WAIKOLOA, Hawai`i—Rachel Kyono qualified for one of four alternate slots to the USGA Junior Girls’ Championship at Pumpkin Ridge in Portand, Oregon from July 31 through August 5. Low qualifier for the event was Darene Matsuoka who topped a field
WAIKOLOA, Hawai`i—Rachel Kyono qualified for one of four alternate slots to
the USGA Junior Girls’ Championship at Pumpkin Ridge in Portand, Oregon from
July 31 through August 5.
Low qualifier for the event was Darene Matsuoka
who topped a field of 34 girls at the Kings’ Course. Also qualifying were
Meryn Ito, Joan Shimozaki, Amanda Wilson, Leah Whiting, and Kira-Ann
Murashige.
Alternates were Kyono, Tristilynn Tomono, Christine Kim, and
Michelle Wie, at age 10, the youngest player in the qualifier.
This year,
the USGA Junior, and Girls’ Junior are being held at the same time in the same
place at Pumpkin Ridge’s Witch Hollow and Ghost Creek courses with travel
assistance for the girls being done through a travel scholarship from the
Hawai`i State Women’s Golf Association.
Hawai`i players Don Hurter and Lori
Castillo (Planos) captured these championships the last time the tournament was
held together.
Dayna Park’s hole-in-one at the 116-yard 15th hole was one
highlight of this year’s qualifier that had a field of 38 boys qualifying for
the USGA Junior tournament.
Jordon Cox of age of Lihu`e, at 11 years is the
youngest boy trying to qualify.
Following a 3-way playoff for the lead
qualifying slot, Jarett Hamamoto and Laine Malson, both of Hilo, edged out
Kalani Kahalekulu of Maui by birdie-ing the 5th hole while Kahalekulu
par-ed.
Par for the girls is 72 at 5,914 yards while par for the boys is 72
at 6,725 yards.
Editor’s note: Results for Girls’ qualifying round were
not available at press time.
2000 USGA Boys Junior Amateur
Qualifying
Waikoloa Kings’ Course – Par 72
Malson, Laine (Hilo) 70
78 148
Jarett Hamamoto (Hilo) 75 73 148
Kalani Kahalekulu (Maui) 69 79
148
Yasui, Grant (O`ahu) 76 74 150
Ganir, Kamden (Maui) 75 75
150
Asao, Kellen-Floyd (O`ahu) 75 76 151
Akau, Christian (O`ahu) 76 75
151
Inouye, Chaz (Maui) 78 74 152
Coe, Alex (Calif.) 76 76
152
Watabu, Casey (Kaua`i) 75 77 152
Ma, Matthew (O`ahu) 78 74
152
Souza, Chris (O`ahu) 77 76 153
Wilson, Gabriel (Hilo) 73 80
153
Galvin, Christopher (Calif.) 78 76 154
Matsumura, Kirk (Kaua`i) 81
75 156
Nasser, Jordan (Calif.) 82 78 160
Wong, Erick (Kaua`i) 79 81
160
Ponce, Bohdan (Hilo) 81 79 160
Dornbush, Wm Adam (O`ahu) 79 82
161
Shimomura, Kevin (Maui) 81 80 161
Bonk, Burt (Hilo) 78 84
162
Fong, Eric (O`ahu) 82 80 162
Shimizu, Seril (Hilo) 80 82
162
Onizuka, Russ (Kona) 80 85 165
Jasmin, Blaine (O`ahu) 83 83
166
Higuchi, Kyle (Hilo) 83 83 166
McCurdy, Morgan (Maui) 86 80
166
Russ, Andrew (Maui) 81 85 166
Nakayama, Travis (Hilo) 87 79
166
Kahalekulu, Moses (Maui) 82 87 169
Cox, Jordan (Kaua`i) 87 83
170
Kostas, John (Ohio) 86 87 173
Aburamen, Devan (Hilo) 90 90
180
Higuchi, Chad (Hilo) 90 91 181
Inaba, Derek (Hilo) 97 96
193
French, Jonathan (Hilo) 79 NS NS
Westrum, Christopher (Hilo) 84 WD
WD
Westrum, Jacob (Hilo) 94 WD WD
