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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, December 28, 2006

GOLF REPORT
2006 Hawai‘i Golf Champions

 •  Wilson, Kim rise to the top in 2006

Advertiser Staff

2006 Hawai'i golf calendar
See a listing of all Hawai'i golf events this year.

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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.