Par for the Course
A 15-year old Hawaii girl won the national
PGA
junior amateur championship over the weekend. No, her name
isn't Michelle Wie, it's
Stephanie Kono. Stephanie is one of several young women
from Hawai'i doing well in the golf world. Although she is
not getting the press of her more famous fellow Punahou High
School student, she is perhaps as talented.
Kono, playing in the girls division at the Westfield Junior PGA Championship in Westfield, Ohio, shot a one over par 72 on Saturday to win the national 17 and under championship by two strokes.
She showed what she was made of by leading the tournament from beginning to end. Something that few golfers are able to do (although Tiger Woods did exactly that at the British Open this past weekend). Most golfers would rather be coming from behind on the last day than out in front and defending against everyone because, it is believed, there is less mental pressure. But some people just seem to have the nerves to keep out front and let everyone else try to match their play. Stephanie seems to be one of those. If only Michelle could take some lessons from her classmate!