Waianae’s Lorraine Char tied for 10th in the girls 15-18 division of the Optimist International Junior Championship, which wrapped up Friday at PGA National Resort and Spa, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
More than 600 golfers from around the world qualified for the tournament.
Char’s 72-hole score of 299 was 13 shots out of first. She was fourth among the American players. Claire Choi, from Honolulu, was 27th at 75—307.
Nam comes up just short at Girls Junior Americas Cup
Kaiser sophomore Malia Nam came up one shot short of medalist honors at the Girls Junior Americas Cup on Friday in Cheynne, Wyo. Punahou’s Aiko Leong closed fast to finish fourth.
Mexico won its third consecutive team Cup, with a three-day total of 661.
Hawaii took second at 668.
The Cup features 17 teams from the Western U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Nam birdied two of the last four holes and shot 74 the final day to finish at even-par 216, one behind medalist Clare Legaspi. Leong shot 72 the final two days to close at 220.
Hawaii’s Alanis Sakuma (73—232) tied for 20th and Mari Nishiura (79— 241) was 45th in the field of 71.
Hawaii’s boys, attempting to defend their 2014 championship, tied for seventh in the Boys Junior America’s Cup at Arizona, finishing 23 shots behind Southern California.
The Hawaii team was led by Punahou senior Kyle Suppa, who tied for 16th at 214 — 10 shots out of first. Moanalua junior Jun Ho Won (70—217) tied for 25th, Punahou junior Andrew Chin (72—222) got a share of 38th and Hara (71—223) was 44th.
Arcano in the red at HSJGA Junior Tour Series-Maui
Justin Arcano was the only golfer in red numbers at last weekend’s Hawaii State Junior Golf Association Junior Tour Series-Maui event at Kapalua Bay.
Arcano, a high school junior from Wailuku competing in the boys 15-18 division, closed with a 2-under-par 70 Sunday for a tournament total of 143. That was one shot better than Tyler Munetake, also from Wailuku.
Honolulu’s Kristin Miyagi (78—155), a sophomore, won the oldest girls division by two shots over Jasmine Cabajar, from Wailuku.
Younger champions were Allysha Mae Mateo (71—150) in girls 13-14s, Kaylee Akagi (76—161) and Kelly Chin (78—149) in girls and boys 11-12s, and Arenui Faana (95—191) and Ariihau Faana (79—162) in 7-10s.
