KAANAPALI - Marissa Uradomo of Kula shot an even-par 70 in the final round of the Aloha Section Junior PGA Championship on Saturday to win the girls 15-18 division at the Kaanapali Kai Course.
Uradomo, a senior-to-be at Baldwin High School and reigning Maui Interscholastic League individual champion, finished the two-round tournament at 4-over 144, winning the division crown by six strokes over Honolulu's Hansol Koo (76).
Uradomo's score wasn't good enough for a spot in the national tournament, however. The national qualifying division is 13-18, and Mariel Galdiano (72) of Pearl City, Oahu, finished at 138 to win the 13-14 age group, and clinch the spot at the Junior PGA Championship, scheduled for July 31-Aug. 3 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Marissa Uradomo putts during the final round of the Aloha Section Junior PGA Championship on Saturday at the Kaanapali Kai Course. Uradomo won the girls 15-18 division.
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In the boys qualifying division, John Oda of Honolulu easily won with a total of 131, eight shots better than second-place Richard Hattori, also of Honolulu. Oda, the state high school champion from Moanalua, shot a 66 on Saturday, the lowest round of the day by three strokes. Hattori shot a 69.
Other age-group champions were Oahu golfers Evan Kawai (boys 11-12), Ethan Dezzani (boys 7-10), Aneka Seumanutafa (girls 11-12) and Millburn Ho (girls 7-10), and Hilo's Taisei Negishi (boys 13-14).
