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BYU’s Kihei Akina climbs the leaderboard on moving day at the PGA’s Bank of Utah Championship

By Deseret News · October 3, 2026 · 1 min read
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BYU’s Kihei Akina fired an impressive 6-under-par 65 in Saturday’s third round of the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert Resort Golf Course in Ivins to move up 19 places. Zac Blair, another BYU veteran on Tour, had a run of his own Saturday.

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