Kauai Amateur
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Description
The Kauai Amateur is an annual multi-division amateur golf championship held over three rounds (54 holes) of stroke play, typically scheduled in mid-August on Kauai, Hawaii (for example, August 15-17, 2025). The event includes the Championship Flight along with Senior, Mid-Amateur, and Women’s divisions, and draws top amateur golfers who reside in or are affiliated with clubs in Hawaii. Entry is open to amateur status competitors meeting eligibility as defined by HSGA (including divorce from professional status, valid GHIN/Handicap Index®, and club affiliation) and registration is done through HSGA’s tournament portal; a field size is fixed by HSGA annual schedule.
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Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 - 17, 2025 | Wailua Golf Course, HI | Dane Watanabe (-5) | -5 | 6.79 | See Results |
| Aug 23 - 25, 2024 | Wailua Golf Course, HI | Anson Cabello (-6) | -6 | 4.03 | See Results |
Results
2024
Scoring Averages
+6.63Tournament
78.50R1
77.72R2
79.67R3
Round Stats
2.27Birdies or Better
6.82Bogeys or Worse
3.53Par 3s
4.46Par 4s
4.97Par 5s
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anson Cabello | -6 | 210 | 73 | 64 | 73 | - | 8.66 |
| 2 | Tyler Ogawa | -3 | 213 | 72 | 72 | 69 | - | 6.73 |
| 3 | Casey Watabu | -1 | 215 | 74 | 71 | 70 | - | 4.42 |
| 4 | Kolbe Irei | +1 | 217 | 75 | 70 | 72 | - | 3.64 |
| 5 | Dane Watanabe | +2 | 218 | 68 | 71 | 79 | - | 3.23 |
| 6 | Andrew Otani | +5 | 221 | 73 | 74 | 74 | - | 3.07 |
| 7 | Shawn Sakoda | +6 | 222 | 80 | 69 | 73 | - | 3.01 |
| T8 | Aaron Tom | +7 | 223 | 77 | 71 | 75 | - | 2.84 |
| T8 | Josh Hayashida | +7 | 223 | 72 | 78 | 73 | - | 2.84 |
| T8 | Colby Gunderson | +7 | 223 | 72 | 73 | 78 | - | 2.84 |
| T11 | Chance Wilson | +11 | 227 | 72 | 81 | 74 | - | 2.23 |
| T11 | James Whitworth | +11 | 227 | 73 | 74 | 80 | - | 2.23 |
| 13 | Robert Nakagawa | +14 | 230 | 79 | 74 | 77 | - | 2.06 |
| T14 | Drew Higashihara | +15 | 231 | 75 | 79 | 77 | - | 1.99 |
| T14 | Shannon Sibayan | +15 | 231 | 75 | 80 | 76 | - | 1.99 |
| T14 | Jaime Matsumura | +15 | 231 | 79 | 74 | 78 | - | 1.99 |
| T14 | Joe Matyas | +15 | 231 | 74 | 77 | 80 | - | 1.99 |
| T18 | Burly Hildreth | +17 | 233 | 76 | 80 | 77 | - | 1.76 |
| T18 | Zeke Alamida | +17 | 233 | 80 | 75 | 78 | - | 1.76 |
| T20 | Isaac Jaffurs | +18 | 234 | 84 | 74 | 76 | - | 1.65 |
| T20 | Casey Johansen | +18 | 234 | 80 | 75 | 79 | - | 1.65 |
| 22 | Reagan James | +19 | 235 | 77 | 75 | 83 | - | 1.56 |
| 23 | Graham Morgan | +22 | 238 | 78 | 81 | 79 | - | 1.50 |
| T24 | Layne Morita | +26 | 242 | 77 | 84 | 81 | - | 1.45 |
| T24 | Chad Higashi | +26 | 242 | 76 | 80 | 86 | - | 1.45 |
| T26 | Mike Garcia | +28 | 244 | 77 | 86 | 81 | - | 1.35 |
| T26 | JT Trevathan | +28 | 244 | 84 | 81 | 79 | - | 1.35 |
| T28 | Colin Kakutani | +30 | 246 | 78 | 85 | 83 | - | 1.24 |
| T28 | David Nagatori | +30 | 246 | 80 | 83 | 83 | - | 1.24 |
| 30 | Jason Craig | +31 | 247 | 78 | 84 | 85 | - | 1.14 |
| T31 | Brandt Nishimura | +33 | 249 | 89 | 80 | 80 | - | 1.09 |
| T31 | Spencer Altom | +33 | 249 | 79 | 78 | 92 | - | 1.09 |
| 33 | Cody Owen | +40 | 256 | 88 | 87 | 81 | - | 0.86 |
| 34 | Derek Byron | +56 | 272 | 91 | 85 | 96 | - | 0.66 |
| 35 | Travis Akasaki | +61 | 277 | 97 | 85 | 95 | - | 0.36 |
| 36 | Brandon Williams | +62 | 278 | 94 | 88 | 96 | - | 0.06 |