30th Hawaii Pearl Open
Round: One, Saturday, February 8, 2008

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Hawaii Pearl Open - Day 1 Summary

Play was called at 6:30 p.m. on Day One of the Hawaii Pearl Open due to darkness with 44 golfers (out of a total field of 192) still left on the course. A heavy morning downpour had delayed the start of play.

The leader in the clubhouse after Day One of the 30th Hawaii Pearl Open is Azuma Yano, a 30-year-old professional from Gunma, Japan, who shot a 6-under-par 66. Yano is a regular on the JGTO, Japan's professional golf tour, having finished 30th on the official 2007 money list, including a second place finish and several Top Ten performances. Yano is a two-time all-Japan national collegiate champion, capturing back-back titles in 1998 and 1999. He turned pro in 2000. Yano played in the Hawaii Pearl Open for the first time last year, and says that it helped him to his good play today.

Meanwhile, all eyes were affixed on Japan superstar Ryo Ishikawa, who shot an even-par 72. The 16-year-old media darling, who recently turned pro, had four birdies and four bogeys, and stands in a tie for 35th place. Ishikawa drew a horde of over 40 reporters and photographers.

Playing partner Billy Hurley, III, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, overcame the distractions caused by the media and gallery to shoot a 5-under-part 67. Hurley, 25, is a 2004 graduate of the Naval Academy, where he garnered All-American honors. He went on to play on the U.S. Walker Cup team. He has played in seven PGA Tour events and three Nationwide Tour events in recent years. He was recently stationed aboard the U.S.S. Chung Hoon, a destroyer homeported at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii pro Gregory Meyer (71) and 16-year-old Hawaii amateur Bradley Shigezawa (71) rounded out the popular foursome.

Hurley was joined by 31-year-old Japan pro Hirotsugu Aoyama and two-time Hawaii Pearl Open champion Kevin Hayashi from Hilo, Hawaii, who both fired 67's.

Just one stroke behind with 68's are two-time winner Kiyoshi Murota, John Ellis, and Issac Weintraub.

Other scores of interest include three women in the field, led by Stephanie Kono, playing her first men's tournament, who finished at 1-over 73, followed by Cyd Okino (78) and Ai Ogawa (79).

Masamichi Ito, the youngest player in the field at the age of 12, shot a respectable even-par 72 despite two bogies in his final four holes. Ito gained entry into the tourney when JGTO star Hirofumi Miyase withdrew from the tournament. Ito had shot a 74 in Tuesday qualifying, which placed him in the first alternate spot.

Two other changes to the starting field included six-time HPO winner David Ishii, who was replaced by Andrew Kam, and Yoshihiko Horikoshi, who was replaced by Ken Maeda.

30th Hawaii Pearl Open

Round: One, Friday, February 8, 2008

Player Name            Overall    Total Score

JP    Azuma Yano      -6    33    33    66

P     Billy Hurley III     -5    34    33    67

JP    Hirotsugu Aoyama     -5    34    33    67

P     Kevin Hayashi   -5    33    34    67

P     Issac Weintraub      -4    33    35    68

P     John Ellis      -4    33    35    68

JP    Kiyoshi Murota -4    35    33    68

P     Casey Watabu    -3    35    34    69

P     Chad Saladin    -3    33    36    69

P     Chris O'Connor -3    34    35    69

P     Dan Kupfer      -3    34    35    69

JP    Hidemasa Hoshino     -3    34    35    69

P     Joe Phengsavath      -3    35    34    69

P     John Colyar     -3    33    36    69

P     John Hearn      -3    36    33    69

JP    Shunta Maeawakura    -3    34    35    69

JP    Tatsuo Takasaki      -3    34    35    69

P     Barry Schenk    -2    35    35    70

P     Jarett Hamamoto      -2    35    35    70

P     Jesse Mueller   -2    33    37    70

JP    Masaki Sakurai -2    36    34    70

P     Pierre-Henri Soero   -2    36    34    70

JA    Tomoya Tokunaga      -2    35    35    70

JP    Yoshiaki Ogushi      -2    38    32    70

JP    Yuji Kato -2    34    36    70

P     Andrew Feldmann      -1    35    36    71

A     Bradley Shigezawa    -1    35    36    71

A     Brandan Kop     -1    35    36    71

P     Brian Grone     -1    34    37    71

P     Gregory Meyer   -1    34    37    71

JP    Hideki Kase     -1    36    35    71

P     Jacob Low -1    36    35    71

JP    Yasumasa Suzuki      -1    34    37    71

JP    Yurio Akitomi   -1    35    36    71

JP    Akira Endo      Even 37    35    72

P     Ed Tischler     Even 36    36    72

P     Gregory Engall Even 37    35    72

P     John Lynch      Even 36    36    72

JP    Jumpei Takayama      Even 36    36    72

P     Kalani Kiaaina Even 35    37    72

JP    Koichi Tsugimoto     Even 37    35    72

P     Lance Taketa    Even 35    37    72

A     Mark Chun Even 38    34    72

JA    Masamichi Ito   Even 37    35    72

JP    Ryo Ishikawa    Even 36    36    72

P     Stan Souza      Even 37    35    72

JP    Takaki Ono      Even 35    37    72

JP    Takashi Miyazaki     Even 37    35    72

JP    Toshiaki Uetake      Even 36    36    72

JP    Dinesh Chand    +1    37    36    73

P     Don Berry +1    37    36    73

JP    Hatsuo Nakane   +1    37    36    73

P     Jim Seki   +1    37    36    73

P     Joey Tadeo      +1    40    33    73

JP    Koji Tuchiya    +1    36    37    73

JA    Koki Furuta     +1    37    36    73

P     Mark Micale     +1    36    37    73

P     Matt Deschaine +1    37    36    73

JP    Minoru Hatsumi +1    35    38    73

P     Regan Lee +1    35    38    73

JP    Satoshi Shimouchi    +1    36    37    73

P     Se Woong Park   +1    35    38    73

P     Sean Murphy     +1    37    36    73

JA    Shunsuke Sonoda      +1    36    37    73

A     Stephanie Kono +1    37    36    73

JP    Yoshinori Watanabe   +1    36    37    73

JP    Kenichiro Kato +2    38    36    74

JP    Koki Ideishi    +2    37    37    74

JP    Makoto Tomoyoshi     +2    37    37    74

P     Manarii Gauthier     +2    38    36    74

JP    Motohiro Kimura      +2    35    39    74

JP    Norihiko Furusho     +2    39    35    74

P     Randy Shibuya   +2    37    37    74

A     Shigeru Matsui +2    38    36    74

A     Taeksoo Kim     +2    35    39    74

JP    Takuya Ogawa    +2    36    38    74

JP    Tatsuya Takamatsu    +2    37    37    74

JA    Yukiyasu Okunobu     +2    39    35    74

A     Zakry Akagi-Bustin   +2    37    37    74

A     Alex Chu   +3    35    40    75

JP    Chikara Nagata +3    37    38    75

JP    Daekae Suh      +3    38    37    75

P     David Gerken    +3    40    35    75

JP    Hideki Tochihara     +3    36    39    75

JA    Kasunori Hanaoka     +3    37    38    75

JP    Kazuo Seike     +3    37    38    75

P     Kevin Shimomura      +3    38    37    75

P     Matt Pakkala    +3    38    37    75

JP    Morihiro Nakanishi   +3    36    39    75

A     Phillip Anamizu      +3    37    38    75

JA    Shinya Inoue    +3    38    37    75

P     Steven Aisbett +3    37    38    75

JP    Takao Sugama    +3    37    38    75

JP    Takeharu Koike +3    35    40    75

P     William Conroy +3    39    36    75

JP    Yoichi Shimizu +3    37    38    75

JA    Yusuke Iyama    +3    33    42    75

P     Faitala Sofa    +4    39    37    76

JP    Hiromichi Kubo +4    39    37    76

JP    Isao Terukina   +4    37    39    76

A     Neal Takara     +4    37    39    76

P     TJ Figueroa     +4    37    39    76

JP    Toshiaki Ito    +4    39    37    76

JP    Toshinori Muto +4    39    37    76

P     Chad Fribley    +5    41    36    77

JP    Keizo Yoshida   +5    38    39    77

JA    Masato Takada   +5    40    37    77

JA    Nobuyuki Takayasu    +5    38    39    77

P     Phillip Chun    +5    39    38    77

JA    Rei Saito +5    38    39    77

JP    Satoru Tobita   +5    39    38    77

A     T.J. Kua   +5    38    39    77

JP    Yoshikatsu Saito     +5    36    41    77

JP    Yoshinori Ichioka    +5    37    40    77

A     Craig Larson    +6    38    40    78

A     Cyd Okino +6    38    40    78

P     John Mellish    +6    41    37    78

JP    Kentaro Yonekura     +6    39    39    78

JA    Koji Ishida     +6    38    40    78

JP    Takashi Uchida +6    41    37    78

JP    Yoshiaki Shinozuka   +6    40    38    78

JP    Ai Ogawa   +7    40    39    79

P     David Chin      +7    41    38    79

JP    Hideto Matsushita    +7    38    41    79

JP    Namio Takasu    +7    39    40    79

JP    Nobuhiro Tsujimura   +7    42    37    79

P     Richard Beer    +7    43    36    79

P     Tetsuya Murakami     +7    42    37    79

A     Hiroshi Kimura +8    38    42    80

A     Ken Maeda +8    43    37    80

JP    Norihiko Matsumoto   +8    40    40    80

A     Cory Oride      +9    42    39    81

P     Darren Sayre    +9    42    39    81

A     Jared Sawada    +9    42    39    81

JA    Makoto Uraguchi      +9    40    41    81

JA    Sotaro Kurihara      +9    38    43    81

P     William Coelho +9    42    39    81

JA    Kay Naito +10   41    41    82

JA    Soon-Bok Kwon   +10   41    41    82

P     Bruce Maeda     +12   42    42    84

JA    Masaaki Ueki    +12   45    39    84

JP    Norio Adachi    +12   41    43    84

JA    Yuto Soeda      +12   43    41    84

A     Itsuyoshi Takeuchi   +13   45    40    85

P     Lance Suzuki    +14   47    39    86

A     Mark Kawashima +14   44    42    86

JA    Tsunemi Watanabe     +15   45    42    87

JA    Kazumasa Fujino      +28   52    48    100

JP    Akihiro Kashimada    NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Andrew Kam      NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Andy Barnes     NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Barry Conser    NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Bronson Kalilikane   NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Daniel Nishimoto     NC    NC    NC    NC

A     David Fink      NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Eiichiro Hiyama      NC    NC    NC    NC

A     Henry Park      NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Hirotaro Naito NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Hiroyuki Naito NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Jerry King      NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Jerry Mullen    NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Jim Carson      NC    NC    NC    NC

A     Lorens Chan     NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Masaaki Kato    NC    NC    NC    NC

JA    Masahiko Sanada      NC    NC    NC    NC

JA    Masahiro Kawamura    NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Michael Castillo     NC    NC    NC    NC

A     Mike Kawate     NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Mitsuo Nakamoto      NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Motomasa Aoki   NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Nick Mason      NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Norman Ganin Asao    NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Patrick Clary   NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Patrick Finigan      NC    NC    NC    NC

A     Paul Kimura     NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Ron Castillo Jr.     NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Ryoma Yamagata NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Scott Diel      NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Steve Schneiter      NC    NC    NC    NC

JA    Sung Lee   NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Tad Fujimaki    NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Taichi Aiso     NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Takeru Shibata NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Tatsuya Kodai   NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Tommy Kim NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Toru Nakajima   NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Tory Edwards    NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Toshio Ozaki    NC    NC    NC    NC

P     Will Yanagisawa      NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Yasumasa Morimoto    NC    NC    NC    NC

JP    Yoshinobu Tsukada    NC    NC    NC    NC

JA    Yoshiro Aoyama NC    NC    NC    NC

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