Incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina, 19, becomes first amateur to win Utah Open since now-PGA Tour regular Patrick Fishburn in ...

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

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

SALT LAKE CITY — Kihei Akina is just 18 years old, but he's already gaining valuable experience playing in professional tournaments. Before he starts his freshman season with the BYU golf team ...

Last season, Corner Canyon’s Bowen Mauss finished second, one shot off the lead, while this year it was Lone Peak’s Kihei Akina, who earned a runner-up finish just one shot behind Chase ...

OGDEN, Utah – Incoming freshman Kihei Akina and BYU alumni Daniel Summerhays, Peter Kuest and Cole Ponich are set to tee off in the opening round of the Korn Ferry Utah Championship on Thursday at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Lone Peak’s Kihei Akina reacts to sinking a putt 6A boys golf state championship at Riverbend Golf Course in Riverton on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Corner Canyon won the team category.