Name: Sam Ryder holes a 22-foot birdie putt at WM Phoenix Open
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Description: In the second round of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open, Sam Ryder makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Sam Ryder makes birdie on the par-3 13th hole.

Sam Ryder makes birdie on No. 13 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero, Sam Ryder's drive on the 431-yard, par-4 ninth hole travels 268 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 165 yards to the hole. His 157-yard approach shot from the fairway lands in the left rough, finishing 35 feet 8 inches from the hole. Ryder makes a 35-foot 8-inch birdie putt from the rough.

Sam Ryder sinks 36-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Sam Ryder's 301-yard drive on the 337-yard, par-4 17th landed in the right rough, leaving him 41 yards from the hole. His 45-yard shot from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 12 feet 3 inches from the hole. Ryder made the 12-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder drains 12-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Sam Ryder's 266-yard drive on the 397-yard, par-4 fifth hole landed in the left fairway, finishing 129 yards from the hole. His 122-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the left green, finishing 22 feet 5 inches from the hole. Ryder made a 22-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder drains 23-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Sam Ryder's drive on the 395-yard, par-4 12th hole went 299 yards into the right fairway, leaving 95 yards to the pin. His 93-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, finishing 7 feet 2 inches from the hole. Ryder made the 7-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder drains 7-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sam Ryder's drive on the 324-yard, par-4 17th hole travels 293 yards, landing in the right fairway and finishing 99 feet 4 inches from the hole, his 39-yard shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 18 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made an 18-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 19-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Texas Children's

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Highlights | Round 2 | Texas Children's Houston Open

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sam Ryder's drive on the 400-yard, par-4 17th hole travels 292 yards and ends up in the left rough, leaving 136 yards to the hole. His 141-yard approach shot from the rough lands in the left green, finishing 15 feet from the hole. Ryder made a 15-foot putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder hits 141-yard approach to 15 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sam Ryder's drive on the 622-yard, par-5 8th hole travels 324 yards, landing in the right rough and leaving 296 yards to the hole, his 282-yard shot from the primary rough lands in the right rough, leaving 40 yards to the hole, his 50-yard approach shot from the primary rough lands in the left fairway, finishing 31 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes a 31-foot 9-inch birdie putt.

Sam Ryder holes out 32-foot birdie putt on No 8 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sam Ryder's 143-yard drive on the 161-yard par-3 2nd hole landed on the right green, finishing 56 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made a 56-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder holes 57-foot birdie putt on No 2 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Sam Ryder's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 11th hole travels 303 yards and lands in the right fairway, his 231-yard approach from the fairway lands in the left bunker, his 40-yard bunker shot lands on the left green 17 inches from the hole, and he makes the 17-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder chips in from 40 yards for birdie on No. 11 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Sam Ryder's 192-yard drive on the 194-yard par-3 eighth hole landed on the left green, finishing 9 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder's 192-yard drive leads to 9-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Sam Ryder's drive on the 543-yard, par-5 first hole travels 301 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 242 yards to the hole, his 234-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left bunker, finishing 59 feet 10 inches from the hole, his 50 feet 11 inches shot from the greenside bunker lands on the left green, finishing 9 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sam Ryder's drive on the 447-yard, par-4 6th went 300 yards into the left fairway, leaving 151 yards to the hole, and he made a 6-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder makes birdie on No. 6 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sam Ryder's drive on the 403-yard, par-4 2nd hole went 274 yards into the left tree outline, his 115-yard approach from the outline landed 3 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder hits 115-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 2 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sam Ryder's 286-yard drive on the 561-yard, par-5 first hole landed in the left fairway, his 254-yard shot from the fairway finished in the left rough, his 82-foot 4-inch chip from the rough landed on the right green 3 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder drains 3-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sam Ryder's 180-yard drive on the 180-yard, par-3 15th landed on the left green and finished 20 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 20-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 21-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Sam Ryder's 285-yard drive on the 454-yard, par-4 16th landed in the left fairway, his 173-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 4 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 4-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder hits 173-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Sam Ryder's drive on the 370-yard, par-4 12th went 212 yards into the left fairway, his 159-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 15 feet from the hole, and he made the 15-foot putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder hits 159-yard approach to 15 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Sam Ryder’s drive on the 552-yard, par-5 first hole travels 292 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 253 yards to the hole. His 253-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 47 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 47-foot 3-inch putt for eagle.

Sam Ryder sinks 47-foot eagle putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Sam Ryder's drive on the 541-yard, par-5 10th hole travels 287 yards, landing in the left intermediate rough and leaving 262 yards to the hole. His 264-yard shot from the intermediate rough lands on the right green, leaving a 22 feet 3 inches putt to the hole. Ryder misses a 23 feet 4 inches putt, landing in the right green and leaving 17 inches to the hole. Ryder makes a 17-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder hits 264-yard approach to 22 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Sam Ryder's drive on the 13th hole, a 395-yard par 4, travels 298 yards and lands in the right fairway, his 94-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, leaving a 21 feet 6 inches putt, and he made the 21 feet 6 inches putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Sam Ryder’s tee shot on the 215-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 218 yards and landed on the right green, leaving a 9-foot 5-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Sam Ryder's 218-yard tee shot sets up 9-foot birdie putt on No 16 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 American Express, Sam Ryder’s tee shot on the 208-yard par-3 13th hole travels 209 yards and lands on the left green, leaving a 4-foot 7-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Sam Ryder hits 209-yard tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at The American Express

In the second round of the 2026 American Express, Sam Ryder's 322-yard drive on the 602-yard, par-5 16th hole landed in the right fairway, his 265-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway, his 74 feet 11 inches shot from the fairway landed on the left green 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder taps in from 1 foot for birdie on No. 16 at The American Express

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder's drive on the 320-yard, par-4 14th went 295 yards into the left fairway, his 36-yard approach landed on the right side of the green 7 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Bank of Utah

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder's drive on the 433-yard, par-4 10th hole went 331 yards into the right fairway, his 115-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green 5 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot-8-inch birdie putt.

Sam Ryder hits 115-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Bank of Utah

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder's tee shot on the 133-yard par-3 8th hole travels 129 yards, landing on the left side of the green and settling 10 feet 10 inches from the cup, and he sinks a 10-foot-10-inch birdie putt to reach 3-under par for the round.

Sam Ryder sinks 11-foot birdie putt, makes birdie on No. 8 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder’s tee shot on the 134-yard, par-3 17th hole traveled 137 yards to the left side of the green, finishing 14 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he sank a 14-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 15-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Sam Ryder's tee shot on the 353-yard par-4 15th hole travels 213 yards, landing in the right intermediate rough with 113 yards remaining to the pin, his 112-yard approach from the intermediate rough lands on the right side of the green, finishing 7 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he sinks a 7-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Sam Ryder's tee shot on the 183-yard, par-3 4th hole travels 182 yards, landing on the right side of the green and finishing 14 feet 1 inch from the cup, and he sinks a 14-foot-1-inch birdie putt.

Sam Ryder sticks tee shot tight to set up birdie at Sanderson Farms

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Sam Ryder makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Sam Ryder makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open, Sam Ryder makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Sam Ryder holes a 22-foot birdie putt at WM Phoenix Open

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Highlights | Round 4 | Valero

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Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 18 at Valero

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In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

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Kevin Roy makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

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Robert MacIntyre makes clutch eagle putt on No. 17 to get within one of lead

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Tony Finau makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

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Alex Smalley makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

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Andrew Putnam makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

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Robert MacIntyre makes birdie on No. 15 at Valero

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Ryo Hisatsune makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes a 3-foot birdie putt on the par-5 14th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Sudarshan Yellamaraju makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju drains 41-foot birdie putt at Valero

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