Name: Lee Hodges's great up-and-down from the bunker leads to birdie at The RSM Classic
Uploaded: 2024-11-24T19:57:33.669Z
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Description: In the final round of The RSM Classic 2024, Lee Hodges finds the bunker with his second shot, but gets up-and-down for birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Lee Hodges' drive on the 546-yard, par-5 18th hole travels 300 yards and lands in the right rough, leaving 262 yards to the hole. His shot from the rough travels 175 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 92 yards to the hole. His 90-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, leaving 7 feet 1 inch to the hole, and he made the 7-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

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