LIHUE — Three Kauai golfers are heading to the Mainland this summer to participate in tournaments. Trevor Kua, Jamie Amimoto and Bryden Salvador, all golfers in the Kauai Interscholastic Federation program, will be heading to different tournaments on the Mainland
LIHUE — Three Kauai golfers are heading to the Mainland this summer to participate in tournaments.
Trevor Kua, Jamie Amimoto and Bryden Salvador, all golfers in the Kauai Interscholastic Federation program, will be heading to different tournaments on the Mainland based on their performances, said Alton Amimoto, a Kauai Junior Golf Association parent.
Kua, who plays with the Kauai High School program, will be heading to the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships at the Torrey Pines South in La Jolla, Calif., from July 15 through 19.
He earned eligibility for that tournament by finishing first in the 2013 Hawaii State Junior Golf Association 2013 Callaway Junior World Qualifier which was contested at the Wailua Golf Course last week.
During the two-round tournament, Kua stayed at the head of his field, firing a 2-over par 74 in the opening round, two strokes ahead of Remingon Hirano of Honolulu. He improved his game during the final round, carding a 1-over par 73 for a two-day 147, two strokes better than Hirano’s 149 (76-73).
The mission of the Junior World Golf Championships, founded in 1968 by the San Diego Junior Golf Association, is youth. During its inagural year, 475 juniors participated representing seven countries and 20 states.
Since then, the tournament has grown to 1,200 participants representing 56 countries and 42 states, making it the largest international event in the world, and is unique for its international representation and cultural diversity, states its website.
Visit www.juniorworldgolf.com for more information.
Amimoto, finishing the Kauai Junior Golf Association Chica Ishii Stroke Play Championships first in the Boys 15-18 division, has accepted an invitation to participate in the American Junior Golf Association Adams Golf Tour Championship at the Forest Akers, East and West Courses in Lansing, Mich., which will be contested on July 25 and 26.
Amimoto, also playing for the Kauai High School program, earned eligibility for this tournament after participating in the Adams qualifier played on Oahu earlier this year.
The Adams Golf Junior Tour is designed to give junior golfers the opportunity to develop their game to the next level by playing in competitive events.
Visit www.juniorgolf.org for more information.
Bryden Salvador, a golfer with the Kapaa High School program, has accepted an invitation to participate in the American Junior Golf Association Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Championship at the Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri.
The tournament will be played July 29 through Aug. 1.
Visit www.ajga.org for more information.
During the HSJGA Junior World qualifier at Wailua, Salvador finished in a tie for 14th place in the Boys 15-18 flight, carding a two-day 156 (76-80).
Amimoto, also in the Boys 15-18 flight, finished the event tied for 26th place with Kauai native Keegan Loo who was an individualist for Punahou School during the recent David Ishii Foundation Hawaii High School Athletic Association boys state championships.
Amimoto finished the Wailua qualifier with a 164 (81-83) while Loo shot rounds of 85 and 79 for his 164.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@ thegardenisland.com.
