Golf: Kua wins rain-shorted Hawaii State Open

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MAUNA LANI — Rain cooled off the competition at the Hawaii State Open on Sunday, and after some deliberation, organizers decided to scrap the final round of the tournament, shortening it to a 36-hole event at the Francis H. I’i Brown North and South courses.

MAUNA LANI — Rain cooled off the competition at the Hawaii State Open on Sunday, and after some deliberation, organizers decided to scrap the final round of the tournament, shortening it to a 36-hole event at the Francis H. I’i Brown North and South courses.

TJ Kua, who turned in a bogey-free round on Saturday, won the men’s open division with a two-day total of 7-under 137 (69-68), taking home the $10,000 prize. David Fink finished in second place a shot back, while a logjam of golfers — including defending champion Nick Mason — finished at 4-under.

Nicole Sakamoto (142) was the top woman in the field, while Tom Sovay (137) won the senior pro and Jonathan Ota (148) the senior amateur. David Budway (159) led the A-flight pack,

According to the tournament, Mauna Lani received nearly two inches of rainfall creating unfavorable playing conditions for Round 3. At 9:45 a.m., the tournament committee gathered all the players and announced the cancellation of the final round.

Men’s open

1 Tj Kua 69 68-137

2 David Fink 70 68-138

T3 Samuel Cyr 76 64-140

T3 Tadd Fujikawa 71 69-140

T3 Nick Mason 70 70-140

T3 Cory Oride 70 70-140

T7 Mark Purrington 73 69-142

T7 Alex Ching 70 72-142

T7 Robby Ormand 72 70-142

T7 Dean Wilson 67 75-142

T11 Joe Parkinson 70 73-143

T11 Sj Maeng 68 75-143

T13 Alistair Docherty 75 69-144

T13 Andrew Chin 72 72-144

T15 Nainoa Calip 73 72-145

T15 Brent Grant 73 72 145

T17 Remington Hirano 75 71-146

T17 Kyohei Nomura 75 71-146

T17 Jason Jakovac 74 72-146

T17 Chris Shimomura 70 76-146

21 Andre Bedard 73 74-147

T22 Lorens Chan 73 75-148

T22 Tyler Ota 72 76-148

T24 Hunter Larson 76 73-149

T24 Colin Laszlo 73 76-149

T24 Corey Kozuma 74 75-149

T27 David Saka 77 73-150

T27 Jerry Ledzinski 76 74-150

T29 Kyle Hayashi 77 74-151

T29 Jared Sawada 75 76-151

T31 Ryan Acosta 77 75-152

T31 Dalen Yamauchi 77 75-152

T31 Adam Ruben 75 77-152

T31 Kevin Hayashi 75 77-152

35 Zack Jones 76 77-153

36 Tyler Jones 76 78-154

37 Chris Igawa 73 82-155

T38 Kolbe Irei 81 75-156

T38 Phillip Delisi 78 78-156

T38 Brandon Mai 75 81-156

T38 Max Bonk 74 82-156

42 Albert Montalbo 78 79-157

T43 James Sparks 79 79-158

T43 Trent Gregory 79 79-158

Women’s open

1 Nicole Sakamoto 71 71-142

2 Britney Yada 73 72-145

3 Brittany Fan 75 73-148

4 Brittany Mai 76 75-151

5 Mari Chun 79 74-153

6 Kaylee Akagi 78 78-156

7 Sara Griffin 82 81-163

8 Keila Baladad 83 82-165

9 Berlin Long 91 79-170

10 Carrie Jacobson 89 90-179

A flight

1 David Budway 79 80-159

2 Patrick McGinness 82 79-161

3 Rob Long 79 83-162

T4 Rusty Tapp 81 83-164

T4 Ralph Mattis 81 83-164

6 Hiroshi Sagara 82 84-166

7 John Bryant 82 87-169

T8 Victor Tanaka 88 83-171

T8 Kyle Quilausing 84 87-171

T10 Galvin Fujii 87 87-174

T10 Liam McFarlane 87 87-174

Senior pro

1 Tom Sovay 69 68-137

2 Bill Breen 69 74-143

3 Kevin Burton 70 74-144

4 Mike Reid 73 72-145

5 Jim Empey 72 74-146

T6 Dave Eichelberger 75 72-147

T6 John Bascuk 75 72-147

8 James Blair 77 71-148

9 Mark Keith 74 75-149

10 Casey Nakama 71 79-150

Senior amateur

1 Jonathan Ota 73 75-148

2 Richard Gillette 73 77-150

3 Clayton Amuro 79 77-156

T4 Jon Levin 79 78-157

T4 Carl Ho 76 81-157

T6 Robert Gill 82 77-159

T6 Michael Perchinsky 78 81-159

T6 William Meadows 78 81-159

9 Mike Kawate 81 79-160

T10 Phillip Anamizu 81 80-161