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Posted on: Sunday, January 4, 2009

2008 Hawaii Golf Champions

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K.J. Choi, of South Korea, shot a 14-under 266 to win the Sony Open by three strokes at the Waialae Country Club. Choi won $954,000.

MARCO GARCIA | Associated Press

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Morgan Pressel shot an 8-under 280 to win the Kapalua LPGA Classic by one stroke at the Kapalua Resort, Bay Course. Pressel won $225,000.

MATT YORK | Associated Press

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JANUARY

Mercedes-Benz Championship — Daniel Chopra, Kapalua Plantation Course, Maui.

Sony Open in Hawai'i — K. J. Choi, Waialae CC.

MasterCard Championship — Fred Funk, Hualalai Nicklaus Course, Big Island.

Turtle Bay Championship — Jerry Pate, Turtle Bay Resort Palmer Course.

FEBRUARY

UH-Hilo Intercollegiate — Stanford, team; Jesper Kennegard (ASU), medalist. Waikoloa Village, Big Island.

Hawai'i Pearl Open — Azuma Yano, Pearl CC.

John A. Burns Intercollegiate — Auburn, team; Stephen Hale (Cal), medalist. Leilehua GC.

SBS Open at Turtle Bay — Annika Sorenstam, Palmer Course.

Fields Open in Hawai'i — Paula Creamer, Ko Olina GC.

Hilo Invitational — Nick Mason, Hilo Municipal.

Wendy's Champions Skins Game — Fuzzy Zoeller-Peter Jacobsen, Royal Ka'anapali GC, Maui.

MARCH

HSGA 4-Ball — Championship flight: Bryan Edwards-Junior Agpaoa; A flight (tie): Fred Denault-Allan Kua'ana and Keith Nakamura-Kelvin Sato; B flight (tie): Chad Oshiro-Dean Park and Allen Harris-Tommy Kasoga, Makalena GC.

Aloha Section PGA Assistants/4-Ball Championship — Kalani Kia'aina-Ken Nakano, Honolulu CC.

Hawai'i State Amateur Stroke Play Championship — Travis Toyama, Pearl CC.

Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational — Oklahoma State, team; Alison Walshe (Arizona), medalist. Kane'ohe Klipper.

Heather Farr Classic — Kyung Kim, Longbow Golf Club, Mesa, Ariz.

Aloha Section PGA Big Island Candies Scotch 4-Ball — David Gerken-Bill Conroy, Hokuli'a, Big Island.

APRIL

ILH Team Championships — Punahou boys and girls.

Mid-Pacific Open — Tadd Fujikawa, Mid-Pacific CC.

ILH Individual Championships — Alex Ching (Punahou), boys; Cyd Okino (Punahou), girls. Waialae CC & Oahu CC.

OIA Individual Championships — Bryson Watabu ('Aiea), boys; Kristina Merkle (Moanalua), girls. Ala Wai GC and Leilehua GC.

BIIF Championships — Waiakea boys and Nainoa Calip (Kamehameha) individual; Waiakea girls and Britney Yada (Waiakea) individual. Waikoloa Kings', Hualalai, Club at Hokuli'a.

KIF Championships — Kaua'i High boys and Cory Oride (Kaua'i) individual; Kaua'i High girls and Kelli Oride (Kaua'i) individual. Wailua Golf Course.

MAY

Hickam Invitational — Alex Ching, Mamala Bay GC.

David S. Ishii Foundation Hawai'i State Girls High School Championships — Kristina Merkle (Moanalua), individual; Punahou, team, Wailua GC, Kaua'i.

David S. Ishii Foundation Hawai'i State Boys High School Championships — Alex Ching (Punahou), individual; Punahou, team. Wailua GC, Kaua'i.

NAIA Men's Championship — Sam Cyr (Maui/Point Loma Nazarene), Indiana National Golf Club, Plymouth, Ind.

Jennie K. Wilson Invitational — Xyra Suyetsugu, Mid-Pacific CC.

Kona Open — Max Bonk, Kona CC, Big Island.

Francis Brown 4-Ball — Alex Chu-Joey Sakaue, championship flight; Tom Nakagawa-Al Amii, A flight; George Akeo-Clarence Takahashi, B flight, Ala Wai GC.

Hawai'i United Okinawa Invitational — Layne Morita, West Loch GC.

JUNE

Kahili Maui Open — Darren Summers, Kahili GC, Maui.

King Auto Group State Jr. Championships (12-under) — Boys: Sian Rogers, 10-under; Richard Hattori, 11-12. Girls: Mariel Galdiano, 10-under; Eimi Koga, 11-12. Hawai'i Prince Golf Club.

100th Manoa Cup — Alex Ching, Oahu CC.

Callaway PGA Junior Series — Jared Sawada, boys; Kristina Merkle, girls. Kahili GC, Maui.

Aloha Section PGA Jr. PGA Championships — Alika Bell, boys; Kristina Merkle, girls. Royal Ka'anapali GC, Maui. Taisei Negishi, boys 12-under; Ciera Min, girls 12-under, Ka'anapali Kai GC, Maui.

Pearl President's Cup — Robert Nakagawa, A Flight; Phillip Delisi, B Flight; Toyo Shimabukuro, C Flight, Pearl CC.

JULY

Kapalua Clambake — Scott Carroll, individual; Carroll, Ron Coker, Brody Long, Dale Carle, team. Kapalua Bay Course.

King Auto Group Hawai'i State Junior Championship — Boys: David Fink, 15-18; Alex Chiarella, 13-14. Girls: Kristina Merkle, 15-18; Alina Ching, 13-14. Club at Hokuli'a, Big Island.

Waialae Women's Invitational — Mia Hew, low gross; Kyong Suk Omura, low net. Waialae CC.

Pua Melia — Ku'ulei Ka'ae, Olomana Golf Links.

ProLink Solutions/Srixon Pro-Pro Championship — T.J. Figueroa-Garrett Okamura, Ka'anapali Kai GC, Maui.

Aloha Section PGA Classic Resorts Senior Championship — Jay Taise, Mauna Lani North GC, Big Island.

Optimist International Junior Golf Championships — Allisen Corpuz, girls 10-11, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Cindy Rarick Invitational — 15-17: Nainoa Calip, boys; Lindsey Nishimura, girls; 13-14: Scott Yamashita and Kiana Lumanian; 11-12: Justin Kurihara and Ciera Min; 9-10: Taisei Negishi and Lisa Ishimoto; 7-8: Christian Yanagi and Anne Nakamoto; 6-under: Isaiah Kanno and Mayumi Umezu. Waikoloa Village and Kings' Courses, Big Island.

HSWGA Stroke Play Championship — Katie Sisler, Mid-Pacific CC.

AUGUST

Maui Women's Invitational — Bobbi Kokx, Maui CC and Dunes at Maui Lani, Maui.

Legends Reno-Tahoe Open — Parker McLachlin, Montreux CC, Reno, Nev.

Aloha Section PGA TaylorMade Assistants Championship — John Shaw, Mid-Pacific CC.

Army Amateur — Alex Ching; Merv Matsumoto, senior flight, Leilehua GC.

Big Island Amateur — Sean Maekawa, Mauna Lani North Course, Big Island.

Aloha Section PGA Turtle Bay Golf Match Play — Kevin Hayashi; Lance Taketa, seniors, Palmer

Course.

HSWGA Match Play Championship — Cyd Okino, Oahu CC.

Oahu Country Club Invitational — Alex Ching; Gary Kong, seniors, Oahu CC.

SEPTEMBER

Hapuna Roundup — Joe Root (p), Allan Ikawa, Warren Haruki, Del-Marc Fujita. Hapuna GC, Big Island.

Barbers Point Invitational — Lorens Chan, Barbers Point GC.

HSJGA Mixed Team Championship — Bradley Shigezawa-Cyd Okino, Po'ipu Bay GC, Kaua'i.

Aloha Section PGA Stroke Play Championship — John Lynch; Lance Taketa, senior flight. Club Pro Championship — Ron Castillo Jr., Princeville Makai GC, Kaua'i.

Ka'anapali HSJGA Match Play Championship — Boys: David Fink, 15-18; Alex Chiarella, 13-14; P.J. Samiere, 11-12. Girls: Cyd Okino, 13-18; Ciera Min, 11-12. Royal Ka'anapali GC, Maui.

58th Korean Invitational — Peter Baik, 'Ewa Villages GC.

HSWGA Senior Championship — Marcie Rudich, Waikele GC.

OCTOBER

Grand Canyon Fall Classic — Sam Cyr (Maui/Point Loma Nazarene), Golf Club of Estrella, Goodyear, Ariz.

Turtle Bay Amateur — TJ Kua, Palmer and Fazio Courses. Kapalua LPGA Classic — Morgan Pressel, Bay Course, Maui

Aloha Section PGA Golf Concepts 4-Ball Match Play Championship — Andrew Feldmann-Larry Stubblefield, Oahu CC.

Kiahuna Junior Classic — Boys: Sian Rogers 10-under; Justin Kurihara, 11-12; Kalena Preus, 13-14; Reo Saito, 15-18. Girls: Kristeena Locke, 10-under; Allisen Corpuz, 11-12; Marissa Chow and Cassy Isagawa, 13-14; Kelli Oride, 15-18. Kiahuna GC, Kaua'i.

Dennis Rose Intercollegiate — St. Edwards, team; Jake Koppenberg (Western Washington), individual, Mauna Lani North, Big Island.

Dennis Rose Invitational — California Baptist, team; Malin Thorberg (Cal Baptist), individual. Waikoloa Kings' Course, Big Island.

USA Hawai'i-Japan Junior Cup — Hawai'i 24.5, Japan 19.5, Waikoloa Kings', Big Island.

Waikoloa Women's Challenge — Lily Yao-Bev Kim, Plumeria flight; Kay Brooks-Sharon Goodman, Hibiscus flight. Waikoloa Kings', Big Island.

NOVEMBER

Makalei Amateur — Henry Park, Makalei GC, Big Island.

Bridgestone Pro-Scratch Championship — Leland Lindsay-Travis Toyama, Pearl CC.

Kaua'i Collegiate Invitational — San Diego, team; Derek Wallace (North Carolina-Wilmington), individual. Puakea GC, Kaua'i.

Amatour Hawai'i Tour Championship — Travis Toyama, Kapolei GC (Eric Sonnenberg, Player of Year).

Turtle Bay Resort Intercollegiate — Texas, team; Vaughn Snyder (Ohio State), individual. Palmer and Fazio courses.

Aloha Section PGA Prince Resorts/TaylorMade Hawai'i State Open — Nick Mason; Leland Lindsay, seniors; Cyd Okino, women, Hawai'i Prince GC.

DECEMBER

HSJGA Tournament of Champions — Boys: Alika Bell, 15-18; Aaron Kunitomo, 13-14; John Oda, 11-12; Kyle Suppa, 10- under. Girls: Kelli Oride, 15-18; Cassy Isagawa, 13-14; Allisen Corpuz, 11-12; Mariel Galdiano, 10-under. Wailea Emerald, Maui.

Aloha Section PGA EZ-Go/Golf Concepts Head Pro-Assistant Championship — Bill Hunt-Maurice Radke, Hualalai Golf Club, Big Island.

36th Gov. John A. Burns Challenge Cup — Amateurs, Turtle Bay Resort.

Sony Open in Hawai'i amateur qualifying — Lorens Chan, Waialae CC.