Posted at 4:47 p.m., Friday, December 29, 2006
Kimberly Kim, Kono share lead in Arizona tournament
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i's Kimberly Kim and Stephanie Kono each shot 1-under-par 71 Friday to share the lead after the second round of the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship at Karsten Golf Club in Tempe, Ariz.Kim and Kono are at 2-under 142 in the 54-hole tournament for females between the ages of 13 and 23. Kim, 15, is a former Big Island resident who now lives in Arizona. Kono, a Punahou junior from Honolulu, is 17.
Kono and Kim hold a one-stroke lead over Shu Yin Liu (72) of Tualatin, Ore. Ellen Hoeper of Kansas City, Mo., is at 72-145.
Other Hawai'i golfers in the 112-player field are Christine Kim(73-149), Elyse Okada (76-150), Mari Chun (76-152), Kelly Nakashima (73-154) and Kristina Merkle (80-159).
