Player: Kaito Onishi

2017-Kaito  Onishi
Hometown: Los Angeles
University: USC
Area of Study:
Expected Graduation: 2020
Soldier Honored: Benjamin B. Tollefson

Before USC


  • 2016 Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention selection and 2015 Rolex Junior All-American second team honoree
  • Played in the 2017 U.S. Amateur, qualifying for match play. He tied for 29th in stroke play at 1-over 141 (69-72) before falling to current teammate Cheng Jin in the first round of match play, 4&3
  • Played in the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur as well, also tying for 29th in stroke play at 1-over (65-78) and reaching the round of 16 before bowing out
  • Tied for seventh at the Rice Planters Amateur in June at 1-under 215 (73-67-75)
  • Won the 2016 27th Annual Sea Pines Junior Heritage, fighting off severe winds in Hilton Head, S.C., with a 145 (74-71)
  • Tied for third at the 2016 AJGA Haas Family Invitational with a 280 (67-72-67-74), was seventh at the 2016 Terra Cotta Invitational and was eighth at the AJGA TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior
  • Reached the round of 64 at the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur
  • In 2015, he posted three top-10 junior finishes, including a third at the Western Junior Championship at 282 (74-71-68-69), and had four top-10s in 2014, including a sixth at the Callaway Junior Championship.


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