Name: Austin Smotherman sinks a 26-foot birdie putt at John Deere
Uploaded: 2024-07-04T20:14:48.052Z
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Description: In the opening round of the 2024 John Deere Classic, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

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In the opening round of The RSM Classic 2024, Austin Smotherman makes a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th hole.

Austin Smotherman drops in birdie putt at The RSM Classic

In the second round of the 2024 Black Desert Championship, Austin Smotherman makes a 19-foot birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

Austin Smotherman drains 19-footer for birdie at Black Desert

In the final round of the 2024 Procore Championship, Austin Smotherman makes a 3-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole.

Austin Smotherman closes with birdie at Procore

In the second round of the 2024 Procore Championship, Austin Smotherman makes a 23-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole.

Austin Smotherman buries 23-foot birdie putt at Procore

In the second round of John Deere Classic, Austin Smotherman makes a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole.

Austin Smotherman ends day with 12-footer for birdie at John Deere

In the opening round of the 2024 John Deere Classic, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Austin Smotherman sinks a 26-foot birdie putt at John Deere

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Austin Smotherman holes 16-footer for birdie at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Austin Smotherman makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

In the second round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Austin Smotherman sticks tee shot tight to set up birdie at THE CJ CUP

In the opening round of the 2024 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Austin Smotherman drives the green and birdies at CJ CUP Byron Nelson

In the opening round of the 2024 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Austin Smotherman makes a 16-foot birdie putt on the par-3 4th hole.

Austin Smotherman drains 16-footer for birdie at CJ CUP Byron Nelson

During second-round Foursomes in the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Mac Meissner's approach sets up Austin Smotherman's birdie putt at the par-4 16th hole.

Meissner's nice second sets up Smotherman's birdie at Zurich Classic 

In the final round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Austin Smotherman spins approach to set up birdie at Mexico Open

In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Austin Smotherman makes an 18-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th hole.

Austin Smotherman drains 18-foot birdie putt at Mexico Open

In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-5 12th hole.

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In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Austin Smotherman makes a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-4 2nd hole.

Austin Smotherman goes back-to-back with birdie on No. 2 at Mexico Open

In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

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In the second round of the 2023 from The RSM Classic, Austin Smotherman makes a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th hole.

Austin Smotherman makes short birdie putt at The RSM Classic

In the opening round of the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-5 17th hole.

Austin Smotherman short birdie putt at Butterfield Bermuda

In the opening round of the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-3 13th hole.

Austin Smotherman holes lengthy birdie putt at Butterfield Bermuda

In the second round of the 2023 Shriners Children's Open, Austin Smotherman makes a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole.

Austin Smotherman makes birdie putt at Shriners Children's Open

In the second round of the 2023 Shriners Children's Open, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Austin Smotherman sinks birdie putt at Shriners Children's Open

In the opening round of the 2023 Shriners Children's Open, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

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In the opening round of the 2023 Fortinet Championship, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Austin Smotherman uses nice tee shot to set up birdie at Fortinet Championship

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Austin Smotherman mic’d up during Round 1 of the Fortinet Championship

In the opening round of the 2023 Fortinet Championship, Austin Smotherman makes a 11-foot birdie putt on the par-5 15th hole.

Austin Smotherman holes 11-footer for birdie at Fortinet Championship

In the final round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Austin Smotherman's tee shot to 6 feet yields birdie at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Austin Smotherman cards bounce-back birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Austin Smotherman makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Austin Smotherman sticks tee shot to yield birdie at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship, Austin Smotherman makes eagle putt on the par-5 5th hole.

Austin Smotherman makes eagle on No. 5 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2023 John Deere Classic, Austin Smotherman makes  birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Austin Smotherman rolls in a 12-foot for birdie at John Deere

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