Name: Taiga Semikawa's 176-yard approach in close leads to birdie at Sony Open
Uploaded: 2024-01-13T03:35:47.927Z
Duration: 26 s
Description: In the second round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii, Taiga Semikawa makes birdie on the par-4 5th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Taiga Semikawa's drive on the 470-yard, par-4 18th hole travels 251 yards, landing in the primary rough with 224 yards remaining to the hole, his 226-yard approach shot from the primary rough lands on the green, finishing 6 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he sinks a 6-foot 2-inch birdie putt.

Taiga Semikawa hits 226-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Baycurrent

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Taiga Semikawa's 176-yard approach in close leads to birdie at Sony Open

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