WAILUA — Levi Miyashiro shot a one-over-par 73 Sunday to take the lead in the 2010 Chica Ishii 54-hole stroke play championship. Following the opening round played Saturday at Wailua Golf Course, Miyashiro and Reyn Morioka shared the lead at
WAILUA — Levi Miyashiro shot a one-over-par 73 Sunday to take the lead in the 2010 Chica Ishii 54-hole stroke play championship.
Following the opening round played Saturday at Wailua Golf Course, Miyashiro and Reyn Morioka shared the lead at 77 in the 15-18 Boys Championship bracket, but Miyashiro broke open the second round to take sole possession of the lead at 150 heading into the final round which tees off Sunday.
Pono Tokioka, one of the leaders of the Kaua‘i High School boys team during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation season, roared back from an opening round 82 to shoot a five-over Sunday to take second place at 159.
Morioka slipped to third after firing an 86 Sunday to finish with 163 heading into the final round.
Taylor Viquelia was consistent with two 79s to lead the 13-18 Girls Championship bracket with a 158 followed by Daezasa Tomas at 170 (84-86) and Naea Oda at 185 (92-93).
Ken Miyata, a consistent golfer for Kapa‘a High School during the KIF season, leads the 13-14 Boys Championship bracket with 169 (88-81) followed by K.C. Loo’s 178 (89-89) and Bryden Salvador’s 183 (90-93).
Landon Ishida had a one-stroke lead following the opening round in the 13-14 Boys “A” Flight, and despite sliding to a 102 from his opening 96, commands the flight with a 198 followed by Michael Miller at 204 (97-107) and Vance Tokita at 205 (106-96).
Trevor Kua, whose brother T.J. Kua finished third at the U.S. Open Local Qualifier Saturday, was consistent with a 92 and a 93 to lead the 12 and Under Championship bracket with a 36-hole total of 185 heading into Sunday’s final round.
Kalau Tanaka-Pesamino, the only girl in the bracket, chopped 10 strokes off her Saturday round of 99 to take second place with a 188 (99-89). Keith Jose follows two strokes back at 190 (93-97) with Reece Valencia rounding out the field at 197 (100-97).
Logan Gibson charged back with an 88 round Sunday, to tie with Rilen Loo (83-91) at 174 in the 10 and Under Championship bracket.
The tournament concludes Sunday at Wailua Golf Course with the first group teeing off at 12:30 p.m.
Chica Ishii was one of four men who, besides their love of the game of golf, shared a desire to introduce youngsters to the sport and a willingness to help them develop their golf skills.
Ishii, along with Mitchell Ota, Toyo Shirai and Tom Tomimoto, started the Kaua‘i Junior Golf Association, which today continues to carry on what these four men started.
Since its inception, the KJGA program has seen hundreds of juniors develop into avid golfers, many advancing to compete nationally on the amateur, collegiate and professional levels.
Visit www.kjga.org for more information.
