Name: Keita Nakajima's 155-yard drive leaves 2-foot putt for birdie on No. 15 at Cognizant Classic
Uploaded: 2026-02-26T14:58:51.000Z
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Description: In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Keita Nakajima's 155-yard drive on the 155-yard par-3 15th lands on the left green, leaving a 2-foot-2-inch putt, and he makes the putt for birdie.

In the final round of the 2026 ONEflight Myrtle, Keita Nakajima's drive on the 533-yard, par-5 15th hole went 315 yards into the left rough, leaving 219 yards to the pin. His 200-yard shot from the rough found the right rough 58 feet 4 inches from the hole, and his 72-foot-11-inch shot from the rough landed on the right green 18 feet 6 inches away. Nakajima made the 18-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Keita Nakajima drains 18-foot putt for birdie on No. 15 at ONEflight Myrtle

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In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Keita Nakajima's 155-yard drive on the 155-yard par-3 15th lands on the left green, leaving a 2-foot-2-inch putt, and he makes the putt for birdie.

Keita Nakajima's 155-yard drive leaves 2-foot putt for birdie on No. 15 at Cognizant Classic

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