Tadd Fujikawa is one of the most popular and richest American golfer who was born on January 8, 1991 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Fujikawa completed his historic cut with a straight score of 66 during the final round. It was a score that, on that day, was only beaten by the tournament’s top player Charles Howell III. Fujikawa scored a birdie of 51 feet at the eleventh hole and finished the round on tied eighth alongside Chad Campell and Tom Pernice Jr.
Fujikawa completed his second PGA Tour start (2006 U.S. Open was his one-time start) during the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii, after he was able to qualify by scoring at 67 points in the Open Qualifier (PGA Tour Exemption Category #17). The second day of play at the Sony Open itself, Fujikawa became the youngest golfer in more than 50 years to make the PGA Tour cut. The 16th hole brought him in the cut however the 15-foot eagle at the 18th hole that proved to be the most memorable shot of the day. By that shot, Fujikawa was able to secure a four-under-par score of score of 66. He made it to the cut by just three shots.
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.
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 (born January 8 1991) is an American professional golfer. At 15 years old, he was able to qualify to play in the U.S. Open, the youngest golfer in history to accomplish this feat. In 2007, aged 16 and four days old, he qualified for an PGA Tour event at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the second-youngest golfer to have ever achieved that feat. In April 2013, Fujikawa was the third-youngest player. In September of this year, Fujikawa came out as gay, making him the first professional golfer of male gender to openly declare his sexuality.
