Name: Isao Aoki at the 1983 Hawaiian Open
Uploaded: 2015-03-18T20:36:36.000Z
Duration: 109 s
Description: One shot back of Jack Renner’s lead at Waialae Country Club on the 72nd hole, Isao Aoki won the tournament from the fairway with a remarkable eagle hole out off the face of his pitching wedge. It was his first and only PGA TOUR victory.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Isao Aoki's miraculous win at the 1983 Sony Open, where he became the first Japanese player to win on the PGA TOUR, and how it was the catalyst for additional Japanese success on the PGA TOUR.

Culture Shot: 40th anniversary of Isao Aoki's miraculous hole-out in Hawaii

At the 1983 Sony Open in Hawaii, Isao Aoki holed out for eagle on the 72nd hole to win by 1 and become the first player from Japan to win a PGA TOUR event.

Isao Aoki’s eagle hole-out to win Sony Open

One shot back of Jack Renner’s lead at Waialae Country Club on the 72nd hole, Isao Aoki won the tournament from the fairway with a remarkable eagle hole out off the face of his pitching wedge. It was his first and only PGA TOUR victory.

Isao Aoki at the 1983 Hawaiian Open

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J.T. Poston interview after winning the Memorial

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J.T. Poston pars to defeat Ryan Gerard on second playoff hole to win the Memorial

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J.T. Poston gets up-and-down from 162 yards for birdie on No. 18 at the Memorial

In the final round of the 2026 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, J.T. Poston hits his third shot to 11 feet at the par-4 17th hole. Ryan Gerard then makes a 37-foot birdie putt on No. 17 to get to 12-under par. Poston responds saving a par to stay 11-under par heading into the par-4 72nd hole. Poston then hits his second shot on No. 18 to 7 feet, making the birdie to tie Gerard at 12-under. Gerard responds by making a 5-foot comebacker to save par and force the playoff.