Updated at 3:52 p.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Hawaii's Fujikawa to play in Japan's Casio World Open
Advertiser Staff
As he prepares to tee off in the final PGA Tour event of the season, Hawai'i's Tadd Fujikawa accepted an invitation to play in his eighth professional event. The 16-year-old will be in the Casio World Open on Nov. 22 to 25 in Kochi, Japan.The tournament is on the Japan Golf Tour Organization schedule. Its purse is approximately $1.4 million. Fujikawa was first approached by the tournament promoter while he was still an amateur.
Hawai'i's Michelle Wie played the last two Casio events, missing the cut by a stroke in 2005 and finishing next-to-last last year. She announced Tuesday that she would not play this year so she can devote more time to recovering from her injuries.
Fujikawa will try to make his first cut as a professional when he plays the Children's Miracle Network Classic, beginning tomorrow at Disney Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Moanalua High School junior will play with Punahou graduate Parker McLachlin the first two days. They tee off at 2:40 a.m. HST in the first round, at the Palm Course.
