Name: Alex Welch banks tee shot off grandstands and saves par at Valero
Uploaded: 2024-04-05T22:35:46.000Z
Duration: 69 s
Description: In the second round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Alex Welch hits his tee shot off the grandstands, then bouncing to the fairway short of the green. Welch then chips it close and taps in for an exciting par at the par-3 16th hole.

In the second round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Alex Welch makes a 14-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole.

Alex Welch holes 14-foot birdie putt at Valero

In the second round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Alex Welch hits his tee shot off the grandstands, then bouncing to the fairway short of the green. Welch then chips it close and taps in for an exciting par at the par-3 16th hole.

Alex Welch banks tee shot off grandstands and saves par at Valero

In the opening round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Alex Welch makes a 19-foot birdie putt on the par-3 3rd hole.

Alex Welch makes a 19-foot birdie putt at Valero

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