Punahou junior Mariel Galdiano is still on track to become the first prep golfer to earn the high school grand slam after winning the state tournament at Waikoloa Kings this week. But as she well knows, there are plenty of firsts that she was born too late to touch. The girls tournament began in earnest in 1999, more than 30 years after the boys took the course for the first time. It took a while, but they would not be […]
With the 50th state boys golf tournament being held at Waikoloa this week, here are Hawaiiprepworld’s choices as the top 10 golfers in the tournament’s history. The team element is a big part of the tournament, and is weighed heavily. These rankings account for only the HHSAA tournament, so legends like Dean Wilson of Castle, whose highest finish was 13th, will not be found here. Scroll to the bottom of this post for a list of every medalist since the […]
Waiakea’s Kaley Saludares came from three shots back to pass first-round leader Shantel Antonio of Kamehameha-Hawaii and win the BIIF girls golf championship at the Club at Hokulia on Tuesday. Sauludares shot a 9-over 81 in the second round to finish at 16-over 160, 3 shots clear of Antonio. On the boys side, Waiakea’s Trevor Hirata fired a 68 on Tuesday to finish 17 shots ahead of second-place Shon Kitahira, who is Hirata’s Warriors teammate. Hirata also had a 68 […]
Waiakea’s Trevor Hirata shot a 68, with a 32 on the back, in the first round of the BIIF golf championships at Hualalai on Sunday. Hirata leads Preston Ching of Kamehameha-Hawaii by eight strokes with the final round set for Tuesday. Kamehameha-Hawaii’s Shantel Antonio shot a 76 to lead Waiakea’s Kaley Saludares by three strokes in the girls tournament. Hilo’s Sunny Sakai beat teammate Juby Aipoalani in a playoff for the last spot in Tuesday’s field. Here are the scores: […]
Spencer Dunaway of Kamehameha wasn’t the only one making noise during the ILH championship golf tournament on Thursday at Turtle Bay’s Fazio Course. Dunaway birdied the 18th hole to win the title by one stroke. A little earlier, Punahou’s Remington Hirano chipped in for eagle on the 277-yard par-4 14th. He was just short, right and below the green after a booming drive. Playing partner Andrew Otani of ‘Iolani, the first round leader on Monday who fell off the pace […]
Kamehameha’s Spencer Dunaway went 18 holes at Oahu Country Club and 18 more at Turtle Bay only to come down to a nervous putt to beat defending champion Kengo Aoshima of Iolani for the ILH championship. Video by Nick Abramo. Watch him sink it here: Complete results: ilh golf Sheet1
Punahou’s Mariel Galdiano and Andrew Otani of Iolani lead after the first day of the ILH golf championships held at Oahu Country Club. The final round is Thursday at Turtle Bay, the leaders will go off at around 8:10 with boys and girls alternating. Galdiano leads teammate Allisen Corpuz by four strokes after shooting a 66 at OCC. Iolani’s Rose Huang is another shot back. Galdiano is the defending champion after beating teammate Aiko Leong by a stroke last year. […]
Waiakea’s Trevor Hirata shot a 37 on the back nine at Kohanaiki Golf and Ocean Club to win the BIIF boys individual title. Hirata finished with a 76 to beat teammate Shon Katahira by two strokes. Kalai Pomroy of Kamehameha-Hawaii was third with a 79. Waiakea easily won the team title with 339 strokes to Kamehameha-Hawaii’s 356. Next up is the state tournament, which will be held May 7-8 at Waikoloa. Kaley Saludares of Waiakea won the gold medal in […]