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Updated at 3:42 p.m., Thursday, September 20, 2007

Fujikawa records ace, shoots 1-under 70, trails by 7

Advertiser Staff

In a round highlighted by a hole-in-one, Tadd Fujikawa shot a 1-under-par 70 today in the Albertsons Boise Open in Boise, Idaho.

The 16-year-old Moanalua High School student was as low as 3-under, but he double-bogeyed his 13th (the course's No. 4 as he started on the back ninee).

After two successive pars, Fujikawa buried a long putt for birdie on his 16th to go 2-under. However, he bogeyed the par-4 closing hole to shoot 33-37.

But the highlight of his round was the ace.

Fujikawa was even par when he stepped onto the 17th tee, his eighth hole of the day.

His shot landed close to the hole, took a few hops and trickled in for his fourth career hole in one.

That put him at 2-under (33).

He went to 3-under with a birdie on his 11th (par-5 No. 2 hole).

But he then three-putted the the 13th (par-3 No. 4) for a double bogey.

Fujikawa had opportunities to shoot lower but missed three birdie putts in the 10- to 15-foot range and another from about 3 feet on the 12th (par-5 No. 3).

Fujikawa is playing in his fourth as a professional. He has yet to make a cut. He is right on the cutline.

Jim McGovern, Nicholas Thompson, Jeff Klauk and Brenden Pappas each shot 8-under-par 63s today to assume the lead.

Five other golfers shot 7-under 64.

Fujikawa parred the first four holes before bogeying the fifth (par-4 No. 14).

But he followed that with a birdie on the sixth (par-4 No. 15).

pgatour.com contributed to this report