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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, January 2, 2010

2009 Hawaii Golf Champions

Advertiser Staff

JANUARY

Mercedes-Benz Championship at Kapalua Plantation�Geoff Ogilvy

Sony Open in Hawai'i at Waialae Country Club�Zach Johnson

Wendy's Champions Skins Game at Royal Ka'anapali�Fuzzy Zoeller and Ben Crenshaw

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hual�lai�Bernard Langer

FEBRUARY

19th UH-Hilo Intercollegiate at Mauna Lani North�Southern California team and Nick Taylor (Washington) individual

31st Hawai'i Pearl Open�Jesse Mueller

LPGA SBS Open at Turtle Bay�Angela Stanford

John A. Burns Intercollegiate at Leilehua�Texas A&M, team and James Erkenbeck (New Mexico) individual

Hilo Invitational at Hilo Municipal�NIck Mason

Fresno State Lexus Classic�Miki Ueoka (Santa Clara) individual

MARCH

HSGA Four Ball at Makalena�Brett Komoto/Chris Byrer and Ryan Perez/Robert Berton, championship flight co-champions; Alvin Okada/John Mathias, A flight; Ken Suzuki/Lavaisela Taleni, B flight.

Section PGA Assistants' 4-Ball Championship at Honolulu Country Club�Glenn Tamagawa/Tom Freestone

Kaua'i Collegiate Cup at Wailua�Georgia Southern and East Tennessee, co-team champions, Logan Blondell (Georgia Southern) individual

UCF Challenge at Orlando, Fla.�Stephanie Kono (UCLA), individual

Hawai'i State Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Pearl�Lorens Chan

Donnis Thompson Invitational at Kane'ohe Klipper�Texas A&M team; Kayla Mortelliaro (Idaho) individual

Sacramento State Invitational at Elk Grove, Calif.�Miki Ueoka (Santa Clara) individual

Naris Cup at Okayama, Japan�Hawai'i, team; Stephen Zane (UH-Hilo), Kosuke Ueda (Doshisha) co-medalists

APRIL

51st Mid-Pacific Open�Tadd Fujikawa

ILH Individual Championships at Oahu Country Club and Kapolei�Alika Bell (Kamehameha) boys and Marissa Chow ('Iolani) girls

BIIF Individual Championships at Hokuli'a�Nainoa Calip (Kamehameha-Hawai'i) boys and Britney Yada (Wai�kea) girls

OIA Championships at M�kaha Resort�Moanalua boys and 'Aiea girls; Tyler Ota (Moanalua) boys and Kristina Merkle (Moanalua) girls.

MIL Championships at Kapalua Bay and Ka'anapali Kai�St. Anthony boys and Baldwin girls; Taeksoo Kim (St. Anthony) boys and Cassy Isagawa (Baldwin) girls.

KIF Championships at Wailua�Kaua'i High boys and Waimea girls; Cory Oride (Kaua'i High) boys, Kelli Oride (Kaua'i High) girls

Amatour Hawai'i Turtle Bay Challenge�Alika Bell

MAY

David S. Ishii Foundation Hawai'i State Girls High School Championship at Royal Ka'anapali�Kristina Merkle (Moanalua), individual; Punahou, team

David S. Ishii Foundation Hawai'i State Boys High School Championship at Royal Ka'anapali�Lorens Chan ('Iolani), individual; 'Iolani, team

Hickam Invitational�Matthew Ma; Philip Delisi, A flight; Paul Ichimura, B flight, Phil Anamizu, senior flight

Jennie K. Wilson Invitational at Mid-Pacific Country Club�Kristina Merkle

Francis Brown Four-Ball at Ala Wai�Jared Sawada and Ryan Kuriowa, championship flight; Mike Hamada and Maurice Nitta, A flight; Mel Kaneshiro and Alan Arakawa, B flight.

NAIA Golf Championship at Silvis, Ill.�Sam Cyr individual champion

Kona Open at Kona Country Club�Eric Dugas

Noenoe Tournament at Volcano�Men: Roger Howell, low gross; James Merrell, low net. Women: Pualani Daniels, low gross; Lolita Rapozo, low net.

Amatour Hawai'i Coral Creek Classic�Ryan Perez

JUNE

Kahili Maui Open�Tadd Fujikawa

HSJGA State Junior Championship at Hawai'i Prince (12-under)�Boys: Pono Yanagi, 7-8; Kyosuke Hara, 9-10; Philip Delisi, 11-12. Girls: Millburn Ho, 7-8; Mari Nishiura, 9-10; Mariel Galdiano, 11-12.

Rolex Girls Junior Championship at Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.�Kimberly Kim

101st M�noa Cup at Oahu Country Club�TJ Kua

Amatour Hawai'i 'Ewa Beach Championship�Mike Kawate

Oahu Country Club Women's Invitational�Lisa Okazaki; Jaye Gray, low net

Aloha Section Jr. PGA Championships at Waikoloa�Boys: Alika Bell, 16-18; Scott Yamashita, 13-15; Jino Sohn. 11-12; Shon Katahira, 9-10; Christian Yanagi, 7-8. Girls: Britney Yada, 16-18; Cassy Isagawa, 13-15; Rose Huang, 11-12; Kristin Miyagi, 9-10; Millburn Ho, 7-8.

Kapalua Clambake�Pro flight: John Galarita. Team: John Gatlin, Eddie Pruett, Matt Dickey, Arvin Gentry.

JULY

HSJGA State Junior Championship at Hokuli'a (13-older)�Boys: Justin Keiley, 15-18; Richard Hattori, 13-14. Girls�Cassy Isagawa, 15-18; Ciera Min, 13-14.

Waialae Women's Invitational�Kathy Tsukada, low gross; Vivian Sasaki, low net

Pua Melia at Olomana�Ku'ulei Ka'ae, low gross; Liberta Aiwohi, low net

Pearl Junior Open�Boys: Alika Bell, 15-18; John Oda, 13-14; Jino Sohn, 11-12; Trevor Arashiro, 10-under. Girls: Hee Sue Condry, 15-18; Eimi Koga, 13-14; Yangcongrong Huang, 11-12; Tai Lesa, 10-under.

Aloha Section PGA Pro Link Pro-Pro Championship at Ka'anapali�Brian Sasada-Kirk Nelson

HSWGA Stroke Play Championship at Mid-Pacific�Kacie Komoto

AUGUST

Maui Women's Invitational at Waiehu and Wailea Emerald�Desiree Ting, low gross; Pam Henry, low net

Army Invitational at Leilehua�Ryan Perez

U.S. Kids Championship at Pinehurst, N.C.�Allisen Corpuz (Girls 11)

Aloha Section PGA Callaway Assistant Championship at Ko Olina�Eric Dugas

HSWGA Match Play Championship at Oahu Country Club�Allisen Corpuz

41st Ed Hogan Cup at Portland�Justin Keiley medalist

Amatour Hawai'i Battle at K�ne'ohe Klipper�Ryan Perez

Oahu Country Club Men's Invitational�Lorens Chan; Phil Anamizu, senior flight

Kapalua Hall of Fame Championship at Plantation�John Lynch

SEPTEMBER

HSJGA Mixed Team Championship at Po'ipu Bay�Corey Kozuma-Kelli Oride

H�puna Roundup�Regan Lee (p), Ivan Mochida, Les Aburamen

Barbers Point Invitational�TJ Kua

Korean Invitational at 'Ewa Villages�Leslie Lee

HSJGA Turtle Bay Classic�Boys: David Saka, 15-18; John Oda, 13-14; Jino Sohn, 11-12. Girls: Hee Sue Condry, 15-18; Allisen Corpuz, 13-14; Rose Huang, 11-12.

Aloha Section PGA Stroke Play at Honolulu Country Club�Kevin Hayashi

Aloha Section PGA Senior Club Professional Championship at Honolulu Country Club�Lance Taketa

HSWGA Senior Championship at Kapolei�Mona Kim

HSJGA Match Play Championship at Ka'anapali�Boys: Justin Keiley, 15-18; Ryan Lloyd, 13-14; Donny Hopoi, 11-12. Girls: Cassy Isagawa, 13-18; Kristen Le, 11-12.

Amatour Hawai'i Olomana Shootout�Christian Akau

OCTOBER

HSJGA Kiahuna Junior Classic�Boys: Michael Fan, 15-18; Kalani Preus, 13-14; Jino Sohn, 11-12; Kyosuke Hara, 9-10; Christian Yanagi, 7-8. Girls: Cassy Isagawa, 15-18; Ciera Min, 13-14; Naea Oda, 11-12; Kristeena Locke, 9-10.

Fubon Senior Open at Taiwan�David Ishii

Turtle Bay Amateur�Bradley Shigezawa

HSGA State Seniors at Kona Country Club�Men: Peter Rice, 55-58; Bruce Erfer, 59-64; Jim Sheeley, 65-69; Wendell Kop, 70-older. Women: Annette Fujii, 50-63; Penny Knowles, 64-older.

Nike Golf 4-Ball Match Play Championship�Kevin Carll and Matt Pakkala

Asahi Ryoken Cup Invitational at Japan�David Ishii

Kaua'i Collegiate Invitational at Puakea�Joseph Harrison (San Diego), individual; San Diego, team

Legends Tour Kinoshita Pearl Classic at Kapolei�Rosie Jones

NOVEMBER

Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational�Men: Alex Kang (San Diego State), individual; San Diego State, team. Women: Lizette Salas (USC), individual; UC Davis, team.

Amatour Hawai'i Tour Championship at Kapolei�Ryan Perez

Bridgestone Pro-Scratch at Pearl�Travis Toyama (p) and Wade Nakamura

Third annual USA Hawai'i-Japan Junior Cup at Waikoloa Kings'�Japan 23.5, USA Hawai'i 20.5

Amatour Hawai'i Tour Championship at Kapolei�Ryan Perez

Makalei Amateur�Brishara Ari

Governor's Cup at Mid-Pacific�Amateurs 13, Pros 11

DECEMBER

EZ-Go Head Pro-Assistant Championship at Hual�lai�Kevin Hayashi and Lance Taketa

Wahine O Hawaii Kai�Saori Williams

HSJGA Tournament of Champions at Wailea Emerald�Boys: Lorens Chan, 15-18; Rudy Cabalar, 13-14; Jino Shon, 11-12; Shawn Lu, 9-10; Christian Yanagi, 7-8. Girls: Cassy Isagawa, 15-18; Eimi Koga, 13-14; Mariel Galdiana, 11-12; Mari Nishiura, 9-10; Millburn Ho, 7-8.

Turtle Bay Resort Hawai'i State Open�Jesse Mueller, men; Katie Kempter, women; Kirk Nelson, senior.