WAILUA — Kyosuke K. Hara shot a three-under par 69, Sunday to come from behind to take the 9-10 boys division of the 2009 14 and Under Kaua‘i JTS tournament Sunday at the Wailua Golf Course. Hara finished the opening
WAILUA — Kyosuke K. Hara shot a three-under par 69, Sunday to come from behind to take the 9-10 boys division of the 2009 14 and Under Kaua‘i JTS tournament Sunday at the Wailua Golf Course.
Hara finished the opening round in fourth place with a four-over par 76 before his Sunday round that catapualted him four places to finish first with a 145.
Nathaniel Idica and Justin Ngan were tied at 73 following Saturday’s round, but both golfers fell on Sunday in windy, rainy conditions to finish at 78 and 79, respectively. That placed Idica in second at 151 and Ngan at third, a stroke back at 152. Trevor Arashiro finished third and Kaua‘i’s Trevor Kua, bother of University of Hawai‘i golfer TJ Kua, finished fifth at 160 (80-80).
The course was in excellent condition, said Lauren Yama, the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association’s director of Marketing and Communications. The weather, on the other hand, was rainy, windy and cold.
“The golfers were getting hammered by the rains this morning,” said Doug Sears, one of the gallery for Douglas Sears in the 7-8 Boys division. “It was nice yesterday, but the rains were coming down this morning.”
Douglas Sears, tying for fourth place with Reece Valencia following Saturday’s round of 97, finished Sunday’s round at 108 for a 205, a solid fifth place.
That didn’t stop 7-year-old Millburn Ho who, at her tallest, was just visible above her three-wheeled golf bag.
“She’s a real heavy hitter,” said Mary Bea Porter-King, president of the HSJGA, who was making the rounds on a golf cart.
Ho bounded about the golf course, barely taking time to catch a breath. At the par four No. 15, Sunday, Ho got to the greens in four, but two-putted to finish at six strokes, equal to the other three golfers in her foursome.
Her final round came in at 114 and coupled with her opening day 104, finished the tournament at 218 in the 7-8 Girls division.
Marlon Bottorff, dominating the 7-8 Boys division with an 85, Saturday, finished with an 87, Sunday for a total 172, good enough for first place. Christain Pono Yanagi (91-95-186) and Reece Valencia (97-99-196) filled in second and third place of that division.
Kristeena Locke (81-90-171) and Hiilani Alana (107-109-216) filled in the 9-10 Girls division.
Jino Sohn, finishing third behind Desmond Mello (75) and Sian Rogers (76), Saturday with an 80, was consistent with a Sunday 80 to capitalize on both leaders and finish first at 160.
Rogers fell to an 87, Sunday, for second place at 163 followed by Mello (89) a stroke back at 164 for the 11-12 Boys division.
Hana Furuichi (82-82-164) and Kirsten Ishikawa (94-93-187) filled in the 11-12 Girls division.
Ken Miyata was tied for third with Braeden Robley at 81, five strokes off the pace following Saturday’s round. Trey Kidd set the pace with an 80 and improved to a 77, Sunday to take that division with a 157.
Landon Johnson, leading the division at 76 following Saturday’s round, fell to an 84, Sunday to finish second at 160, just one stroke ahead of Miyata’s 161. Robley, tied for third, dropped to an 89, Sunday to finish at 170.
Nani Yanagi, finishing Saturday’s opening round at 79, tied Allisen Corpuz for the lead and was awarded the top spot on a scorecard comparison.
Yanagi, playing in the 13-14 Girls division, bettered Corpuz with a 76 to Corpuz’s 79 to take the division at 155, Corpuz finishing at 158. Mariel Galdiano (81-82-163) and Ceira Min (86-78-164) rounded out the field.
