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BYU’s Kihei Akina earns a top 10 PGA Tour finish at the Bank of Utah Championship

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A member of this year’s USA Walker Cup team, Akina made seven birdies, along with a bogey on No. 11, when he 3-putted from 50 feet. Akina finished six strokes behind the winner Austin Smotherman. Akina’s top 10 finish qualifies him to play in the PGA Tour’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course Oct.

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