Eight-year-old Brandon Kewalramani of Simi Valley has qualified for the 2007 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, which will be played Aug. 2-4 at Pinehurst, N.C.

Kewalramani earned his spot by shooting a 36 for nine holes at a regional qualifying tournament at Brookline Country Club in Pasadena.

The event will feature boys and girls 12 and under, playing a shorter age- and gender-friendly version of the course. Depending on their age, participants play either nine or 18 holes.

More than 50 qualifiers are being held in the United States and in a number of international locations to determine who will compete in the boys' and girls' finals.

Holland gets scholarship: The Buenaventura Senior Men's Golf Club scholarship of $1,000 has been awarded to Maxine Holland. Holland, a 2007 graduate of Hueneme High, will be a freshman at Stanford this fall.

Holland achieved a 4.71 grade-point average during her high school career and scored 1,880 on the SAT. She plans to get her bachelor's degree in economics.

Hole-in-one report: July 7, 2007, was lucky for 71-year-old Errol Pomerantz, who aced the 161-yard sixth hole at Camarillo Springs using a hybrid club.

It was witnessed by Stuart Lickman, Richard Puana and Ben Nemitt.

AJGA event nears: The tournament field for the American Junior Golf Association's Hanmi Bank Junior Open is now set.

The tournament will take place July 16-19 at Robinson Ranch Golf Club's Valley Course in Santa Clarita. It will feature 99 boys and girls ages 12-18 from 10 states.

Seventy-two players in the field hail from California and several Ventura County golfers are in the mix.

Among the local juniors taking part are: Adam Carter, St. Bonaventure High; Brent Duclos, Moorpark; Danielle Kang, Oak Park; Alex Kang, Oak Park; Robin Lee Camarillo; Jason Rosenkranz, Westlake; and Cole Seeger, Westlake.

AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel.

Women golfers sought: The Los Robles Greens Women's Golf Club is seeking new members. The group plays Tuesday mornings at Los Robles Greens Golf Course.

The annual cost of club membership is $100 and includes membership in the Women's Public Links Golf Association of Southern California that affords its members the opportunity to play monthly tournaments throughout Southern California.

Interested women golfers should contact Jeanine Koch at jeaninek@adelphia.net or 492-5591. Registration forms are also available at Los Robles Greens Golf Course.