Name: Nick Hardy bends club en route to risky birdie at 3M Open
Uploaded: 2023-07-27T17:27:11.473Z
Duration: 76 s
Description: In the opening round of the 2023 3M Open, Nick Hardy nearly breaks his club while following through on his approach shot, leading to a bent club and a birdie conversion on the ninth hole at TPC Twin Cities.

In the opening round of the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Team Riley/Hardy makes a 16-foot birdie putt on the par-3 14th hole.

Team Riley/Hardy makes birdie on No. 14 at Zurich Classic

In the second round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 17 at Puerto Rico

In the second round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Nick Hardy makes eagle on the par-5 14th hole.

Nick Hardy makes eagle putt on No. 14 at Puerto Rico

In the second round of the 2025 3M Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 8 at 3M Open

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Nick Hardy nearly aces No. 8 at 3M Open

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Nick Hardy nearly aces No. 17 at 3M Open

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Nick Hardy makes a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-3 13th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 13 at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-5 17th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 17 at Rocket Classic

In the final round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Nick Hardy makes a 11-foot birdie putt on the par-4 1st hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 1 at Rocket Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-5 17th hole.

In the opening round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 14 at RBC Canadian

In the final round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Nick Hardy makes a 3-foot birdie putt on the par-4 2nd hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 2 at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Nick Hardy sinks a 21-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 14 at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Nick Hardy makes a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 10 at Charles Schwab

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 8 at Charles Schwab

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 18 at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Nick Hardy makes a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 13th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 13 at Charles Schwab

In the final round of the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Team Nick Hardy/Davis Riley makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Team Nick Hardy/Davis Riley chips in for opening birdie at Zurich Classic

In the third round of the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 14 at Zurich Classic

In the opening round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Nick Hardy reaches in two and makes birdie at Valero

In the opening round of the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open, Nick Hardy makes a 28-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th hole.

Nick Hardy drains 28-footer for birdie at Houston Open

In the second round of the 2025 Puerto Rico Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Nick Hardy's tee shot yields birdie at Puerto Rico

In the second round of the 2025 Puerto Rico Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 14 at Puerto Rico

In the opening round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Nick Hardy goes at the flagstick off the tee and birdies at Farmers

In the opening round of The American Express 2025, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

Nick Hardy cans birdie putt at The American Express

In the second round of the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Nick Hardy holes out from the fairway on his second shot to make a double eagle on the par-5 17th hole.

Nick Hardy dunks it for an albatross at Butterfield Bermuda

In the opening round of the 2024 Shriners Children's Open, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

Nick Hardy throws dart and birdies at Shriners Children's Open

Check out the most intense moments on the cutline during the second round of the 2024 Black Desert Championship, where players hit shots that make or break their weekends.

Players grind to make cut at Black Desert

In the second round of the 2024 Wyndham Championship, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Nick Hardy sends in long birdie at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2024 Wyndham Championship, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Nick Hardy nearly aces No. 12 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2024 Wyndham Championship, Nick Hardy makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Nick Hardy makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2023 3M Open, Nick Hardy nearly breaks his club while following through on his approach shot, leading to a bent club and a birdie conversion on the ninth hole at TPC Twin Cities.

Nick Hardy bends club en route to risky birdie at 3M Open

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