Incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina, 19, becomes youngest champion in Utah Open history, replacing former BYU great Mike ...

Two other amateurs are lurking. First-day leader Simon Kwon, a senior at BYU, stands at 134 after a 70 on Saturday and tied ...

The former top-rated junior golfer in the country carded 7-under-par 65 to vault atop the leaderboard Saturday at the Larry H ...

Kihei Akina was referred to as “the best player in the nation” by one of his fellow competitors the day before. Surely, being named the USA Today Boys High School Golfer of the Year as a ...

Amateur Kihei Akina, 18, fired a pair of 69s to be on his way to making the cut in the first-ever Black Desert Championship before a late barrage of low scores in the final hour of Friday’s ...

Sunday, April 20, 2025 78° Today's Paper Sports Hayashida, Kihei Akina in Manoa Cup open final By Jason Kaneshiro June 24, 2023 Editors' Picks 1/4 ...

Kihei’s name pays homage to the namesake of his ancestral home on Maui, where members of his family have lived for generations. Akina, a rising senior at Lone Peak High School, now lives in ...

Lone Peak freshman Kihei Akina watches his drive during the second day of the 6A state boys golf tournament at Davis Park golf course in Kaysville on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald) ...

Three years is a long time, when you’re 19. A much different version of Kihei Akina appeared Sunday at Riverside Country Club ...

The 19-year-old junior golf wunderkind shot 4-under-par 68 to hold off a handful of top amateurs, professional golfers, and everything in between to clinch the Larry H. Miller Utah Open at Riverside ...

Kihei Akina reached the championship match in his Manoa Cup debut with a 3-and-2 win over Maui's Anson Cabello, and Hayashida's dramatic finish completed the final pairing of the week.

Eastside Golf was made aware of Kihei years ago through word of mouth from a friend of the brand; according to Cooper, during their first meeting, Akina was wearing an Eastside Golf and Jordan ...