'EWA BEACH—There was a time, pre-Michelle Wie and before the Tadd Fujikawa fist pump became famous, when Hawai'i junior golfers would let their imaginations run wild. They could pretend a practice putt was for the U.S. Open championship and their playing partners were famous, and far taller. Then David Ishii and Dean Wilson began to beat up on the competition in Japan and their success translated to the PGA Tour. Wie began bashing barriers and Fujikawa soared at the Sony Open in Hawai'i. Suddenly everything is possible and there is no need to pretend. No one knows it better than the 60 juniors who played in yesterday's King Auto Group Hawai'i State Junior Championship for golfers 12 and under. The Hawai'i State Junior Golf Association is no longer an isolated little footnote in the golf world. The HSWGA trains its players in... [read full story]
