Name: Ryan Palmer on reaching 500th career start on the PGA TOUR
Uploaded: 2024-02-28T21:25:09.000Z
Duration: 172 s
Description: Prior to the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Ryan Palmer discusses the people that helped him get to his 500th career start on TOUR this week at PGA National.

Check out all the best shots of the week from 2025 The RSM Classic, featuring Harry Higgs, Sam Stevens, Ryan Palmer and Michael Thorbjornsen, among others.

Sam Stevens’ hole-in-one leads Shots of the Week

In the final round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Ryan Palmer's 311-yard drive on the 469-yard, par-4 18th hole lands in the left rough, leaving 164 yards to the hole, his 166-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the left side of the green, 6 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes the 6-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Ryan Palmer hits 166-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at The RSM Classic

In the opening round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 10 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 16 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Ryan Palmer nearly aces No. 12 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-5 2nd hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 2 at John Deere

In the second round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Ryan Palmer makes a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-3 7th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 7 at RBC Canadian

In the opening round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 14 at THE CJ CUP

In the opening round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ryan Palmer makes a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 4th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 4 at THE CJ CUP

In the second round of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie putt at WM Phoenix Open

In the opening round of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer cards birdie at WM Phoenix Open

In the final round of The American Express 2025, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Ryan Palmer holes 19-footer for birdie at The American Express

In the third round of The American Express 2025, Ryan Palmer makes a 13-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer drops in birdie putt at The American Express

In the third round of The American Express 2025, Ryan Palmer makes a 13-foot birdie putt on the par-5 11th hole.

Ryan Palmer cans birdie putt at The American Express

In the opening round of the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, Ryan Palmer makes a 16-foot birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer drips in birdie putt at Sony Open

In the final round of the 2024 John Deere Classic, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie at John Deere

In the second round of John Deere Classic, Ryan Palmer makes a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks a 30-foot birdie putt at John Deere

All-time best drives from John Deere Classic

In the opening round of the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer drains birdie putt at RBC Canadian

In the second round of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Ryan Palmer jars 14-footer for birdie at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ryan Palmer makes a 29-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks a 29-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Charles Schwab

Prior to the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ryan Palmer talks about managing the highs and lows while playing on TOUR highlighting his love for the game of golf as a key factor. 

Ryan Palmer talks keys for consistency, his love for the game

Veterans Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman talk about their golf careers and what it means to have over 500 PGA TOUR starts each. The three reminisce about their first events, first win and what it’s like to compete with today’s generation of players. Zach Johnson makes his 500th start near Dallas, Texas at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.

Full roundtable: Hoffman, Johnson and Palmer talk 500 PGA TOUR starts

Ahead of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024, Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman talk about their golf careers and what it means to have over 500 PGA TOUR starts. The three reminisce about their first starts, first win and what it’s like to compete with today’s generation of players. Zach Johnson makes his 500th start near Dallas, Texas at THE CJ CUP.

Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman reflect on 500 PGA TOUR starts

In the opening round of the 2024 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Ryan Palmer makes a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-5 9th hole.

Ryan Palmer drains 9-footer to birdie No. 9 at CJ CUP Byron Nelson

In the opening round of the 2024 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Ryan Palmer rolls in 21-footer for birdie at CJ CUP Byron Nelson

During second-round Foursomes in the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Ryan Palmer and Zach Johnson combine to make birdie at the par-4 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks birdie putt at Zurich Classic

In the opening round of the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.

Ryan Palmer chips in for birdie at Houston Open

In the final round of the 2024 Valspar Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer's tee shot to 4 feet leads to birdie at Valspar

In the final round of the 2024 Valspar Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 4th hole.

Ryan Palmer sticks green to yield birdie at Valspar

Prior to the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Ryan Palmer discusses the people that helped him get to his 500th career start on TOUR this week at PGA National.

Ryan Palmer on reaching 500th career start on the PGA TOUR

In Match 2 of the TGL Finals Series presented by SoFi, Max Homa misses a 14-foot birdie putt and concedes No. 10 “The Spear” with both teams’ Hammers in play. The concession gave Los Angeles the win and capped a run of five straight holes won as Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Sahith Theegala capture LAGC’s first-ever SoFi Cup.

Los Angeles wins Season 2 SoFi Cup as Max Homa misses birdie putt at TGL Finals

In Match 2 of the TGL Finals Series presented by SoFi, Sahith Theegala from Los Angeles Golf Club sinks a sliding birdie putt on Jupiter Links team hole, No. 9 “The Jup Life,” to give his squad a 6-2 advantage heading to Singles. 

Sahith Theegala drains clutch birdie putt with Hammer in play at TGL Finals

In Match 2 of the TGL Finals Series presented by SoFi, Tiger Woods from Jupiter Links hits his signature stinger on No. 6 “Stinger” in his first competitive golf event in over a year.

Tiger Woods hits signature stinger shot in return at TGL Finals

He can reach 190+ mph ball speed with ease. Check out Texas Children's Houston Open defending champion Min Woo Lee’s best drives of his career so far.

Min Woo Lee’s best drives of his career

Ahead of the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open, defending champion Min Woo Lee explains how focused on his process and next shot he was during his 2025 victory and how difficult it is to stay in that headspace.
 

Min Woo Lee describes how mental strength carried him to Texas Children's victory

The Golfbet team looks at one unique DraftKings market that provides a better chance of picking the winner at the Texas Children's Houston Open.

DraftKings: How to increase winning chances at Texas Children's

Prior to the 2026 Valspar Championship, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is mic’d up while playing alongside Jordan Spieth in the Wednesday pro-am. The duo cracks jokes and shares laughs as they walk Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course.

Baker Mayfield mic’d up for Valspar Championship pro-am

It’s the final week for players to earn their way into the Masters via the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, and PGA TOUR staff writer Paul Hodowanic explains what stars like Rickie Fowler and Tony Finau need to do at Texas Children's Houston Open to qualify.

The Five: Players hunting for a Masters berth in Houston

Ten weeks into the PGA TOUR season, "The Drop" breaks down its 10 biggest storylines so far, including Justin Thomas' return, Scottie Scheffler's slump and Chris Gotterup's ascendance.  

‘The Drop' reveals its 10 biggest storylines so far in 2026

In honor of MLB Opening day, "The Drop" picks a starting lineup from PGA TOUR players, including Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and more.

'The Drop’ picks its starting baseball lineup of PGA TOUR players

Golfbet contributor Rick Gehman has three names whose games fit Memorial Park Golf Course to a tee this week at the Texas Children's Houston Open.

Running with Rick: Three players who are good course fits at Memorial Park

In Match 1 of the TGL Finals Series presented by SoFi, Kevin Kisner from Jupiter Links barely misses a chip on No. 15 “Stone & Steeple” that would have tied the match on the final hole. Los Angeles wins a nail-biter match, 6-5, as they take a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-three Finals Series.

Kevin Kisner misses chip-in by inches, Los Angeles wins Match 1 at TGL Finals

In Match 1 of the TGL Finals Series presented by SoFi, Justin Rose from Los Angeles Golf Club chips in from just off the green on No. 8 “Stinger” to tie the match and regain momentum for his squad.

Justin Rose chips in for clutch birdie at TGL Finals

In Match 1 of the TGL Finals Series presented by SoFi, Tom Kim from Los Angeles Golf Club sinks an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 7 “On the Rocks” to win the hole then hits an iconic shrug celebration.

Tom Kim drains birdie putt and hits shrug at TGL Finals

Go behind the scenes with Matt Fitzpatrick as he takes photos with the trophy, signs autographs and meets with Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez after winning the 2026 Valspar Championship, his third career PGA TOUR victory.

Matt Fitzpatrick mic’d up after winning Valspar Championship

Check out the best shots of the week from the 2026 Valspar Championship, featuring Hank Lebioda, Corey Conners, Matt Fitzpatrick and other PGA TOUR stars.

Matt Fitzpatrick’s clutch birdie leads Shots of the Week

Following his one-shot win at the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick talks about claiming his third PGA TOUR victory.


Matt Fitzpatrick’s news conference after winning Valspar Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick drained a closing birdie on the par-4 18th hole to secure his third PGA TOUR victory.