Lacey Uchida’s improved second round was suspended by darkness at the U.S. Girls Junior.
Lacey Uchida’s improved second round was suspended by darkness at the U.S. Girls Junior.
Play didn’t begin Tuesday at Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach, Calif., until after a 41/2-hour fog delay, which kept half the 156 players in the field from completing their round.
Uchida played much more consistently than during her 15-over 86 on Monday, making her first birdie on the par-3 11th. The Waiakea sophomore was 4-over with four holes to play and in a tie for 131st when play was set to resume Wednesday.
The low 64 scores after two rounds advance to match play.
• Waiakea sophomore Kailey Oki made three birdies during a 3-over 74 in Palm Desert, Calif., and was in a tie for 16th at the Future Champions Golf’s Callaway world championships.
Oki was at 7-over 149 heading into the final round in the girls 13-14 division.
Kamehameha senior Pono Yanagi was tied for 18th in the older boys division after a 5-over 75 left at 6-over with the final round left to play.
• At the World Stars of Junior Golf Championships in Las Vegas, Waiakea junior Aiden Oki opened with a 9-over 81 and was tied for 15th in boys 15-18; Waiakea Intermediate eighth-grader Dysen Park (8-over 80) was tied for 21st in boys 13-14; and Hilo High’s Chanelle Hwang (10-over 82) was 13th in girls 13-14.
