Tadd Fujikawa
The chronology of Tadd Fujikawa’s life is an odyssey. He was born premature and given less than a 50/50 chance to live. He fought hard for many years… in many ways. Somehow through it all, Tadd found golf. At 15 years old he was the youngest ever to qualify for the US Open. At 16 he experienced a career and life-defining week. At the 2007 PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii Tadd rocked the golf world with a top 20 finish. Now Tadd is a professional golfer, struggling, like many to get to the next level.
Tadd Fujikawa's Player Stats
- On April 20, 2008 Fujikawa made his first cut as a professional (turned pro in July 2007) and earned his first professional victory by winning the 50th annual Mid-Pacific Open in Hawaii.
- He made his second PGA start (2006 US Open was the first) at the 2007 Sony Open, having gained entry by shooting 67 in the Open Qualifier (PGA Tour Exemption Category #17). In the second round of the Sony Open itself, Fujikawa became the youngest player in nearly 50 years to make a PGA cut. 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 3 shots.
- In 2006 at age 15, he qualified for the US Open at Winged Foot by winning the Hawaii sectional qualifier, becoming the youngest player since 1941 to qualify for the tournament. At the US Open, Fujikawa shot 88-71 and missed the cut, finishing 140th.
- He made his debut at the Reno-Tahoe Open where he missed the cut.
- In September 2007, he competed in 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.
- Tadd Fujikawa, born January 8, 1991 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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