KAPOLEI — Cindy Rarick was so thrilled for Kimberly Kim about her winning the U.S. Women's Amateur championship that she had to go up to the youngster and say hello at the Fields Open in Hawai'i.

They had met before but Rarick wasn't aware of it.

"She didn't recognize me but that's OK," Kim said.

"I was so happy to talk to her. I told her I'm proud of her and that she's doing great," Rarick said. "She goes, 'Yeah, I played in your junior tournament four times.' "

Rarick annually hosts events for junior golfers at the Waikoloa Beach Resort, which she represents.

Kim has since moved to Arizona where Rarick lives.

"I told her, if you ever want to come to Tucson and play, I'd love to have you," Rarick said.

For now, despite a generation gap — Kim's the youngest in the field at 15 and Rarick the second oldest at 47 — they're peers in the Fields Open at the Ko Olina Golf Club.

Kim's the only amateur and player from Hawai'i in the 138-player field. Rarick comes the closest to being "local," having played on the University of Hawai'i women's golf team.

Both have another thing in common: They're hoping to make today's 36-hole cut after missing it last week in the season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay.

Rarick appears to have the better chance of the two, shooting a 1-under 71, which is tied for 22nd place. Kim posted a 2-over 74 and tied for 74th. The low 70 and ties play on tomorrow.

Starting at the 10th hole, Rarick made the turn in 3-under, eagling the par-5 13th from 80 yards out and birdieing the 14th, also a 5-par, by wedging it to two feet.

"I hit it about an inch from the hole and it spun right in. So that was nice." Rarick said about her eagle-3.

"I hit the ball well and hit a lot of greens in regulation. The wind was so tough coming into you on two and three, I missed a bunch of greens on the back side. And I even bogeyed No. 5, so that was frustrating. That's a par-5, birdie hole. Today it's straight down wind, so I kind of screwed up there. Making bogey there is like making double."

Kim started with nine straight pars, including a great 18-foot putt to save par at No. 9 before bogeying the 400-yard par-4 10th. It was all pars again until a bogey at the par-3 16th.

No birdies, but the bogey at 10 "felt like a birdie," said her caddie Matt Hall, Turtle Bay Resort's director of golf.

Kim's tee shot went out-of-bounds by the railroad tracks right of the fairway. She then busted a 325-yard drive and went up and down for a 5.

"Overall, I played OK," said Kim, who had an opening 73 at Turtle Bay but shot a 7-over 79 in the second round. This time, she hopes round two will be a lot better as she tees off early this morning.

Kim impressed Ashley Hoagland, who also played with her at Turtle Bay last Friday.

"She's awesome. She hits it a really long way and has a great game," said Hoagland, who shot 70 yesterday. "In a few years, I know she'll be a competitor out here."

Angela Park, the first-round co-leader with Stacy Prammanasudh with a 6-under 66, knows Kim well, having played together in AJGA tournaments.

"There's a strong bond even though we don't see each other that often," said Park, who was in same threesome with Kim and Hoagland last week. "She was always a great friend and whenever she needed guidance or whenever I needed help, I'll go to her or she'll come to me."