U.S. Kids Golf
2010 Ka’anapali Hawaiian Classic
Final Round News
12/22/2010
Final Round
Spotted showers during the night were not enough to dampen the bright skies
that characterized final round play. It truly was a beautiful day in Hawaii, with a
temperature high of 80 degrees. And with relatively no wind, players had the best
opportunity produce low scores.
Finishing Results
The awards table before the ceremony
Club Head Professional Sutee Nitakorn addresses kids and families at the award ceremony.
Boys 6u
From left: Ian Fritz, Darren Choi, Diego Robles, Caleb Chumley, Gregory Lee
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4)
Ian Fritz (112)
Darren Choi (117)
Diego Robles (123)
Caleb Chumley (124)
Gregory Lee (124)
Ian Fritz of Las Vegas had a commanding lead going into the final round, so
there was no stopping him after he posted a solid 39 to win by five shots. Darren
Choi of Canada played remarkably today, shooting a tournament low of 34 to
secure second place. Diego Robles of Puerto Rico was able to keep his one
shot lead over Gregory Lee of San Jose, CA, shooting 39 to finish in the third
spot.
Boys 7
From left: Kaleb Williams, Luis Llarena, Grant Richardson, Noah Koshi, Torin Dezzani
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2)
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5)
Torin Dezzani (113)
Noah Koshi (137)
Grant Richardson (156)
Luis Enrique Llarena (157)
Kaleb Williams (176)
Torin Dezzani of Honolulu had been running away with the lead all week here at
the Ka’anapali Golf Club, and his play today couldn’t have led to any other end.
He finished the tournament in style with a 37 on the day to win by a staggering
24 shots. Noah Koshi of Pearl City, HI and Grant Richardson of Cave Creek, AZ
closely matched their earlier performances for the week. Koshi marked a 45 and
Richardson shot 52.
Boys 8
From left: Nicholas Tanaka, Ian Siebers, Robert You, Connery Meyer, Scott Roden
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2)
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5)
Scott Roden (112)
Connery Meyer (114)
Robert You (116)
Ian Siebers (119)
Nicholas Tanaka (128)
Connery Meyer of Marietta, GA did all he could to make up for his first round
woes, following a 44 with a 36 on Day 2 and a brilliant 34 in the final round, but
his efforts were only good enough for second place. He remained two shots
behind Scott Roden of Dallas, who played solidly all week, finishing today with
another 36. Robert You of Nashua, NH also posted an even-par 36 for the day
to finish in third by three shots.
Boys 9
From Left: Fred Choi, Connor Obrien, Marlon Bottorff, David Hu, Tyler Lipscomb
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2)
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5)
Tyler Lipscomb (213)
David Hu (223)
Marlon Bottorff (237)
Connor Obrien (244)
Fred Choi (246)
Tyler Lipscomb of Carrollton, GA fired out another beautiful round of 2-under 70
to clinch the title by ten strokes and finish 3-under for the tournament. Canada’s
David Hu also played solidly, marking down a 75 in the final round to claim
second by four. Marlon Bottorff of Kihei, HI rounded out the top three with a 76
on the day.
Boys 10
From Left: Aaron Chen, Charlie Tang Jr., Ryggs Johnston, Garrett Barber, Max Ting
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2)
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5)
Max Ting (220)
Garret Barber (231)
Ryggs Johnston (232)
Charlie Tang Jr. (235)
Aaron Chen (240)
Max Ting of Hong Kong only saw room for improvement over the course of the
week. He backed up a first round 75 with a 73 yesterday and an even-par 72 in
the final round today. His unwavering play earned him the first prize by a notable
eleven shots. Garrett Barber of Bethesda, MD had another 76 today which was
enough for him to beat Ryggs Johnston of Libby, MT out of second position by
one shot. Johnston shot 79 today to fall into third.
Boys 11
From left: ShuoHarry Huang, J. J. Gresco, Andrew Chin, Justin Ngan
1) Justin Ngan (227)
2) Andrew Chin (228)
J. J. Gresco (228)
4) Trevor Arashiro (229)
5) ShuoHarry Huang (231)
There was major upheaval among the Boys 11 after all was said and done.
Karim Richani of San Jose – who had the lead by three strokes after the second
round – fell to sixth place with a disappointing 83 today. Justin Ngan of Kahului,
HI – who had not yet even seen his name in the top three for the tournament –
had a great round of 73 today to come out with the win. Andrew Chin of
Honolulu was able to move up one position from third to second, tying with J. J.
Gresco of Scottsdale, AZ – who also played very well today, shooting a divisionbest score of even-par 72.
Boys 12
From left: Charlie Magruder, Davis Shore, Shawn Lu, Kyosuke Hara, Everton Hawkins
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2)
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4)
Everton Hawkins (219)
Kyosuke Hara (223)
Shawn Lu (230)
Davis Shore (238)
Charlie Magruder (238)
The top of the Boys 12 division held firm, carrying the same positions over from
the second round. Everton Hawkins of Irvine, CA finished the tournament with a
77, which was good enough to hold on to the win by four strokes. Kyosuke Hara
and Shawn Lu of Honolulu both shot rounds of 76 today to finish second and
third, respectively.
Boys 13
From left: Dominic Rector, Maxwell Martin, Jacob Solomon, Jino Sohn, David Snyder
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2)
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5)
David Snyder (210)
Jino Sohn (220)
Jacob Solomon (221)
Maxwell Martin (225)
Dominic Rector (244)
David Snyder of McAllen, TX continued to play beautiful golf today. His final
round score of 71 makes him the only competitor in any age group to post three
consecutive rounds under par. he finished the tournament 6-under. The battle
for second place was tight as Jino Sohn of Honolulu went into the final round only
two shots ahead of Jacob Solomon of Dublin, CA. Even though Solomon was
able to mark down an impressive even-par finish of 72 for the tournament,
Sohn’s 73 was barely enough to earn him the second prize.
Boys 14
From left: Devin Vea, Carter Irwin, Miguel Delgado, Justin Kurihara, David Lee-Tollley
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David Lee-Tolley (232)
Justin Kurihara (234)
Miguel Delgado (235)
Carter Irwin (236)
Devin Vea (242)
The tournament came down to the wire in the Boys 14 division, but David LeeTolley of New York City – leader after two days – was able to stay ahead just
long enough to clinch a 2-stroke victory with his 79 today. Justin Kurihara of
Honolulu – who shot 78 in the final round – almost gave up second place to
Miguel Delgado of Novato, CA. Delgado shot 77 today to finish one shy of the
runner-up position.
Boys 15-18
From left: Colby Takushi, Royce Rosenthal, James Horton, Noah Klipstein, Kyeton LittleKaminoto
1) Kyeton Little-Kamimoto (231)
2) Noah Klipstein (235)
James Horton (235)
4) Royce Rosenthal (236)
5) Colby Takushi (238)
After briefly losing the lead with a disappointing second round 83, Kyeton LittleKamimoto of Kahului, HI was able to shoot one of the best scores of the division
today to regain first place. Noah Klipstein of Lahaina, HI, who led after the
second day, was not able to hold on, shooting 83 today to fall back to second
place into a tie with James Horton – also of Lahaina – who shot 81 today to
ascend into the second position. Royce Rosenthal of Lahaina also bounced
back from a poor score on the second day; he shot 76 in the final round to finish
fourth.
Girls 7u
1) Lauren Calderon (138)
2) Kyndall Newman (155)
Both competitors in the Girls 7u division posted their highest scores for the
tournament despite the good weather today. Unsurprisingly, Lauren Calderon of
South Pasadena, CA was able to maintain her enormous lead and easily took the
victory by 17 shots. She shot 49 today.
Girls 8
From left: Soona Lee-Tolley, Millburn Ho, Ishna Dhruva, Joy Callinan, Alice Hodge
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2)
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5)
Soona Lee-Tolley (110)
Millburn Ho (117)
Isha Dhruva (120)
Joy Callinan (143)
Alice Hodge (146)
After flirting with even par all week, Soona Lee-Tolley of New York City was
finally able to post an even-par and tournament best 36 today, finishing 2-over for
the week and winning by seven shots. Milburn Ho of Honolulu was also able to
shoot her best score for the week with a 38 in the final round, giving her the slight
edge over third place finisher Isha Dhruva of Missouri City, TX. Dhruva also
impoved, shooting 39.
Girls 9
From left: Vanessa Richani, Reese Guzman, Maika Llarena, Avery Kageyama
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2)
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4)
Vanessa Richani (128)
Reese Guzman (142)
Maika Llarena (157)
Avery Kageyama (196)
Wide scoring gaps have separated the Girls 9 competitors all week, and so the
results for the division were perhaps the most predictable of the entire
tournament. Vanessa Richani of San Jose, CA had already left her peers far
behind after the completion of the second round, and so her disappointingly high
score of 48 today was not enough to lose her the tournament. Reese Guzman of
Wailuku, HI posted a 46 in the final round to finish 14 shots behind Richani, and
Maika Llarena of Mexico took the third position. She shot 55 today.
Girls 10
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Aneka Seumanutafa (231)
Ty Akabane (233)
Katherine Zhu (243)
Hunter Pate (249)
Miki Manta (254)
Before the tournament resumed today, there were two significant ties: one for
first and one for third place. Aneka Seumanutafa of Kapolei, HI and Ty Akabane
of Danville, CA were shared the lead going into the final round of the
championship, but Seumanutafa came out of today’s round the victor. She shot
76 to beat Akabane – who fell slightly behind with a 78 – by two shots. Likewise,
Katherine Zhu of San Jose, CA shot 78 and was able to gain the edge over
Hunter Pate of Las Vegas, who left the tournament with an 84.
Girls 11
From left: Samantha Keppel, Karina Camp, Maddie White, Dhruva Ashni
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2)
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5)
Ashni Dhruva (255)
Maddie White (265)
Karina Camp (269)
Samantha Keppel (270)
Kristin Miyagi (272)
Ashni Dhruva of Missouri City, TX kept up the solid play with and 85 in the final
round to win the Girls 11 division. Maddie White of Honolulu shot another 87 to
finish ten shots back of the lead and in second place. Karina Camp of Solana
Beach, CA shot the day’s low score for the division with an 84. Coming from
three behind after the second round, she outplayed Samantha Keppel of
Honolulu by four shots today to sneak into third place.
Girls 12
From left: Briana Finau, Hailey White, Jasmine Cabajar, Kristeena Locke, Zoey
Akagi-Bustin
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Zoey Akagi-Bustin (232)
Kristeena Locke (241)
Jasmine Ashley D. Cabajar (246)
Hailey White (252)
Briana Finau (263)
There were no surprises for the Girls 12 division, and the top three spots went to
local Hawaiians. Zoey Akagi-Bustin of Wahiawa had a firm grasp on the lead
going into today’s final round and her score of 77 on the day was easily enough
to earn her the top spot for the tournament. Kristeena Locke of Kahului wasn’t
going anywhere either. She produced a consistent score of 79 to keep second
place. Jasmine Ashley D. Cabajar of Wailuku showed some improvement with
an 80 on the day, comfortably achieving a third-place finish.
Girls 13
From left: Rylie Marchman, Katie Rosenberg, Keilyn Ing, Kirsten Ishikawa
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4)
Kirsten Ishikawa (241)
Keilyn Ing (255)
Katie Rosenberg (266)
Rylie Marchman (317)
Tournament trends continued into the final round for the Girls 13. Kiersten
Ishikawa of Makawao, HI posted another 81 today to win by fourteen shots.
Keilyn Ing of Honolulu produed her best score of the tournament today at 83 and
took second place. Katie Rosenberg of South Pasadena, CA also shot her
tournament best at 87, finishing comfortably in third place.
Girls 14, 15-18
From left: Wilma Elefante, Lisa Kang, Margaret Min, Cassy Isagawa
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2)
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5)
Cassy Isagawa (208)
Margaret Min (236)
Lisa Kang (239)
Kimberlie Miyamoto (14) (255)
Wilma Elefante (257)
Cassy Isagawa of Wailuku, HI continued to assert her dominance over the oldest
girls division. In the final round of the tournamentm she posted the best score for
any division on any day: 66. At 8-under for the tournament, she won handily by
28 strokes. But Margaret Min of Honolulu also played well today, shooting 75
and jumping into second place. Lisa Kang – also of Honolulu – fell slightly; her
83 in the final round resulted in a drop from second to third in the tournament.