Hilo golfers at IMG tourney in San Diego
Hilo’s Lacey Uchida was tied for 58th place after the first round at the IMG Academy Junior World Championships.
The Waiakea freshman shot a 10-over 80-74—154 total Wednesday at The Country Club of Rancho Bernardo in San Diego.
She’s 18 shots behind first-round leader Jingfan Deng, of China, who’s 8-under with a 136 total.
Hilo’s Pono Yanagi is tied for 99th place after he fired a 9-over 77-76—153 total in the boys 15-18 division.
The Kamehameha junior is 14 strokes behind first-round leader Devondeep Bling, of California, who’s at 5-under 139.