Name: Francesco Molinari’s amazing ace to make the cut leads Shots of the Week
Uploaded: 2024-06-17T13:03:17.000Z
Duration: 153 s
Description: Check out the best Shots of the Week from the 2024 U.S. Open, including a pair of aces from Sepp Straka and Francesco Molinari and bunker hole-outs from Matt Kuchar, Nick Dunlap and J.T. Poston, among others.

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common Golf Club's Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley and Michael Thorbjornsen defeat Los Angeles Golf Club's Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala and Justin Rose at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TGL highlights: Boston Common defeats LAGC in Match No. 2

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common Golf throws the Hammer, then Rory McIlroy makes a 10-foot putt to earn two points for his team and take the lead.

Rory McIlroy sinks putt, Boston Common takes lead at TGL

 In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Los Angeles Golf Club's Sahith Theegala chips in from 70 feet.

Sahith Theegala holes electric chip at TGL

Grip it and rip it in this compilation of the best drivers off the deck from the 2025 PGA TOUR season. Check out Rickie Fowler, Aldrich Potgieter, Akshay Bhatia and other TOUR stars pull off incredible shots with their drivers.

Best driver-off-the-deck shots from 2025

Look back on the best shots from Rory McIlroy's phenomenal 2025 season, including his unforgettable playoff victory over J.J. Spaun to capture his second win at THE PLAYERS Championship.

Rory McIlroy's best shots of 2025

Hear from J.J. Spaun, Keegan Bradley, Cameron Young and more TOUR stars as they self-reflect and give themselves a letter grade to cap off their 2025 PGA TOUR season.
 

Players self-grade their 2025 seasons on TOUR 

Follow Matt Kuchar and his son Cameron after their victory at the 2025 PNC Championship.

Matt and Cameron Kuchar mic'd up after winning PNC Championship

In the "Optum Golf Channel Games," Captain Rory McIlroy hits a shot out of the bunker, and teammate Shane Lowry converts it for an up-and-down in the team relay.

Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry pull off speedy up-and-down at 'Golf Channel Games'

In the "Optum Golf Channel Games," teammates Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry each contribute to a 28-second birdie in the timed shootout.
 

Rory McIlroy's team converts birdie in 28 seconds at 'Golf Channel Games'

Check out every hole-in-one from the 2025 PGA TOUR season, including incredible shots from Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Tony Finau.

Holes-in-one that increasingly get longer in 2025 

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 497-yard, par-4 18th hole travels 310 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 167 yards to the hole. His 162-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, 16 feet from the hole, and he makes the 16-foot putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 162-yard approach to 16 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia's 313-yard drive on the 497-yard, par-4 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 173 yards to the hole, his 178-yard approach shot from the fairway lands in the right fairway, 32 feet 7 inches from the hole.

Akshay Bhatia holes out for birdie from 32-feet on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia's 338-yard drive on the 575-yard, par-5 15th hole landed in the right fairway, his 218-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, 4 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 4-foot-3-inch putt for eagle.

Akshay Bhatia hits 218-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up eagle on No. 15

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's 321-yard drive on the 624-yard, par-5 9th hole landed in the right fairway, his 286-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, his 40-yard chip from the fairway landed on the right side of the green 3 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 3 feet 3 inches putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka pitches it close, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 614-yard, par-5 6th hole traveled 304 yards and landed in the right fairway, his 263-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway, his 81-foot shot from the fairway landed on the right green, leaving 4 feet 2 inches, and he made a 4-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka makes birdie on No. 6 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka’s 165-yard tee shot on the par-3 5th hole lands on the left green, leaving a 4-foot 2-inch putt, which he makes for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 165-yard tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 456-yard, par-4 1st hole lands in the right native area, traveling 264 yards and leaving 178 yards to the hole, his 166-yard approach shot from the native area lands on the right side of the green, 44 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he makes a 44-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka buries 45-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka chipped in for an eagle on the par-5 6th hole.

Sepp Straka’s excellent chip-in eagle is the Shot of the Day

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka carded an 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead on Moving Day. 

Highlights | Round 3 | Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead over the field.


Sepp Straka shoots 8-under 64 | Round 3 | Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's 337-yard drive on the 575-yard, par-5 15th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 220 yards to the hole, his 214-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, 17 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he makes a 17-foot-8-inch putt for eagle.

Sepp Straka makes 18-foot eagle putt on No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 581-yard, par-5 11th hole travels 285 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 295 yards to the hole, his 251-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left native area, 44 yards from the hole, his 39-yard shot from the native area lands on the right green, leaving 18 feet 8 inches to the hole, and he makes an 18-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka pours in 19-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 634-yard, par-5 9th hole travels 329 yards into the right fairway, his 300-yard approach from the fairway lands 18 feet from the hole, his 19-foot-1-inch putt leaves the ball 8 inches from the hole, and he makes a 4-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 300-yard approach to 18 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's 242-yard drive on the 368-yard, par-4 7th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 128 yards to the hole, his 130-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and finished 7 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 7-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 130-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 605-yard, par-5 6th hole travels 304 yards into the left fairway, leaving 290 yards to the hole, his 274-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway 55 feet 10 inches away, and he hits a 55-foot-10-inch eagle shot from the fairway.

Sepp Straka drains chip for eagle at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia’s drive on the 574-yard, par-5 3rd hole went 324 yards into the left fairway, his 218-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway 57 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 59-foot-7-inch shot from the fairway landed on the left green leaving 11 inches to the hole, and he made the 11-inch putt for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia taps in from 1 foot for birdie on No. 3 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia's 331-yard drive on the 487-yard, par-4 18th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 139 yards to the hole, his 140-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right side of the green and leaves 17 feet 7 inches to the hole, and he makes a 17-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia rolls in 18-footer to finish with birdie at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka’s drive on the 564-yard, par-5 15th hole landed in the right fairway, traveling 325 yards and leaving 219 yards to the hole. His 209-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right bunker, 92 feet from the hole. Straka’s 88-foot bunker shot landed on the left green, leaving 4 feet 5 inches to the hole, and he made a 4-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka makes birdie on No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia's drive on the 309-yard par-4 14th hole lands in the left fairway, his 50-foot-5-inch approach from the fairway lands on the right green, leaving a 17-foot putt, which he made for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 309-yard par-4 14th hole lands on the right green, leaving a 20-foot 1-inch putt, which he misses, leaving 3 feet 9 inches, and he makes the 3-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka drops 20-foot putt for birdie on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia's drive on the 573-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 296 yards into the left fairway, leaving 280 yards to the hole. His 276-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, 19 feet 7 inches from the hole. Bhatia's 20-foot-10-inch putt left the ball 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-inch putt for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia hits 276-yard approach to 19 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 625-yard, par-5 9th hole travels 327 yards into the right fairway, his 282-yard approach lands in the right fairway 48 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 49-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green leaving 8 feet to the hole, and he makes the 8-foot putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Hero World Challenge

Check out the best Shots of the Week from the 2024 U.S. Open, including a pair of aces from Sepp Straka and Francesco Molinari and bunker hole-outs from Matt Kuchar, Nick Dunlap and J.T. Poston, among others.

Francesco Molinari’s amazing ace to make the cut leads Shots of the Week

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common Golf Club's alternate Michael Thorbjornsen sinks a putt from 15 feet to win the match against Los Angeles Golf Club for his team.

Michael Thorbjornsen wins Match No. 2 for Boston Common against LAGC at TGL 

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common's alternate Michael Thorbjornsen sinks a putt from 17 feet to win the 12th hole and take the lead for his team.

Michael Thorbjornsen pours it in the hole for Boston Common Golf at TGL

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Los Angeles Golf Club's Collin Morikawa spins back his tee shot from 144 yards and scares the hole.

Collin Morikawa spins back tee shot to 2 feet at TGL

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common's Keegan Bradley makes a 12-foot putt to win the hole for his team.

Keegan Bradley drains clutch putt to win hole at TGL

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common alternate Michael Thorbjornsen struggles with his first shot, leaving it in the bunker.

Michael Thorbjornsen leaves his first TGL shot in bunker

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Billy Horschel wins Match No. 1 with walk-off eagle for Atlanta Drive at TGL

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Matt Fitzpatrick rolls in huge birdie for NYGC at TGL

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Francesco Molinari’s amazing ace to make the cut leads Shots of the Week

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Michael Thorbjornsen pours it in the hole for Boston Common Golf at TGL

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Sepp Straka hits 162-yard approach to 16 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

Akshay Bhatia holes out for birdie from 32-feet on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

Akshay Bhatia hits 218-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up eagle on No. 15

Sepp Straka pitches it close, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka makes birdie on No. 6 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka hits 165-yard tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka buries 45-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka’s excellent chip-in eagle is the Shot of the Day

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Sepp Straka shoots 8-under 64 | Round 3 | Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka makes 18-foot eagle putt on No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka pours in 19-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka hits 300-yard approach to 18 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9

Sepp Straka hits 130-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7

Sepp Straka drains chip for eagle at Hero World Challenge

Akshay Bhatia taps in from 1 foot for birdie on No. 3 at Hero World Challenge

Akshay Bhatia rolls in 18-footer to finish with birdie at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka makes birdie on No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

Akshay Bhatia sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka drops 20-foot putt for birdie on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

Akshay Bhatia hits 276-yard approach to 19 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

Sepp Straka sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Hero World Challenge