LIHU‘E — Kenji Miyata of Kapa‘a and Bryden Salvador of Kilauea have been named to the 16-player Asia Pacific Junior Cup team. The announcement by the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association was made Tuesday for the sixth annual Asia Pacific
LIHU‘E — Kenji Miyata of Kapa‘a and Bryden Salvador of Kilauea have been named to the 16-player Asia Pacific Junior Cup team.
The announcement by the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association was made Tuesday for the sixth annual Asia Pacific Junior Cup, which will play Oct. 31 through Nov. 4 at the Waikoloa Beach Resort Kings’ Course on the Big Island.
Hilton Grand Vacations is the title sponsor for the sixth year of the Ryder Cup-style international junior tournament, which features the top 16, ages 15 through 18, junior golfers from Japan and Hawai‘i, each team being represented by 10 junior boys and six junior girls.
The tournament benefits the HSJGA and the Waikoloa Foundation, a Big Island nonprofit organization.
Opening ceremonies on Oct. 31 launch the tournament, followed by three days of Ryder Cup style play, the juniors squaring off in Four-Ball, Foursome and Singles matches for three consecutive days.
The public is invited to the opening ceremony as well as the tournament with the golf course opening at 9 a.m. for spectators on Nov. 1 and 2, and at 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 3.
A Junior Am Golf Tournament will follow the competition on Nov. 4 at the Waikoloa Kings’ Course where top juniors from Hawai‘i and Japan have the opportunity of joining participating amateurs for a day of friendship and golf.
Hilton Grand Vacations has established a scholarship program in conjunction with the Jr. Am Golf Tournament where a portion of the proceeds raised go directly to fund this scholarship.
The scholarship recipients will be determined through a number of qualifications and the inaugural scholarships with one boy and one girl being announced at the end of next year.
To enter and play the Jr. Am Golf Tournament, application forms are available at www.hsjga.org, or by calling Lauren Yama at (808) 532-0559. There is a deadline of Nov. 1 to submit applications.
Joining Salvador and Miyata on the Hawai‘i Asia Pacific team are Hana Furuichi of Honolulu, winning the 2012 Mixed Team Championships in Po‘ipu two weeks ago; Mariel Galdiano of Pearl City; Kyosuke Hara of Honolulu; Rose Huang of Honolulu; Skye Inakoshi of Honolulu; Jameson Kelley of Haiku, Maui; Eimi Koga of Honolulu; Aiko Leong of Honolulu; Eric Le of Aiea; Ciera Min of Hilo, Hawai‘i; John Oda of Honolulu; Andy Okita of Mililani; Andrew Paisley of Kamuela, Hawai‘i; and Colby Takushi of Pearl City.
Soshun Chiba, Rina Hasegawa, Reo Hiruta, Haruka Morita, Akiho Sato, Yuta Mizuguchi, Yamato Ebina, Nao Honda, Yoshinari Ishizuka, Takashi Ogiso, Naoya Kaneko, Karen Gondo, Koki Ishikara, Shogo Kajiwara, Risa Onishi and Soma Kitamura make up the Japan team.
Call Karen Murray Boston, the APJC Tournament Director at (480) 495-5593 for more information on the Asia Pacific Junior Cup.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
