Name: 'This is right where I want to be:' Sam Bennett before pro debut on PGA TOUR
Uploaded: 2023-05-31T15:55:07.021Z
Duration: 38 s
Description: Prior to the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2023, Sam Bennett talks about his journey to the PGA TOUR and how his experiences have prepared him as he embarks on his professional debut on the PGA TOUR. Bennett, the reigning U.S. Amateur Champion, finished fourth in the PGA TOUR University Ranking.

In the second round of the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 11th hole.

Sam Bennett holes out for birdie from 47 feet at Houston Open

In the second round of the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 9th hole.

Sam Bennett sends in birdie at Houston Open

In the opening round of the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

Sam Bennett wedges it close to set up birdie at Butterfield Bermuda

In the opening round of the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

Sam Bennett makes birdie putt at Butterfield Bermuda

In the opening round of the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship, Sam Bennett makes a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th hole.

Sam Bennett sinks a 20-foot birdie putt at Sanderson Farms

In the final round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Sam Bennett makes a 20-foot par putt on the par-3 16th hole.

Sam Bennett makes 20-foot par putt at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Sam Bennett reaches in two leading to birdie at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Sam Bennett cards birdie at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Sam Bennett drains 11-foot birdie at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Sam Bennett makes birdie at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2023 3M Open, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 4th hole.

Sam Bennett makes birdie at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Sam Bennett makes 24-foot birdie on the par-3 15th hole.

Sam Bennett sinks a 24-foot birdie putt at Rocket Mortgage

In the third round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-5 17th hole.

Sam Bennett chips it close to set up birdie at Rocket Mortgage

In the third round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 5th hole.

Sam Bennett sticks tee shot to set up birdie at Rocket Mortgage

In the third round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Sam Bennett scoots it close to set up birdie at Rocket Mortgage

In the opening round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 5th hole.

Sam Bennett capitalizes on tee shot to 11-feet at Rocket Mortgage

In the opening round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 15th hole.

Sam Bennett drains 14-foot birdie at Rocket Mortgage

In the opening round of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Sam Bennett makes a 37-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th hole.

Sam Bennett buries 37-foot birdie putt at Rocket Mortgage

In the opening round of the 2023 Travelers Championship, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

Sam Bennett makes birdie on No. 9 at Travelers

In the final round of the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Sam Bennett throws a dart to set up birdie at RBC Canadian

In the third round of the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-4 4th hole.

Sam Bennett dials in approach to set up birdie at RBC Canadian

In the opening round of the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Sam Bennett sinks a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at RBC Canadian

In the third round of the 2023 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Sam Bennett makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Sam Bennett birdies No. 15 at the Memorial

Prior to the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2023, Sam Bennett talks about his journey to the PGA TOUR and how his experiences have prepared him as he embarks on his professional debut on the PGA TOUR. Bennett, the reigning U.S. Amateur Champion, finished fourth in the PGA TOUR University Ranking.

'This is right where I want to be:' Sam Bennett before pro debut on PGA TOUR

In the second round of the 2021 Valero Texas Open, Sam Bennett lands his 107-yard approach 3 feet from the cup at the par-4 17th hole. He would make the putt for birdie.

Sam Bennett nearly holes out to set up birdie at Valero

Sam Bennett makes short birdie putt at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Alex Smalley holes out from 102 yards for an eagle on the par-5 14th hole. 

Alex Smalley's 102-yard eagle hole-out is the Shot of the Day

Check out the best shots of the day from the 2026 Valspar Championship, featuring Sungjae Im, David Lipsky, and Doug Ghim, among others.

Highlights | Round 2 | Valspar Championship | 2026

 After his second-round 68 to make the cut at the Valspar Championship, Matt Wallace breaks down his one-stroke penalty on the par-5 11th hole and his emotions after rallying to make the weekend.

Matt Wallace explains why he called penalty on himself at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matthieu Pavon’s drive on the 230-yard, par-3 8th hole went 235 yards and landed on the right green, finishing 24 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 24-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Matthieu Pavon sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 180-yard, par-3 17th hole traveled 182 yards and landed on the right side of the green, finishing 7 feet from the hole, and he made the 7-foot putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im's 182-yard drive to 7 feet sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Patrick Rodgers' drive on the 451-yard, par-4 10th went 284 yards into the left fairway, his 167-yard eagle approach shot landed on the green, and he is tied for 28th place.

Patrick Rodgers hits 167-yard approach for eagle on No. 10 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Keegan Bradley's drive on the 180-yard, par-3 15th hole traveled 176 yards and landed on the left green, finishing 13 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 13-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Keegan Bradley hits 176-yard approach to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Wallace's 173-yard drive on the 180-yard, par-3 17th landed on the left green and finished 27 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 27-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Wallace sinks 28-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Karl Vilips hits a 166-yard drive on the 168-yard par-3 13th, landing on the left green and finishing 6 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes a 6-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 166-yard tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Brooks Koepka's drive on the 14th hole, a 589-yard par 5, travels 302 yards into the left rough, his 177-yard shot from the rough lands in the right fairway, his 100-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green 12 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes the 12-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Brooks Koepka hits 100-yard approach to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 14 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 376-yard, par-4 12th went 208 yards into the right fairway, his 165-yard approach landed on the right green 17 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 17-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im hits 165-yard approach to 17 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Chad Ramey's 257-yard drive on the 403-yard, par-4 2nd hole landed in the right fairway, his 146-yard approach shot from the fairway finished in the left intermediate rough 44 feet from the hole, and he made a 44-foot birdie putt from the rough.

Chad Ramey sinks 44-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Tom Kim's 322-yard drive on the 555-yard, par-5 11th landed in the right fairway, leaving 234 yards to the hole. His 251-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left rough, finishing 50 feet 5 inches from the hole. Kim's 56-foot 4-inch shot from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 6-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Tom Kim sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Sungjae Im's drive on the 555-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 324 yards and ended in the left rough, his 212-yard shot from the rough landed in the left bunker, his 55-feet-1-inch shot from the bunker landed on the left green 10 feet from the hole, and he made the 10-foot putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im rolls in 10-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valspar

After his second-round 70 to make the cut at the Valspar Championship, Joel Dahmen details his eventful week, from falling short at the Monday qualifier to getting into the Valspar field on Tuesday night, then grinding out birdies to make the cut on Friday.
 

Joel Dahmen recaps rollercoaster week after making cut at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Brooks Koepka's 167-yard drive on the 168-yard par-3 13th hole lands on the left green, finishing 7 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 7-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Brooks Koepka hits 167-yard tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Xander Schauffele's drive on the 555-yard, par-5 11th travels 305 yards and ends in the right fairway, his 259-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right rough 41 feet 10 inches from the hole, his 41-foot 11-inch shot from the rough lands on the left green 6 inches from the hole, and he makes the 6-inch putt for birdie.

Xander Schauffele taps in from 6 inches for birdie on No. 11 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Brandt Snedeker's 291-yard drive on the 618-yard, par-5 5th landed in the left fairway, leaving 316 yards to the hole, his 292-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right bunker 36 yards from the hole, and he made a 36-yard eagle putt from the greenside bunker.