HSJGA Junior Tour Series held at Wailua

The Hawaii State Junior Golf Association’s Jr. Series hosted a tournament for ages 7-18 at the Wailua Golf Course on Tuesday, July 16.

The tourney featured several golfers from both on and off-island, one of them, Michael Pecsok, came from California.

In the 7-10 age group, Kaua’i’s Wiley Yoshioka took top honors with a 44 for nine holes. He was followed by Oahu’s Ryne Mizushima, who scored a 47.

Kauaian Rae-lyn Morikawa topped the Girls 7-10 bracket with a nine-hole score of 49; Taylor Viquelia scored 61 to take second place.

Travis Toguchi, another Kauian junior golfer, shot a 37 front nine and 38 back to score an impressive 75 – good enough for first place in the Boys 11-12 age group. Oahu’s Mason Davis shot an 81.

Makana Sakihama was the sole girl in the 11-12 bracket – her 44 front and 49 back gave her a 93.

Kauaians Mike Garcia and Kellen Watabu took the top two spots for the Boys 13-14 division. Garcia shot a 36 and 39 for a 75; Watabu’s 37 and 40 landed him a 77.

Oahu’s Kayla Morinaga shot a 35 front and 36 back for a 71, good enough for the leader spot on the scoreboard in the Girls 14-under bracket; Kaua’i’s Miki Ueoka shot a 38 and 37 for a 75, which put her in second place.

In Boys 15-18, Christopher Souza of Oahu shot a 35 and 36 for a 71. Kaua’i’s Chris Caycayon was one stroke back of Souza with a 72.

Maui’s Kelly Nakashima, the only girl in the 15-18 bracket, shot a 45 and 39 for an 84.

The full scores:

Boys 7-10 / 9 holes

Wiley Yoshioka 44 Kaua’i

Ryne J. Mizushima 47 Oahu

Alika H. Bell 48 Oahu

Jonah Fonacier 52 Oahu

Joshua Defreitas, Jr.57 Oahu

Shea Shimabukuro 57 Kaua’i

Kyle Groves 62 Kaua’i

La’akea Warren 83 Kaua’i

Girls 7-10 / 9 holes

Rae-lyn Morikawa 49 Kaua’i

Taylor Viquelia 61 Kaua’i

Boys 11-12 / 18 holes

Travis Toguchi 75 Kaua’i

Mason Davis 81 Oahu

Markland Soliva 83* Kaua’i

Grante Paiste 83 Kaua’i

Byron Rualizo 85 Kaua’i

Micah Yoshioka 92 Kaua’i

Kyle Wong 95 Kaua’i

Troy Jacintho 97 Kaua’i

*tiebreaker

Girls11-12 / 18 holes

Makana Sakihama 93 Kaua’i

Boys 13-14 / 18 holes

Mike Garcia 75 Kaua’i

Kellen Watabu 77 Kaua’i

Maika’l Laureta 78 Kaua’i

Scott Lopez 82 Kaua’i

Nikko Tacsiat 84 Kaua’i

Jet Levinthol 84 Kaua’i

Brandon Hirota 85 Kaua’i

Royce Overlock 86 Kaua’i

Shane Adversalo 87 Oahu

Joel Furuto 87 Hawaii

Tyruss Lum 96 Kaua’i

Girls 13-14 / 18 holes

Kayla Morinaga 71 Oahu

Miki Ueoka 75 Kaua’i

Kanoe Sakihama 77 Kaua’i

Britney Choy 86 Oahu

Miya Argent 88 Oahu

Sara Yamamoto 89 Hawaii

Boys 15-18 / 18 holes

Christopher Souza 71 Oahu

Chris Caycayon 72 Kaua’i

Lenn Akamine 75 Oahu

Allan Baab 78 Kaua’i

Reyn Tanaka 79 Oahu

Stephen Peeren 81 Kaua’i

Layne Morita 85 Kaua’i

Michael Pecsok 88 Calif.

A.J. Basuel 91 Kaua’i

Mason Koetje 93 Kaua’i

Girls 15-18 / 18 holes

Kelly Nakashima 84 Maui