GOLF REPORT
2006 Hawai‘i Golf Champions
| Wilson, Kim rise to the top in 2006 |
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JANUARY
Mercedes-Benz Championships—Stuart Appleby, Kapalua Plantation Course
Sony Open in Hawai'i—David Toms, Waialae CC
MasterCard Championship at Hualalai—Loren Roberts, Hualalai GC
Turtle Bay Championship—Loren Roberts, Palmer Course
FEBRUARY
Wendy's Champions Skins Game—Raymond Floyd-Dana Quigley, Wailea Gold
UH-Hilo Intercollegiate—Georgia Tech, team; Cameron Tringate (Ga. Tech), individual, Waikoloa Village
Hawai'i Pearl Open—Tomohiro Maruyama, Pearl CC
LPGA SBS Open at Turtle Bay—Joo Mi Kim, Palmer Course
LPGA Fields Open in Hawai'i —Meena Lee, Ko Olina
HPLGA 4-Ball—Chan Kim-Tadd Fujikawa, Makalena
John A. Burns Intercollegiate—Southern Methodist, team; Brandon DeStefano (SMU), individual, Leilehua
MARCH
Hilo Invitational—Jarett Hamamoto, Hilo Municipal
Hawai'i State Amateur Stroke Play Championship—Toru Nakajima, Pearl CC
Big Island Candies Scotch 4-Ball—Kevin Hayashi-Lance Taketa, Club at Hokuli'a
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational—Tennessee, team; Marcie Turner (Tennessee), individual, Kane'ohe Klipper
APRIL
Mid-Pacific Open—David Ishii, Mid-Pacific
ILH Team Championships—Punahou, boys; Punahou, girls, Pearl CC
MAY
OIA Championship—Kahuku (boys) and Moanalua (girls), team; Chan Kim (Kaimuki) and Tadd Fujikawa (Moanalua), co-boys champions; Ha'aheo Manini-Hew Len (Roosevelt), girls, Turtle Bay Fazio
ILH Championship: David Fink (Iolani), boys; Stephanie Kono (Punahou), girls. Oahu and Waialae
Jennie K. Wilson Invitational—Kristina Merkle, Mid-Pacific
Hawaiian Telcom Hall of Fame Championship—Kevin Hayashi; Dugal Milne, senior flight; Ron Castillo, super senior flight, Kapalua Plantation Course.
David S. Ishii Foundation Hawai'i State Girls High School Championship—Moanalua, team; Stephanie Kono (Punahou), individual, Turtle Bay Fazio
David S. Ishii Foundation Hawai'i State Boys High School Championship—Baldwin, team; Chan Kim (Kaimuki), individual, Turtle Bay Palmer
Kona Open—Norman-Ganin Asao, Kona CC
Francis Brown 4-Ball—Steve Ohira and Marshall Uchida, Ala Wai
Hawai'i Okinawan Invitational—Craig Uyehara, West Loch
JUNE
Kapalua Clambake—Kevin Carll, Kapalua Bay and Village
Pearl President's Cup—Patrick Nishi, Pearl CC
Hawai'i State Junior Championships—Boys, Lorens Chan (11-12) and Skye Inakoshi (10-under); Girls, Marissa Chow (11-12) and Alexandra Kaui (10-under), Hawai'i Prince
JULY
King Auto Group Hawai'i State Junior Championships—Boys, Alex Ching (15-18) and Robert Greenleaf (13-14); Girls, Jaclyn Hilea (15-18) and Kelli Oride (13-14), Club at Hokuli'a
Mauna Kea Pro-Am—Dean Cameron, individual; Terry Ferraro (p), Richard Humble, Joe Ouaknine, Sal Palermo, team, Mauna Kea Beach
HSWGA Match Play Championship—Mari Chun, Oahu CC
U.S. Men's Amateur Public Links Championship—Casey Watabu, Gold Mountain Golf Club, Bremerton, Wash.
Aloha Section Club Pro Championship—Brendan Moynahan, Makena South
Pua Melia—Mia Hew, Olomana Golf Links
OJGA Pearl Junior Open—Boys, Isaac Jaffura (15-18), Bradley Shigezawa (13-14), Zachary Takano Braunthal (11-12), Skye Inakoshi (10-under); Girls: Kristina Merkle (15-18), Anna Jang (13-14), Jade Salvador (11-12). Alexandra Kaui (10-under), Pearl CC
50th Waialae Women's Invitational—Sanae Vierra (low gross) and Joann Chun (low net), Waialae CC
ProLink Pro-Pro Championship—Andrew Feldmann and Larry Stubblefield, Ka'anapali South Manoa Cup—Jonathan Ota, Oahu CC
HSWGA Stroke Play Championship—Jaclyn Hilea, Mid-Pacific
Classic Resorts Senior Championship/CPC—Ron Kia'aina Jr., Mauna Lani North
U.S. Kids Golf World Championships—Lorens Chan, Boys 12; Alisen Corpuz, Girls 8, in Pinehurst, N.C.
AUGUST
HSWGA State Tournament—Lisa Kagihara, Kahili GC
Army Invitational—Chan Kim; Merv Matsumoto, senior flight, Leilehua
Big Island Amateur—Gabriel Wilson, Mauna Lani North
Maui Women's Invitational—Desiree Ting, Maui CC
U.S. Women's Amateur Championship—Kimberly Kim, Pumpkin Ridge, Ore.
PGA's The International—Dean Wilson, Castle Pines GC, Colo.
Mauna Kea Stroke Play Championship—Kevin Hayashi; Ron Kia'aina Jr., senior flight, Mauna Kea Beach
Barbers Point Invitational—Pierre-Henri Soero, Barbers Point
HSJGA U.S. Army Jr. Classic—Boys, Alex Chu (15-18), Brett Komoto (13-14), Lorens Chan (11-12); Girls, Kristina Merkle (15-18), Kelli Oride (13-14), Alina Ching (11-12), Nagorski GC.
SEPTEMBER
Hapuna Roundup—David Ishii, Hapuna
Hickam Invitational—Craig Uyehara, Mamala Bay
Korean Invitational—Barney Kim, Pali
Aloha Section PGA Assistants Championship—Scott Carroll, Ko Olina
OCTOBER
HSWGA Senior Championship—Marcie Rudich, Barbers Point
Heather Farr Memorial Collegiate Tournament—Dale Gammie (UH), Broomfield, Colo.
HSJGA Jr. Tour Series Big Island—Boys: Henry Park (15-18), Tommy Yamashita (13-14), Lorens Chan (11-12), Johnnie Oda (10-under); Girls: Tamara Surtees (15-18), Marissa Chow (13-14), Amanda Lerma (11-12), Alexandra Kaui (10-under), Waikoloa Kings and Beach courses
Turtle Bay Amateur—Tadd Fujikawa, Palmer and Fazio courses
HSJGA Jr. Tour Series Maui—Taesook Kim, Kahili
Turtle Bay Resort Match Play—John Lynch and Mike Rich (Seniors), Palmer Course
Oahu Country Club Men's Invitational—Tadd Fujikawa, Oahu CC
Golf Concepts 4-Ball Match Play Championship—Larry Stubblefield and Andrew Feldmann, Oahu CC
NOVEMBER
Amatour Hawai'i Tour Championship—Craig Uyehara, Mililani
Bridgestone Pro-Scratch—Kellan Anderson and Troy Higashiyama, Pearl CC
Makalei Amateur Championship—Sean Maekawa, Makalei
Prince Resorts Hawai'i State Open—Tom Eubank (Open), Cyd Okino (Women), Leland Lindsey (Seniors), Hawai'i Prince
PGA Grand Slam—Tiger Woods, Po'ipu Bay
Gov. John Burns Challenge Cup—Professionals, Mid-Pacific
DECEMBER
State Senior Amateur Championship—Phil Anamizu (Men) and Jade Merkle (Women), Kane'ohe Klipper
HSJGA Tournament of Champions—Boys: Sean Maekawa (15-18), Tommy Yamashita (13-14), Lorens Chan (11-12), Skye Inakoshi (10-under); Girls: Elyse Okada (15-18), Anna Jang (13-14), Cassy Isagawa (11-12), Alexandra Kaui (10-under), Wailea Emerald
EZ-Go Head Pro-Assistant Championship—David Rau and John Shaw, Hualalai
Doral-Publix Junior Classic—Lorens Chan (Boys 12-13), in Miami, Fla.