The 18th hole moment Hawaii's been waiting for for YEARS .... Our own Michelle Wie draining the final put of the U-S open... Winning the biggest tournament of them all ... All new at 6, KITV4's Pete Caggiano talked the man who taught Michelle the basics... plus a young golfer who hopes to follow in Wie's footsteps. 20 36 101 108 casey Nakama 05:36-41 "NOW THAT SHE'S LEARNED HOW TO WIN IT'LL BE REALLY EXCITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE" Casey Nakama is bubbling with pride today... After watching his pupil become a champion. Nakama taught Wie from age 9-to-13 and has fond memories of golf's new national champ. casey Nakama 03.38-03.50 "I REMEMBER THAT MOMENT THAT I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL, SHE WAS PROBABLY ONLY 11 YEARS OLD AND SHE WAS HITTING SOME SHOTS WE ONLY TEACH TO THE MOST ADVANCED BOYS" Casey remembers a kid who put in the hours to be the best Casey Nakama 02:51-3.02 "THE PARENTS COMMITTED THEMSELVES INTO BRINGING THEM TO THE GOLF COURSE SHE PRACTICED M-SAT, THEY WERE ONLY NOT HERE ON SUNDAY, THIS WENT ON FOR THREE OR FOR YEARS LAUGH " Now others hope to follow the trail that Michelle Wie blazed. 9 year old Kara Kaneshiro is the same age as Michelle Wie when she first came to the Casey Nakama Golf Development center at Olomana golf links Kara Kaneshiro golf student 20.22-28 "SHE'S FROM HAWAII PAUSE I MIGHT BE LIKE HER SOME DAY" Pete Caggiano 27:00-27:05 Stand Up "KARA'S HITTING GOLF BALLS ON THE SAME DRIVING RANGE MICHELLE WIE HIT ON OVER TEN YEARS AGO" Training with the same golf pro that gave Michelle Wie her start Casey Nakama 18.14-19 "WHEN YOU GRIP THE CLUB MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE THIS ARROW YA" 02:30-2.50 Casey Nakama "SHE CAME IN AS A 9 YEAR OLD SHE WAS JUST ANOTHER JUNIOR GOLFER AS SHE DEVELOPED SHE GOT TO BE SHE PRACTICED A LOT WE DON'T HAVE ANY NATURAL GOLFERS THEY ALL DEVELOP INTO GOOD PLAYERS AND SHE WAS A PRACTICER" NBC golf analyst and Maui Resident Mark Rolfing was part of the broadcast team for Sunday's victory.... he thinks the sky is now the limit" Mark Rolfing NBC GOLF ANALYST 12.54-57 "TO ME I THINK THE FLOOD GATES ARE OPEN NOW" Not only for Michelle but for the legions of young golfers she inspires.. Like Kara. Kara Kaneshiro 23.15-23.20 "SHE PROBABLY HIT GOOD AND I CAN HIT GOOD TOO" PC, KITV4 News... Michelle Wie won 720- thousand dollars with her US open victory Sunday, the largest purse in women's

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