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The Hawaii Junior Golf Association's Patriarch

What the venerable Bob Tom started in 1966, his pupils have helped perpetuate

By Ann Miller

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 21, 2013

~~<p>Back when David Ishii, Jay Hinazumi and Wendell Tom were kids, Bob Tom and the late Ted Makalena began the Hawaii Junior Golf Association, in 1966. It was a different golf world then. Woods were woods and Tiger Woods wasn't born.</p>
<p>This year, the David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA Golf State Championships will be funded once more by Ishii's annual benefit tournament. Wendell Tom, Hinazumi and Del-Marc Fujita are now running the tournament that Elton Tanaka built over its first 12 years.</p>
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Back when David Ishii, Jay Hinazumi and Wendell Tom were kids, Bob Tom and the late Ted Makalena began the Hawaii Junior Golf Association, in 1966. It was a different golf world then. Woods were woods and Tiger Woods wasn't born.

This year, the David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA Golf State Championships will be funded once more by Ishii's annual benefit tournament. Wendell Tom, Hinazumi and Del-Marc Fujita are now running the tournament that Elton Tanaka built over its first 12 years. Login for more...



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