Sakamoto in elite company

By Ann Miller

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 24, 2012

~~<p>It took a long time for golfer Nicole Sakamoto to learn how to win and even longer for her to win at home. After capturing last week's Jennie K. Invitational, she is among an elite group of women who have won all three Hawaii majors.</p>
<p>Days after graduating from James Madison, Sakamoto became the 11th woman to win the Hawaii State Stroke and Match Play championships and Jennie K. The list includes Hawaii Golf Hall of Famers Joan Damon, Edna Lee Jackola and Bev Kim, who were winning in the 1950s and '60s. </p>
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It took a long time for golfer Nicole Sakamoto to learn how to win and even longer for her to win at home. After capturing last week's Jennie K. Invitational, she is among an elite group of women who have won all three Hawaii majors.

Days after graduating from James Madison, Sakamoto became the 11th woman to win the Hawaii State Stroke and Match Play championships and Jennie K. The list includes Hawaii Golf Hall of Famers Joan Damon, Edna Lee Jackola and Bev Kim, who were winning in the 1950s and '60s. Login for more...