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Manoa Cup: A good match for Yamauchi until the very last hole

Related Topics: Manoa, Match play, Par (score)

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

It came down to the last hole in the quarterfinals for Dalen Yamauchi, who needed a birdie on Friday to continue his quest at the 108th Manoa Cup.

Instead, Justin Taparra birdied the par-4 18th hole while Yamauchi parred and saw his run at the amateur match-play championship end at Oahu Country Club.

Despite his 1-up victory, Taparra, a Chaminade senior-to-be golfer, had little time to celebrate and took a lopsided 5-and-3 loss to Brent Grant in the semifinals.

Grant, an Oregon State golfer and Moanalua graduate, will battle Maui’s Justin Ngan, a Baldwin senior-to-be, for the championship.