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

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Signature Moments: Sony Open in Hawaii

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Brandt Snedeker reflects on emotional victory at Myrtle Beach

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Matt Fitzpatrick on competing against his brother, early-season success

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Follow 2026 Truist Championship winner Kristoffer Reitan as he celebrates his first PGA TOUR title with his caddie Tim Poyser, shares a hug with the parents of Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, and gets a look at his new champion’s locker at Quail Hollow.

Mic'd up with Kristoffer Reitan after winning Truist

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Chandler Blanchet's hole-in-one leads Shots of the Week

Following his one-shot win at the 2026 Truist Championship, Kristoffer Reitan talks about claiming his first PGA TOUR victory.


Kristoffer Reitan’s news conference after winning Truist Championship

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Kristoffer Reitan’s Round 4 winning highlights from Truist Championship

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Kristoffer Reitan's winning approach is the Shot of the Day

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Check out the best shots of the day from Round 4 of the 2026 Truist Championship, featuring Kristoffer Reitan, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick and Nicolai Højgaard, among others.

Highlights | Round 4 | Truist Championship

Following his one-shot win at the 2026 ONEflight Myrtle Beach, Brandt Snedeker talks about claiming his 10th PGA TOUR victory.

Brandt Snedeker’s news conference after winning ONEflight Myrtle Beach 

Following his final-round 2-under 69 at the 2026 Truist Championship, Kristoffer Reitan talks about breaking through to claim his first PGA TOUR win.

Kristoffer Reitan's interview after winning Truist Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Kristoffer Reitan shoots a final-round 2-under 69 to claim his first win on the PGA TOUR.

Kristoffer Reitan claims first PGA TOUR win at Truist Championship

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 4 of the 2026 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, featuring Brandt Snedeker, Mark Hubbard, Beau Hossler and Kevin Roy.

Highlights | Round 4 | ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic

In the final round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Kristoffer Reitan's drive on the 572-yard, par-5 15th hole traveled 323 yards into the left fairway, leaving 239 yards to the pin. His 256-yard approach landed on the right green, 55 feet 10 inches from the cup. Reitan's first putt from 48 feet 1 inch came up short, stopping 7 feet 9 inches away, and he made the 7-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Kristoffer Reitan reaches par-5 No. 15 in two, makes birdie at Truist Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Nicolai Højgaard's drive on the 572-yard, par-5 15th hole traveled 302 yards into the left rough, leaving 234 yards to the hole. His 254-yard shot from the rough landed on the right green 58 feet 6 inches from the cup. Højgaard's first putt from 67 feet 4 inches came up short, stopping 8 feet 5 inches away, and he made the 8-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.