Name: Isao Aoki cards eagle to win 1983 Hawaiian Open
Uploaded: 2016-03-24T18:07:54.000Z
Duration: 50 s
Description: Trailing Jack Renner by a stroke on the par-5 18th hole, Isao Aoki needed to knock his third shot close from the rough to force a playoff. With a touch of magic, Aoki holed his third shot for eagle to capture his sole PGA TOUR victory at the 1983 Hawaiian Open.

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Trailing Jack Renner by a stroke on the par-5 18th hole, Isao Aoki needed to knock his third shot close from the rough to force a playoff. With a touch of magic, Aoki holed his third shot for eagle to capture his sole PGA TOUR victory at the 1983 Hawaiian Open.

Isao Aoki cards eagle to win 1983 Hawaiian Open

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