The Callaway Hawaii State Junior Championship scoreboard was littered with Kauaian junior golfers, some of them topping the lists of Hawaii’s best young guns. Lihue’s Rae-lyn Morikawa shot a 190 (100, 90) to win the Girls 10-under division. Kelli Oride
The Callaway Hawaii State Junior Championship scoreboard was littered with Kauaian junior golfers, some of them topping the lists of Hawaii’s best young guns.
Lihue’s Rae-lyn Morikawa shot a 190 (100, 90) to win the Girls 10-under division. Kelli Oride finished fourth with a 212 (104, 108).
Lehua Wise, also from Lihue, tied for second in the Girls 15-18 division, shooting a 153 two-round total (78, 75). She was just five strokes from winner Amanda Wilson of Hilo, who shot a 148.
Kiilani Matsuyoshi shot a 160 (82, 78), good enough for fourth on the scoreboard.
Cory French secured the fourth spot on the scoreboard in the Boys 15-18 division. His 74 front nine and 73 back nine (151) was six strokes back of Kaneohe gunslinger Travis Toyama, who finished with a 144.
Other Kauaian 15-18 Boys: Chris Carcayon wasn’t far behind French with a 153 (73, 80); Kapa’a’s Juston Thomas shot a 79 front and 77 back for a 156; Lihue’s Erick Wong shot a 160 (80, 80); Lihue’s Allan Baabn shot a 167 (85, 82); Kapa’a’s Layne Morita finished at 169 (85, 84); Lihue’s Stephen Peeren shot a 183 (94, 89).
Kapa’a’s Makana Sakihama placed second in the Girls 11-12 bracket. She shot a 91 front nine and a 94 back nine for a two-round total of 185.
In Boys 11-12, Travis Toguchi of Kapa’a was 12 back of Honolulu winner Colton Knedler, shooting a 159 (82, 77); Cyrus Ogawa shot a 168 (85, 83); Lihue’s Taylor Bell and Cory Oride each scored a 184.