Name: Takumi Kanaya jars birdie putt from distance at Puerto Rico
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Description: In the second round of the 2025 Puerto Rico Open, Takumi Kanaya makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

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In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Takumi Kanaya's drive on the 394-yard, par-4 16th hole travels 268 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 133 yards to the hole. His 142-yard approach shot lands in the left fairway, 67 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he chips in from 67 feet 8 inches for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya chips in from 68 feet for birdie on No. 16 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Takumi Kanaya's drive on the 455-yard, par-4 14th hole travels 308 yards and lands in the right fairway, leaving 147 yards to the hole. His 145-yard approach from the fairway lands on the right side of the green, leaving 6 feet 1 inch to the hole, and he makes a 6-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Takumi Kanaya's 298-yard drive on the 407-yard, par-4 13th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 112 yards to the hole, his 112-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, leaving 2 feet 10 inches to the hole, and he made a 2-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Takumi Kanaya makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

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Takumi Kanaya makes birdie on No. 12 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Takumi Kanaya drives the ball 305 yards on the 520-yard, par-4 13th hole, finding the right fairway with 220 yards remaining to the pin, his 223-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, finishing 8 feet from the hole, and he sinks an 8-foot putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 8-foot putt for birdie on No. 13 at Bank of Utah

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Takumi Kanaya's tee shot on the 133-yard, par-3 8th hole traveled 126 yards to the left side of the green, finishing 22 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he sank a 22-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Takumi Kanaya's tee shot on the 308-yard, par-4 14th hole travels 233 yards to the right fairway, his 69-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, leaving a 16-foot 8-inch putt, and he sinks the 16-foot 8-inch birdie putt.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Bank of Utah

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Takumi Kanaya's excellent bunker shot sets up birdie at Baycurrent

In the final round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Takumi Kanaya's tee shot on the 240-yard par-3 16th hole traveled 229 yards and found the greenside bunker, leaving 55 feet 1 inch to the hole, and he sank a 55-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya chips in from 55 feet for birdie on No. 16 at Baycurrent

In the final round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Takumi Kanaya's drive on the 372-yard, par-4 15th hole traveled 255 yards into the fairway, his 162-yard approach from the fairway found the native area, leaving 48 yards to the hole, and he sank a 48-yard putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya holes lengthy birdie putt at Baycurrent

In the third round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Takumi Kanaya's drive on the 387-yard, par-4 15th went 261 yards into the fairway, his 157-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the native area, leaving 34 yards to the hole, and he made a 34-yard putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 34-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Baycurrent

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Takumi Kanaya's drive on the 445-yard, par-4 17th hole travels 313 yards and finds the fairway, leaving 131 yards to the pin. His 124-yard approach from the fairway lands on the green, leaving a 20-foot-6-inch putt. Kanaya sank a 20-foot-6-inch birdie putt to reach 3-under par for the round.

Takumi Kanaya hits 124-yard approach close, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Baycurrent

In the final round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Takumi Kanaya's drive on the 330-yard par-4 15th travels 276 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 71 feet 6 inches to the hole, his shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, leaving an 11-foot 1-inch putt after traveling 82 feet 10 inches, and Kanaya sinks the 11-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Takumi Kanaya's 101-yard approach shot from the primary rough lands on the right side of the green, leaving a 24-foot 7-inch putt, which he sinks for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Procore, Takumi Kanaya's drive on the 412-yard, par-4 16th travels 294 yards, finding the left fairway with 118 yards remaining to the hole, his 117-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, finishing 5 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he sinks a 5-foot 7-inch birdie putt.

Takumi Kanaya hits 117-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Procore

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Takumi Kanaya makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

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Takumi Kanaya makes birdie on No. 8 at 3M Open

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Takumi Kanaya jars birdie putt from distance at Puerto Rico

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