."

Among its champions

Edna Lee Jakola · Joan Damon (six-time winner) · Billie Beamer · Anna Umemura · Michelle Wie, who won at age 11 in 2001 · Alexa Takai (2025) · Chloe Jang (2026).

Tournament & sponsorship inquiries: Robyn@mpcchi.org