Name: Eric Cole hits great pitch shot setting up third consecutive birdie at Sony Open
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Description: In the final round of the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Eric Cole's tee shot on the 207-yard, par-3 3rd hole traveled 208 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving a 19-foot 6-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Eric Cole hits 19-foot fairway shot for birdie on No. 3 at The RSM Classic

In the third round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Eric Cole's tee shot on the 170-yard par-3 6th hole travels 176 yards and lands on the right green, 35 feet from the hole, and he made a 35-foot putt for birdie.

Eric Cole drains long  putt for birdie on No. 6 at The RSM Classic

In the second round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Eric Cole's drive on the 463-yard, par-4 9th went 287 yards into the left fairway, leaving 173 yards to the hole. His 168-yard approach landed on the left side of the green, 18 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made an 18-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Eric Cole sinks 19-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at The RSM Classic

In the final round of the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 17 at World Wide Technology

In the third round of the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 18 at World Wide Technology

In the final round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Eric Cole's tee shot on the 203-yard par-3 10th hole traveled 215 yards, landing on the right side of the green 36 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he sank a 36-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Eric Cole drains monstrous 36-foot birdie putt at Sanderson Farms

Eric Cole talks about improving his accuracy off the tee and focus for the rest of the day.

Eric Cole mic’d up during Round 3 of the Sanderson Farms 

In the third round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Eric Cole's 113-yard approach from the fairway bunker lands on the left side of the green, leaving a 13-foot 4-inch putt, which he sank for birdie.

Eric Cole sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Sanderson Farms

In the third round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Eric Cole's tee shot on the 628-yard, par-5 5th hole traveled 322 yards into the right rough, his 257-yard shot from the rough landed 53 feet 4 inches from the hole, his 44-foot-7-inch shot from the fairway finished 8 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Eric Cole sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Sanderson Farms

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 2 of the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship, featuring Tom Kim, Garrick Higgo, Danny Walker, and Eric Cole, among others. 

Highlights | Round 2 | Sanderson Farms Championship 

Following his second-round 5-under 67 at the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship, Eric Cole talks about carrying over his momentum as well as areas he would like to improve.

Eric Cole’s interview after Round 2 of the Sanderson Farms 

In the second round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Eric Cole's drive on the 443-yard, par-4 9th went 303 yards into the left intermediate rough, his 114-yard approach from the rough landed on the right side of the green 3 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Eric Cole hits 114-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Sanderson Farms

In the second round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Eric Cole's drive on the 411-yard, par-4 8th hole traveled 269 yards to the left fairway, leaving 116 yards to the pin. His 117-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing 6 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he sank a 6-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Eric Cole hits 117-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 8 at Sanderson Farms

In the second round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Eric Cole's drive on the 495-yard, par-4 6th hole traveled 290 yards into the left fairway, leaving 184 yards to the hole, his 177-yard approach landed on the right side of the green, leaving a 25-foot 3-inch putt, and he sank the 25-foot 3-inch birdie putt.

Eric Cole sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Sanderson Farms

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 1 of the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship, featuring Matt Kuchar, Niklas Norgaard, Max Homa, Erick Cole, and Garrick Higgo, among others. 

Highlights | Round 1 | Sanderson Farms Championship 

In the first round of the 2025 Procore, Eric Cole's tee shot on the 173-yard par-3 17th hole traveled 175 yards, landing on the right side of the green and finishing 5 feet 11 inches from the cup, and he sank a 5-foot-11-inch birdie putt.

Eric Cole hits 175-yard tee shot to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Procore

In the first round of the 2025 Procore, Eric Cole's drive on the 456-yard, par-4 9th hole traveled 287 yards, finding the left bunker and leaving 168 yards to the hole. His 182-yard approach from the fairway bunker landed on the right side of the green, leaving a 42-foot 3-inch putt, which he sank for birdie.

Eric Cole sinks 42-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Procore

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

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-4 4th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

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

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 3M Open, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Eric Cole nearly aces No. 17 at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, Eric Cole makes a 11-foot birdie putt on the par-5 10th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 10 at John Deere

In the third round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 15 at Travelers

In the second round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-3 11th hole.

Eric Cole drains 14-footer for birdie at Travelers

In the opening round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Eric Cole makes a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 18 at Travelers

In the opening round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Eric Cole sinks a 22-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Travelers

In the opening round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

In the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-5 5th hole.

Eric Coles excellent approach leads to short birdie putt at the Memorial

In the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-5 11th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 11 at the Memorial

In the opening round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-3 4th hole.

Eric Cole nearly aces No. 4 at the Memorial

In the final round of the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

Eric Cole hits great pitch shot setting up third consecutive birdie at Sony Open

Check out Tommy Fleetwood’s best shots from his 2025 PGA TOUR season, including bunker hole outs and long putts en route to his first TOUR victory.

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In Match No. 1 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Atlanta Drive GC's Billy Horschel, Chris Gotterup and Corey Conners take down New York Golf Club's Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young thanks to a walk-off eagle on the final hole from Horschel at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

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Cameron Young mounts comeback for NYGC at TGL

In Match No. 1 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Atlanta Drive GC stand-in Chris Gotterup wins his second hole of the day after pitching it close to set up birdie.

Chris Gotterup stuffs wedge to win hole for Atlanta Drive at TGL

In Match No. 1 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Xander Schuaffele and Billy Horschel both struggle with their tee shots on the par-4 "Stinger” hole, inspired by Tiger Woods’ trademark low tee shots.

Xander Schauffele, Billy Horschel fall victim to ‘Stinger’ hole at TGL

In Match No. 1 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Atlanta Drive GC stand-in Chris Gotterup nearly holes a short-sided chip and wins the hole.

Chris Gotterup wins hole for Atlanta Drive with saucy chip at TGL

In Match No. 1 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, New York Golf Club’s Matt Fitzpatrick hits his tee shot close at the par-3 fifth hole.

Matt Fitzpatrick throws dart for NYGC at TGL

Ahead of TGL's Season 2 premier, PGA TOUR's Paul Hodowanic interviews TGL hole designer Agustín Pizá about his design process, fun obstacles on the course and what fans can look forward to this season, which tees off on Sunday, Dec. 28, at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Neal Shipley blind ranks classic Christmas movies and picks which holiday classic is his favorite.

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Colombia's Marcelo Rozo, 36, earned his first PGA TOUR card at Final Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry. Upon securing his card, he pointed to the sky in memory of his late brother Mateo, a competitive golfer who passed away at age 19.

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Eric Cole hits great pitch shot setting up third consecutive birdie at Sony Open

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Cameron Young mounts comeback for NYGC at TGL

Chris Gotterup stuffs wedge to win hole for Atlanta Drive at TGL

Xander Schauffele, Billy Horschel fall victim to ‘Stinger’ hole at TGL

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Eric Cole hits 19-foot fairway shot for birdie on No. 3 at The RSM Classic

Eric Cole drains long putt for birdie on No. 6 at The RSM Classic

Eric Cole sinks 19-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at The RSM Classic

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 17 at World Wide Technology

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 18 at World Wide Technology

Eric Cole drains monstrous 36-foot birdie putt at Sanderson Farms

Eric Cole mic’d up during Round 3 of the Sanderson Farms

Eric Cole sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Sanderson Farms

Eric Cole sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Sanderson Farms

Highlights | Round 2 | Sanderson Farms Championship

Eric Cole’s interview after Round 2 of the Sanderson Farms

Eric Cole hits 114-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Sanderson Farms

Eric Cole hits 117-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 8 at Sanderson Farms

Eric Cole sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Sanderson Farms

Highlights | Round 1 | Sanderson Farms Championship

Eric Cole hits 175-yard tee shot to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Procore

Eric Cole sinks 42-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Procore

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 4 at Wyndham

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Eric Cole nearly aces No. 17 at 3M Open

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 10 at John Deere

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 15 at Travelers

Eric Cole drains 14-footer for birdie at Travelers

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 18 at Travelers

Eric Cole sinks a 22-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Travelers

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 15 at Travelers

Eric Coles excellent approach leads to short birdie putt at the Memorial

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 11 at the Memorial

Eric Cole nearly aces No. 4 at the Memorial