Tadd Fujikawa
Playing as an amateur at age 15, he qualified for the 2006 U.S. In 2007, he made the cut in a PGA Tour event at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
At the age of 16 years, 4 days, he was the second youngest player to ever achieve that feat.
Early life
Fujikawa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born three months premature and doctors gave him a 50-50 chance of survival.
He weighed 1 pound, 15 ounces and was so small that he could fit in his grandfather's palm. His parents worried that he would grow up with a mental disability. Partially as a result of his premature birth, at age 18 Fujikawa stands only 5 feet 1 inch/1.55 m tall.
As of March 2007 he stated his weight was 150 pounds.
Amateur career
In 2006, Fujikawa qualified for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot by winning the Hawaii sectional qualifier(67-69-136), becoming the youngest player in history to qualify for the tournament.
Open, Fujikawa shot 81-77(158) and missed the cut by nine strokes.
Professional career
2007
Fujikawa made his second PGA Tour start (2006 U.S. A birdie on the 16th hole put him within the cut line, but it was his 15-foot eagle on the 18th hole that was his most memorable shot of the day.
With that shot, Fujikawa secured a 4-under-par 66 and made the cut by three shots.
Fujikawa followed up his history-making cut by shooting a second straight 66 in the third round, a score which, on that day, was bettered only by tournament leader Charles Howell III. Fujikawa made a 51-foot birdie on the 11th hole, finishing the third round tied for eighth place, along with Chad Campell and Tom Pernice Jr.
Fujikawa shot 2-over-72 in Sunday's final round,which only included 2 birdies.
Fujikawa was the first amateur since 1992 to win the tournament.
On July 12, 2007, Fujikawa announced that he would be turning pro. He made his debut at the Reno-Tahoe Open where he missed the cut.
Tadd Fujikawa is represented by Kevin Bell with the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP.
After missing the cut in in each of his first three events as a professional, Fujikawa recorded a hole in one on the 17th hole in the first round of this Nationwide Tour event.
He went on to shoot 70 and 71 in the first two rounds and missed the cut again, this time by 3 strokes.
In September 2007, he hit an albatross at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland on the European Tour. It was not enough to make the cut though. He also missed the cut at the Children's Miracle Network Classic which was the last official 2007 PGA Tour event.
2008
On April 20, 2008, Fujikawa made his first cut as a professional and earned his first professional victory by winning the 50th annual Mid-Pacific Open in Hawaii.
Kono finished 33rd.
2009
In January 2009, Fujikawa Monday qualified for the Sony Open in Hawaii. In the third round, he shot an 8-under 62, tying the course record, and moving him to within two shots of the leader.
On April 19 2009, Fujikawa successfully defended his title and earned his second professional win at the 51st annual Mid-Pacific Open. In the first week of June, Fujikawa won another local event in Hawaii, the two-round Maui Open.
Personal life
Fujikawa graduated from Moanalua High School in Honolulu, Hawaii in June 2009. His father Derrick Fujikawa pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking on February 3, 2009.
Professional record and earnings
Margin = strokes behind winner or cutline, not applicable in cases of withdrawal, disqualification or matchplay format.
Youngest ever to make the cut in a PGA Tour event
15 years, 8 months, 20 days.
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