62nd on the Money List, Yuta Kinoshita made 2 eagles, and 1 of them was a hole-in-one, which gave him a big boost on the survival battle for attaining the Tour Card.

He started out from 2 under worrying about the cutline, but he made a great start with chip-in on Par 5 10th from 8 yard off the green. Then he went on making back-to-back birdies on his last 2 hole of front nine. He stumbled on 2nd and 6th with bogeys and the cutline fear started to haunt him.

But on 225 yards Par 3 8th, he made his first Tour hole-in-one. This miraculous shot has given him a breathing space.

His 1st victory was in 2018 MyNavi ABC, where he won against Masahiro Kawamura in the playoffs.

"That was dramatic, but this hole-in-one feels great as my 1st victory."

62nd on the Money List, Yuta Kinoshita made 2 eagles, and 1 of them was a hole-in-one, which gave him a big boost on the survival battle for attaining the Tour Card.

He started out from 2 under worrying about the cutline, but he made a great start with chip-in on Par 5 10th from 8 yard off the green. Then he went on making back-to-back birdies on his last 2 hole of front nine. He stumbled on 2nd and 6th with bogeys and the cutline fear started to haunt him.

But on 225 yards Par 3 8th, he made his first Tour hole-in-one. This miraculous shot has given him a breathing space.

His 1st victory was in 2018 MyNavi ABC, where he won against Masahiro Kawamura in the playoffs.

"That was dramatic, but this hole-in-one feels great as my 1st victory."

Yuta turned professional in 2007 and he was known for his colorful fashion and gutsy face. But unlikely from his appearance he can't drink alcohol but loves sweet desserts.

"I love sweet desserts and I can't stop eating them. At Panasonic Open in September, caddy and I went to cafe to have maccha tiramisu. We were the only male parings in the cafe. Today I am planning to get cookie cream puffs at convenient store nearby."

Yuta has jumped up to 16T with total of 6 under thanks to the hole-in-one. He could accomplish to be within the top 65 to attain the Tour Card, if he keeps up the good work.

"I know that every player is fighting so hard, so I must do my best too. I would go aggressive without being nervous since there is nothing to lose."