Around The Islands: Feature
Golf
Just a Tadd
"I would have never imagined going to the U.S. Open. Maybe in my wildest dreams," said Tadd Fujikawa, as he flashes an ear-to-ear smile that could have lit up the entire room.
The 2006 U.S. Open Championships seemed to be scripted right out of a dream for Fujikawa, the youngest player ever to participate in the106-year history of the tournament. At 15 years, six months, and seven days, Fujikawa shattered the previous record that stood for 65 years by almost five months and 20 days. The then freshman would eventually miss the cut, but the opportunity to compete in a major tournament would go down as once in a lifetime. "It was definitely something special, and I will never, ever forget it! Maybe next year," as he lets out a laugh.
After winning his fourth national championship in judo at age 12, Tadd decided to take his golf game to the next level. "After I won my fourth national championship I told myself, 'I did everything I could do in judo, now it's my time to do that in golf.' I wanted to be competitive at golf, and that's when I started taking lessons from Kevin." (Read more)
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