Name: Aaron Rai uses quality approach to set up birdie at The Sentry
Uploaded: 2025-01-02T23:29:50.119Z
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Description: In the opening round of The Sentry 2025, Aaron Rai hits a beautiful approach, resulting in birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

In the third round of the 2026 Sony Open, Aaron Rai's 268-yard drive on the 337-yard, par-4 10th lands in the right intermediate rough, 74 yards from the hole, his 78-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the right green, 14 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes the 14-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai sinks 14-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Sony Open

In the third round of the 2026 Sony Open, Aaron Rai's 285-yard drive on the 511-yard, par-5 9th hole landed in the right fairway with 225 yards remaining to the hole, his 215-yard shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, 30 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 30-foot 4-inch putt came up just 3 inches short, and he made a three-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai hits 215-yard approach to 30 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Sony Open

In the third round of the 2026 Sony Open, Aaron Rai’s drive on the 407-yard, par-4 third hole traveled 279 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 128 yards to the hole. His 128-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green, 18 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made an 18-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai hits 128-yard approach to 18 feet, sets up birdie at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Aaron Rai's 300-yard drive on the 429-yard, par-4 16th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 135 yards to the hole. Rai hits a 131-yard approach shot from the fairway, landing on the right side of the green and finishing 11 feet 10 inches from the hole. Rai makes an 11-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sony Open

In the first round of the 2026 Sony Open, Aaron Rai's drive on the 504-yard, par-5 9th hole traveled 289 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 213 yards to the hole. His 213-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, 29 feet 5 inches from the hole. Rai's 35-foot-10-inch putt left the ball 2 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 2-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai hits 213-yard approach to 29 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Sony Open

In the first round of the 2026 Sony Open, Aaron Rai's drive on the 409-yard, par-4 3rd hole lands in the left rough, traveling 261 yards and leaving 150 yards to the hole. Rai hits a 152-yard approach shot from the rough, landing on the right side of the green and leaving 11 feet 2 inches to the hole. He made an 11-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai hits 152-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Sony Open

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's 326-yard drive on the 575-yard, par-5 15th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 227 yards to the hole, his 235-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, 27 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he lands a 27-foot 1-inch eagle shot from the fairway, moving to even par for the round.

Aaron Rai holes out 27-foot eagle shot from fairway at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai’s 163-yard tee shot on the 165-yard par-3 5th hole landed on the left green, leaving an 8-foot 2-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Aaron Rai sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's drive on the 18th hole, a 486-yard par 4, lands in the right fairway, traveling 328 yards and leaving 145 yards to the hole, his 145-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, leaving 5 feet 8 inches to the hole, and he made a birdie putt from 5 feet 8 inches.

Aaron Rai sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's 209-yard shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, 54 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 57-foot 8-inch putt left the ball 4 feet 2 inches from the cup, and he made the 4-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai birdies No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Aaron Rai's drive on the 573-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 268 yards into the right fairway, his 213-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway 91 yards from the hole, his 89-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green 9 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Aaron Rai makes a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-4 15th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at FedEx St. Jude

In the second round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.

Aaron Rai two-putts for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 5th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 3 of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, featuring Sami Valimaki, Jackson Koivun, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, And Cameron Young.

Highlights | Round 3 | Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes a 27-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole.

Aaron Rai drains a 27-foot birdie putt at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 13th hole.

Aaron Rai's excellent approach leads to birdie at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 4th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 2 of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, featuring Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama, Aaron Rai, Ben Griffin and Cameron Young. Round delayed due to weather. 

Highlights | Round 2 | Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 12 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 10 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-5 5th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 2nd hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 2 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 1 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Aaron Rai had his irons dialed in as he attacked the pin, leaving himself with many great birdie looks.

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Check out the best shots of the day from Round 1 of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, featuring Keegan Bradley, Joel Dahmen, Rickie Fowler, and Hideki Matsuyama.

Highlights | Round 1 | Wyndham

In the opening round of The Sentry 2025, Aaron Rai hits a beautiful approach, resulting in birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Aaron Rai uses quality approach to set up birdie at The Sentry

Ahead of the final round at the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Golfbet contributor Brad Thomas looks at two key matchup bets down the board, highlighting Si Woo Kim and Chris Gotterup. See his full analysis in this edition of "Draws and Fades."

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Justin Rose shoots 4-under 68 | Round 3 Highlights | Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Justin Rose hits a 159-yard approach to 5 feet, setting up a birdie at the par-4 7th hole.


Justin Rose's 159-yard approach is the Shot of the Day

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Justin Rose’s 299-yard drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the right bunker, leaving 258 yards to the hole. His 176-yard shot from the fairway bunker lands in the right fairway, leaving 82 yards to the hole. Rose hits an 81-yard approach shot from the fairway, landing on the left side of the green and finishing 3 feet 4 inches from the hole. He makes a 3-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Rose hits 81-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Joel Dahmen's 290-yard drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the left fairway with 267 yards remaining to the hole, his 185-yard shot from the fairway left him 83 yards from the hole, his 84-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green 4 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 4-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Joel Dahmen hits 84-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers, Max McGreevy's 282-yard drive on the 558-yard par-5 18th hole lands in the right rough, leaving 275 yards to the hole, his 159-yard shot from the rough lands in the right fairway, 116 yards from the hole, his 114-yard approach shot lands on the left side of the green, 13 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he makes a 13-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Max McGreevy pours in 13-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Si Woo Kim's drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th went 288 yards into the right fairway, his 247-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway 99 feet 11 inches from the hole, his 34-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left green leaving 4 feet 1 inch, and he made the 4 feet 1 inch putt for birdie.

Si Woo Kim sinks 4-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Harris English's 315-yard drive on the 594-yard, par-5 9th hole landed in the right rough, leaving 281 yards to the hole. His 166-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, 116 yards from the hole. English then hit a 116-yard approach from the fairway, landing on the right side of the green and finishing 6 feet 3 inches from the hole. He made the 6-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Harris English hits 116-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Mark Hubbard's 332-yard drive on the 594-yard, par-5 9th hole landed in the right fairway with 262 yards remaining to the hole, his 250-yard shot from the fairway left 37 feet 8 inches, his 38-foot 6-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green, leaving a 2-foot 9-inch putt, and he made the 2-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Mark Hubbard taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 9 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Joel Dahmen’s tee shot on the 201-yard par-3 16th hole landed 8 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Joel Dahmen hits tee shot to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune’s drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th hole went 288 yards into the left bunker, his 185-yard shot from the fairway bunker landed in the left rough 87 yards from the hole, his 88-yard approach from the rough landed on the left side of the green 4 feet 7 inches from the cup, and he made the 4-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 88-yard approach to 5 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Maverick McNealy's 312-yard drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 244 yards to the hole, his 239-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, 16 feet 3 inches from the hole, and his 16 feet 2 inches putt leaves the ball 7 inches from the hole.

Maverick McNealy hits 239-yard approach to 16 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Brooks Koepka's tee shot on the 169-yard par-3 8th hole travels 161 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 28 feet 7 inches to the hole, and he makes the 28-foot-7-inch shot from the fairway for birdie.

Brooks Koepka chips in from 28 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Si Woo Kim's tee shot on the 201-yard par-3 16th hole travels 194 yards and lands on the right side of the green, leaving a 39-foot 5-inch putt, which he makes for birdie.

Si Woo Kim sinks 40-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Denny McCarthy's 170-yard tee shot on the 169-yard, par-3 8th hole landed on the left green and left a 20-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Denny McCarthy hits 170-yard tee shot to 2 feet, nearly aces No. 8 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Chad Ramey's tee shot on the 169-yard par-3 8th hole landed 4 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 4-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Chad Ramey hits 169-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Marcelo Rozo's 304-yard drive on the 594-yard, par-5 9th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 290 yards to the hole, his 277-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, 37 feet 4 inches from the hole, his 34-foot-5-inch shot from the fairway lands on the right green, leaving 3 feet to the hole, and he makes a 3-foot putt for birdie.

Aaron Rai uses quality approach to set up birdie at The Sentry

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Justin Rose shoots 4-under 68 | Round 3 Highlights | Farmers

Justin Rose's 159-yard approach is the Shot of the Day

Justin Rose hits 81-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

Joel Dahmen hits 84-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

Max McGreevy pours in 13-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

Si Woo Kim sinks 4-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

Harris English hits 116-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Farmers

Mark Hubbard taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 9 at Farmers

Joel Dahmen hits tee shot to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 88-yard approach to 5 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

Maverick McNealy hits 239-yard approach to 16 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

Brooks Koepka chips in from 28 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

Si Woo Kim sinks 40-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Farmers

Denny McCarthy hits 170-yard tee shot to 2 feet, nearly aces No. 8 at Farmers

Chad Ramey hits 169-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

Marcelo Rozo taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 9 at Farmers

Aaron Rai sinks 14-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Sony Open

Aaron Rai hits 215-yard approach to 30 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Sony Open

Aaron Rai hits 128-yard approach to 18 feet, sets up birdie at Sony Open

Aaron Rai sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sony Open

Aaron Rai hits 213-yard approach to 29 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Sony Open

Aaron Rai hits 152-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Sony Open

Aaron Rai holes out 27-foot eagle shot from fairway at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai birdies No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Hero World Challenge

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at FedEx St. Jude

Aaron Rai two-putts for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Highlights | Round 3 | Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 18 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai drains a 27-foot birdie putt at Wyndham

Aaron Rai's excellent approach leads to birdie at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Highlights | Round 2 | Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 12 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 10 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 2 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai makes birdie on No. 1 at Wyndham

Aaron Rai shoots 7-under 63 | Round 1 Highlights | Wyndham

Highlights | Round 1 | Wyndham