Name: Lydia Ko takes aggressive line to set up birdie at Grant Thornton
Uploaded: 2024-12-13T19:38:27.000Z
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Description: In the opening round of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko dials in her approach to set up birdie for her and Jason Day at the par-4 11th hole.

In the final round of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko holes a birdie putt on the par-3 8th hole. 

Lydia Ko rolls in a birdie putt at Grant Thornton

In the second round of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko's approach shot leads to birdie on the par-4 15th hole. 

Lydia Ko's nice approach leads to birdie at Grant Thornton

In the opening round of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko sends in a long putt for eagle for her and Jason Day at the par-5 14th hole.

Lydia Ko jars lengthy eagle putt at Grant Thornton

In the opening round of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko lands her approach right by the cup to set up a birdie for her and Jason Day at the par-4 13th hole.

Lydia Ko sticks approach to set up birdie at Grant Thornton

In the opening round of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko dials in her approach to set up birdie for her and Jason Day at the par-4 11th hole.

Lydia Ko takes aggressive line to set up birdie at Grant Thornton

At the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational, Jason Day and Lydia Ko carded rounds of 58-66-66 to finish 26-under par for the tournament, securing the victory over the field for the team event.

Jason Day & Lydia Ko's winning highlights from Grant Thornton

In the second round of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko and Jason Day shot a 6-under 66 to improve to 20-under overall and take a two-stroke lead.


Team Ko and Day secure two-stroke lead at Grant Thornton

In the second round of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko and Jason Day carded a 6-under 66 to gain a two-stroke lead. 

Team Ko and Day’s Round 2 highlights from Grant Thornton

In the second round of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lydia Ko sticks her approach shot on the par-5 17th hole and birdies. 


Ko, Day combine for birdie at Grant Thornton

In the second round of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational, Megan Khang hits her tee shot on the par-3 16th hole, then Jason Day makes his putt for birdie.

Ko uses nice tee shot to set up Day for birdie at Grant Thornton

Following her victory at the 2022 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, 17-time LPGA winner Lydia Ko discusses viewing a video on Instagram where Jon Rahm encourages junior golfers to remember that golf is a game of misses, and how this message inspired her en route to victory in Boca Raton.

Jon Rahm’s words inspire Lydia Ko to LPGA win

Check out all the best shots from the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, featuring Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood and Daniel Berger, among others.

Highlights | Round 2 | Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Keith Mitchell's drive on the 484-yard par-4 15th travels 294 yards and ends in the right fairway, 181 yards from the hole, his 164-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 51 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he makes a 51-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Keith Mitchell sinks 51-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Scottie Scheffler's 303-yard drive on the 513-yard, par-5 16th landed in the right fairway, leaving 208 yards to the hole, his 209-yard shot from the fairway landed on the right green 46 feet 6 inches from the hole, he missed a 46-foot 3-inch putt and finished 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-inch putt for birdie.

Scottie Scheffler hits 209-yard approach to 46 feet, sets up birdie

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Russell Henley's drive on the 513-yard, par-5 16th hole travels 290 yards and lands in the right fairway, his 234-yard approach from the fairway lands in the right rough 67 feet 7 inches from the hole, his 61-foot 1-inch chip from the rough lands on the left green 6 feet 8 inches from the cup, and he makes the 6-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Russell Henley sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Shane Lowry's drive on the 513-yard, par-5 16th hole traveled 309 yards into the right fairway, his 198-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 21 feet 2 inches from the hole, he missed a 22-foot 2-inch putt finishing 2 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 2-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Shane Lowry sinks 3-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Keith Mitchell's drive on the 574-yard, par-5 12th hole went 346 yards into the right fairway, his 230-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 7 feet 7 inches from the hole, he missed an 8-foot 8-inch putt finishing 11 inches from the hole, and he made an 11-inch putt for birdie.

Keith Mitchell hits 230-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Akshay Bhatia's 288-yard drive on the 513-yard, par-5 16th hole landed in the right bunker, leaving 220 yards to the hole. His 230-yard shot from the fairway bunker finished 34 feet 7 inches from the hole. Bhatia then chipped to 3 feet and made the 3-foot putt for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 16 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Russell Henley's drive on the 182-yard, par-3 14th hole traveled 188 yards, landing on the right green and finishing 29 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 29-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Russell Henley sinks 30-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Russell Henley's drive on the 182-yard, par-3 14th hole traveled 188 yards, landing on the right green and finishing 29 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 29-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Russell Henley sinks 29-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Harris English's 199-yard drive on the 205-yard par-3 17th lands on the left green, finishing 18 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes the 18-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Harris English sinks 19-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Scottie Scheffler's drive on the 371-yard, par-4 13th went 230 yards into the right fairway, his 134-yard approach landed on the left green 29 feet 4 inches from the hole, he missed a 27-foot 11-inch putt, leaving 17 inches for his second putt, which he made for par.

Scottie Scheffler hits 134-yard approach to 29 feet, makes birdie putt on No. 13 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Russell Henley's 311-yard drive on the 574-yard, par-5 12th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 263 yards to the hole. His 256-yard shot from the fairway found the left bunker, finishing 79 feet 11 inches from the hole. Henley's 75-foot 1-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the right green, finishing 5 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Russell Henley sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Russell Henley's 253-yard drive on the 371-yard, par-4 13th hole landed in the left fairway and finished 117 yards from the hole, his 120-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 9 feet from the hole, and he made a 9-foot putt for birdie.

Russell Henley hits 120-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Adam Scott's 326-yard drive on the 574-yard, par-5 12th hole landed in the left rough, his 225-yard shot from the rough finished 73 feet 8 inches from the hole, he missed a 77-foot 4-inch putt but made a 3-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Adam Scott pours in 4-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Brian Harman's drive on the 484-yard, par-4 15th hole travels 319 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 166 yards to the hole, his 173-yard approach shot from the fairway lands in the right fairway, finishing 32 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes a 32-foot 10-inch birdie putt.

Brian Harman holes out 33-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Robert MacIntyre's drive on the 484-yard, par-4 15th hole traveled 326 yards into the right fairway, his 147-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 12 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made the 12-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Robert MacIntyre hits 147-yard approach to 12 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Adam Scott's 315-yard drive on the 442-yard, par-4 11th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 132 yards to the hole. His 132-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the left green, finishing 5 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Adam Scott sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Collin Morikawa's 216-yard drive on the 371-yard, par-4 13th ended in the right fairway, leaving 158 yards to the hole, his 159-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 9 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.