Name: Isao Aoki’s eagle hole-out to win Sony Open
Uploaded: 2021-01-13T22:35:36.026Z
Duration: 210 s
Description: 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.

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

Jack Renner recalls one of the greatest moments in Sony Open in Hawaii history.  After a dramatic defeat in 1983 by Isao Aoki, he fired back with a win in ’84.

Jack Renner recalls the 1983 Sony Open in Hawaii

Check out wins from Isao Aoki, Brad Faxon, Paul Azinger and Ernie Els.  Plus watch a pair of impressive performances from teenagers Michelle Wie and Tadd Fujikawa.

Signature Moments: Sony Open in Hawaii

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