Isagawa captures U.S. Kids tourney

Cassy Isagawa took it low — even lower than her opening round — to win the oldest age division in the U.S. Kids Golf Kaanapali Hawaiian Classic by 28 shots yesterday.

Isagawa, the 2010 Junior PGA and state high school champion, fired a 6-under-par 66 in the final round at Royal Kaanapali. She opened with a 67 on Monday and had a three-day total of 8-under 208. The Baldwin High School senior is headed for Oregon next fall to play for the Ducks.

She wasn’t the only winner from Hawaii in the tournament that brought together about 160 juniors from 22 states, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Kahului’s Kyeton Littel-Kamimoto (77–231) won the boys title by four shots over Lahaina’s Noah Klipstein (82) and Lahaina’s James Horton (81).

Other Hawaii winners were Kimberlie Miyamoto (14), Kirsten Ishikawa (13), Zoey Akagi-Bustin (12), Justin Ngan (11), Aneka Seumanutafa (10) and Torin Dezzani (7).

Sony Open’s Pro-Jr. Skills Challenge set

Alex Chiarella, Cyd Okino, Ryan Kuroiwa, Scotty Yamashita and 12-year-old Allisen Corpuz will team with PGA Tour pros in the fifth annual King Auto Group Pro-Junior Skills Challenge during Sony Open in Hawaii week.

The tour’s first full-field event of 2011 will be Jan. 13-16 at Waialae Country Club. On Jan. 11, five of Hawaii’s best juniors will play with Jerry Kelly, Steve Stricker, Fred Funk, Zach Johnson and Dean Wilson in the Challenge. A new wrinkle this year will add a sixth pro with a Japan junior.

On Jan. 10, Sony has added Drive Fore the Green, a long drive contest with seven pros, including Davis Love III and John Daly. Admission is free and it starts at 9:30 a.m. at Waialae.

Former Sony champs committed to play

Six former Sony champs have tentatively committed to play in the tournament — Ryan Palmer, Zach Johnson, K.J. Choi, Paul Goydos, Ernie Els and Kelly. Others on the early commitment sheet include the top five on last year’s money list — Matt Kuchar, PGA Tour Player of the Year Jim Furyk, Els, Dustin Johnson and Steve Stricker.

Hawaii’s Aloha Swing continues on the Big Island after Sony. The Champions Tour opens its season with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Jan. 21-23. Tom Watson will defend his title. There are seven World Golf Hall of Famers in the 42-man field.

The following weekend (Jan. 29-30) on Maui, Watson and teammate Jack Nicklaus will defend in the 24th Kaanapali Champions Skins Game at Royal Kaanapali. The other teams are 2009 champs Ben Crenshaw and Fuzzy Zoeller, Fred Couples and Nick Price, and Bernhard Langer and Mark O’Meara.