Kevin Hayashi

Juniors set bar high in plotting future course

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...

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Fujikawa joins Hall of Famers in Maui Open

A group of Hawai'i Golf Hall of Famers and Tadd Fujikawa will be on Maui this weekend for the Kahili Maui Open. Maui Open dates back to 1952, when the first "Maui Invitational" was played at Maui Country Club. Hall of Famer...

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Everything going Park's way

He came to the Big Island from South Korea at age 7, not knowing a word of English. Because of the effort he put forth on the golf course and in the classroom for the past 12 years, Henry Park capped one of the best weeks of...

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Shorthops

Free keiki tennis camp slated in June The Kona Tennis Club will hold registration for a free keiki tennis camp at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Old Kona Airport Park tennis pavillion. For children age 6 and up, the six-week tennis...

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Saka jumps out in front with 68

BONK, KIM, DUGAS ONE SHOT BACK by Brian Pernicone West Hawaii Today bpernicone@westhawaiitoday.com The first round of the 2009 Kona Open belonged to the amateurs, but the professionals loom close behind, setting up what looks...

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Merkle, Yazaki top U.S. Open qualifiers

Moanalua High School senior Kristina Merkle and Japan's Kazu Yazaki both shot 3-under par 69 yesterday at Wailua Golf Course on Kaua'i to advance to U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifying. Japan's Yuka Kuriyama shot 70, and...

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Mid-Pac loaded with young guns

Even as he practiced daily last week getting ready to defend his title in the Mid-Pacific Open, Tadd Fujikawa took time off to watch the Masters. He also played in the some junior tournaments with Lee, the reigning U.S. Amateur...

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Hayashi helps at Festival

Six-time Aloha Section Player of the Year Kevin Hayashi will lead a golf clinic at the Hawai'i Island Retreat and Kamehameha Park Golf Learning Center on June 7. It is part of the inaugural Lichee Festival. The festival is for...

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