Local mixed doubles team in final
Hawaii’s 6.0 adult mixed doubles representative reached the championship match of the U.S. Tennis Association League National Championship last weekend in Tucson, Ariz.
The Hawaii team lost to Caguas, Puerto Rico 3-0, in the final. Earlier, Honolulu swept Edison, N.J., in a semifinal and won its round-robin flight.
The team based at Central Oahu Regional Park was captained by Jonathan Riel of Waipahu and also included Rika Uechi, Pamela Menchaca, Beth Choy, Janet Wang-Lee, William Graffigna and Jiahong Chen.
Wie joins fundraiser for HSJGA
Punahou and Stanford alumna Michelle Wie has assumed title sponsorship of the Michelle Wie HSJGA Tournament of Champions at Wailea Golf Club on December 15-16 for qualified Hawaii State Junior Golf Association members. Wie has joined in the campaign to raise money by matching every dollar of the first $10,000 raised. Two of her sponsors, Nike Golf and Kia, are joining the campaign by including such perks as a Nike Driver and a Kia Custom Golf Bag.
The online campaign ends Dec. 10. For more information or to make a donation, visit www.HSJGA.org.
Warrior Intercollegiate wraps up
Baylor and North Carolina State junior Albin Choi went low in Wednesday’s final round of the Warrior Wave Intercollegiate, capturing team and individual titles at Princeville’s Makai Golf Club on Kauai.
The Bears, No. 49 in this week’s Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings, closed with the best round of the tournament. They fired a 9-under-par 279 and won by seven shots over North Carolina State. Baylor finished at 18-under 846 and was 17 under the final two days. It was led by individual runner-up Filippo Zucchetti, whose 66 left him a shot out of first.
Choi, who won the Ontario Amateur championship this summer, fired rounds of 69-68-69 to finish at 10-under 206.
Junior Nainoa Calip led Hawaii, closing with a 70 to move into a tie for 18th at 217. Calip was fourth on Kauai last year and 14th as a freshman. Teammates Cory Oride and Ryan Kuroiwa tied for 45th, at 73—223. Freshman Scott Yamashita fired a 68 Wednesday to lead the UH B team at 225.
Hawaii was 13th in the team standings, at 291—886. The UH B team was last at 298—928.
