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Posted at 11:32 a.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Kim, Kono selected to Junior Solheim Cup

Advertiser Staff

Golfers Kimberly Kim and Stephanie Kono were named to the United States team for the Junior Solheim Cup today.

The event in Bastad, Sweden, on Sept. 10 to 12 will precede the Solheim Cup. Both events pit 12 of the top American golfers against a team of European golfers.

Members of Junior Solheim Cup team were selected based on their rankings. Kim, a 15-year-old former Big Island resident now living in Arizona, will be making her second Junior Solheim Cup appearance. She is currently ranked No. 2 in the Polo Golf Rankings and No. 3 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. This year, Kim won the Heather Farr Classic, Thunderbird International Junior and was the runner-up at the Westfield Junior PGA.

Kono, a Punahou senior, is ranked fifth in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. Kono won the Westfield Junior PGA in 2005 and was the state high school champion in 2006.

The U.S. leads biennial event 2-1-0. The host team has yet to lose.

U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team

Sydney Burlison, Salinas, Calif.

Brianna Do, Lakewood, Calif.

Courtney Ellenbogen, Blacksburg, Va.

Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif.

Vicky Hurst, Melbourne, Fla.

Kimberly Kim, Pahoa

Stephanie Kono, Honolulu

Isabelle Lendl, Bradenton, Fla.

Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif.

Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif.

Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif.

Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio