At the end of a lengthy Q&A session, Roosevelt senior Kolbe Irei chats about the many courses he has played on, often with his father, Roy. Irei was featured in Tuesday’s Star-Advertiser. He has already won all three OIA regular-season tournaments at Ala Wai, where he carded a 66, Hoakalei (69) and Oahu Country Club (66).
His parents got to witness a miracle years ago. Roy and Avis had no idea that their son, a little boy dubbed “Miracle Baby” by his doctor, would become one of the best junior golfers in Hawaii. Kolbe Irei is staking new territory for Roosevelt as a two-time OIA runner-up who has now won the first three tournaments of the regular season. His 66 at Oahu Country Club on a blustery Monday morning is the latest in a hot streak […]
Former Kaimuki golf standout Chan Kim will have some work to do if he wants to play into the weekend at Royal Portrush. Kim, who won the Hawaii state championship in 2006, shot a 75 at the 148th Open Championship in Northern Ireland today, leaving him in 75th place when he walked off the course. Kim started his day with a double bogey and was 4 over after doing the same on the fourth hole. He birdied Nos. 5, 7, […]
Mid-Pacific sophomore Jake Sequin slept on a two-shot lead after the first day of the David S. Ishii Foundation Hawaii State Boys Golf Championships, and it appears he slept well. Sequin birdied three of his first five holes in his final round at Waikoloa’s King’s Course and then dropped another birdie at the last to hold off Roosevelt’s Kolbe Irei for the state title. Sequin shot a 71 on Friday, carding the same score as Irei to finish with the […]
Punahou’s dominance in state girls golf came to an end on Wednesday, and judging by the youth of the girls above it at the 2019 David S. Ishii Foundation Girls Golf Championships at Waikoloa, the Buffanblu will have their hands full if they to regain it. Leilehua freshman Leia Chung took medalist honors by two strokes over Moanalua junior Tagirilani Luafalealo. Sophomore Lacey Uchida led Waiakea to the team title, with sophomore Kailey Oda and freshmen Kiersten Saludares and Elle […]
Two victories. One drama. One not so much. Maryknoll’s Peter Jung finished one shot better than two competitors to win the ILH individual boys golf championship and gold medal at the Turtle Bay Fazio Course on Wednesday. Over on the girls side, Mid-Pacific’s Myah McDonald shot a bogey-free, 3-under 69 to take the crown by nine shots. Jung was steady down the stretch. After birdies on Nos. 12 through 14, he came home with four straight pars. One of his […]
Every year in late April, a lot of golf fans can be seen milling about outside of the Turtle Bay Golf pro shop. They’re waiting for OIA officials to post scores on the big board of the golfers finishing up the league championships on the final hole. By the time the golfers get to the last, usually a few people have an idea of who the winners will be. But none of it is final until the scorecards are verified. […]
Punahou graduate and UCLA sophomore Mariel Galdiano tied for seventh in the individual competition at the NCAA women’s golf championship in Stillwater, Okla. and helped the Bruins tie for the team lead. Galliano carded a 1-under-par 71 at Karsten Creek Golf Club on Tuesday to close the NCAA medal championship among five players at 1 under 287 for the four-day tournament. Her low for the week was a 69 in the second round. Galdiano, a three-time state champion at Punahou, […]