POIPU — Logan Laymon of Kapaa held off Owen Hegrenes of Lahaina, Maui, by two strokes to win the Boys 15-18 Flight at the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association/First Tee Hawaii Poipu Bay Junior Classic that wrapped up on Sunday at the Poipu Bay Golf Course.
Hegrenes took the lead on Saturday by tying with Stirling McLoughlin of Koloa at 7-over 79, three strokes better than Laymon’s 82. On the second day of the 36-hole tournament, Laymon reversed the field by taking the lead with a 2-over 74.
Laymon finished the two days with a 156 followed by Hegrenes at 158, and Renyn Lee of Kapaa at 165. Jayvin Raquel of Anahola was the fourth Kauai golfer participating in the flight. He finished fifth, overall at 172.
The HSJGA/FTH tournament attracted 25 players from across the state, participating to earn points for the HSJGA/FTH Player of the Year, and the season race to the coveted HSJGA/FTH Tour Championship that will play by invitation only to top finishers on the HSJGA/FTH Points Listing accumulated throughout the season. Tournament play took place on Saturday and Sunday at the Poipu Bay Golf Course.
In other flight play, Caleb Ito, winning his flight at an earlier tournament, took the lead of the Boys 13-14 Flight on Saturday a stroke ahead of Daniel Cho of Honolulu. However, Cho’s consistent play (firing 77 on both days), and Ito’s stumble on Sunday saw the Honolulu golfer capture the flight at 154, three strokes better than Ito.
Other Kauai golfers in the flight included Shane Murphy of Koloa who finished sixth at 183, and Tobi Takemoto of Eleele following at 205. Ayven Labuguen of Kapaa was disqualified.
Emi Sayegusa of Kalaheo finished in fourth for the Girls 11-12 Flight was saw Audrey Fujikawa of Mililani, Oahu, and Madison Sur of Honolulu tie for the lead at 158 each.
Lauryn Lee of Kapaa was the sole Kauai golfer participating in the Girls 15-18 Flight that was taken by Hudson Omori of Honolulu finishing with a two-day total 151.
Over the two days, the Boys 13-14 flight played to Par 72 off the blue tees to 6,640 yards. The Boys 15-18 flight played to the same layout.
The Girls 11-12 flight played to Par 72 off the red tees to 5,241 yards, and the Girls 15-18 flight played to Par 72 off the white tees to 6,056 yards.
Source: The Garden Island
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