Takara leads field at Amatour qualifying
Advertiser Staff
Neal Takara led 36 golfers who earned exempt status for the Amatour Hawai'i, which begins with The Grind at the Hawai'i Prince Golf Club on April 30.
Takara shot a 4-over 76 in windy conditions to finish at 153 at the Makaha Resort Qualifier on March 27.
First-day leader Chris Souza finished two strokes back after an 80.
Amatour Hawai'i consists of six tournaments, ending with tour championship, Nov. 12 to 13, at Honolulu Country Club.
Amatour Hawai'i
The Makaha Resort Qualifier
Makaha Resort Golf Club
Par 72
Neal Takara 77-76—153
Chris Souza 75-80—155
Kenny Tenn 80-78—158
Thomas Begonia 78-80—158
Kurt Mizusawa 79-80—159
Wendell Kop 79-80—159
Mike Kawate 81-79—160
Greg Kauihou 79-81—160
Mohammad Ali 83-79—162
Patrick Beckford 85-78—163
Brandon Abreu 83-80—163
Neal Kanda 81-82—163
Gregory Ono 82-83—165
Joe Aloisio 88-78—166
Darian Desellem 85-81—166
Colin Ginoza 82-84—166
Thomas Gorman Jr. 88-79—167
Billy Villareal 81-86—167
Edmundo Gordon 88-80—168
Sean Abreu 89-79—168
Tom Goodbody 85-83—168
Daron Rilveria 84-84—168
Sean Sadaoka 82-86—168
Andrew Hopoi 81-87—168
Isaac Jaffurs 90-79—169
Ty Rinoski 84-85—169
Chad Hayashi 79-90—169
Masa Toyama 88-82—170
Joseph Thomas 88-82—170
Rom Trader 88-82—170
David Nagatori 83-87—170
David Komori 90-81—171
Dick Sieradzki 84-87—171
Dylan Nakano 86-86—172
Ronald Reeve 85-87—172
Clayton Taniyama 87-86—173
Adam Silva 84-89—173
*Paul Glen 82-91—173
*—won exempt spot in playoff
Phengsavath joins Ko Olina as assistant pro
Joe Phengsavath recently joined the Ko Olina Golf Club team as an assistant golf professional.
Phengsavath, a native of Laos, Thailand, won the Waikoloa Open and Aloha Section Pro/Pro Championship last year, and qualified to play in the 2003 Sony Open.
He recently played on the Asian PGA Tour.
NOTES
Art Rego and Lloyd Yamamoto opened the pro shop concession at the West Loch Golf Course on March 29. The West Loch Golf Shop is open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The Floating Driving Range will be opening on April 15.
A Demo Day for Ping Golf scheduled for this month at Ko Olina has been moved to June 11.
