Name: Sam Stevens' dialed-in approach leads to easy birdie at Farmers
Uploaded: 2025-01-25T20:55:01.692Z
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Description: In the final round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

In the first round of the 2026 Sony Open, Sam Stevens' 219-yard drive on the 339-yard, par-4 10th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 120 yards to the hole. His 116-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and finished 9 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 9 feet 3 inches putt for birdie.

Sam Stevens hits 116-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Sony Open

Check out all the best shots of the week from 2025 The RSM Classic, featuring Harry Higgs, Sam Stevens, Ryan Palmer and Michael Thorbjornsen, among others.

Sam Stevens’ hole-in-one leads Shots of the Week

In the final round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Sam Stevens's 335-yard drive on the 469-yard, par-4 18th hole landed in the right rough, leaving 136 yards to the hole. His 139-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the left side of the green and finished 8 feet 11 inches from the hole. Stevens made the 8 feet 11 inches putt for birdie.

Sam Stevens hits 139-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at The RSM Classic

In the final round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Sam Stevens achieved a hole-in-one on the 196-yard, par-3 3rd hole.

Sam Stevens hits 196-yard tee shot for hole-in-one on No. 3 at RSM Classic

In the final round of the 2025 The RSM Classic, Sam Stevens makes a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole.

Sam Stevens aces par-3 third at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Sam Stevens' drive on the 513-yard, par-4 18th hole went 325 yards into the right fairway, leaving 170 yards to the hole. His 173-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, leaving a 9-foot-5-inch putt. Stevens sank the 9-foot-5-inch birdie putt to reach even par for the round.

Sam Stevens hits 173-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Sanderson Farms

In the third round of the 2025 BMW Championship, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 3 at BMW Championship

In the opening round of the 2025 BMW Championship, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

In the opening round of the 2025 BMW Championship, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Sam Stevens opens with birdie at BMW Championship

In the final round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 16 at FedEx St. Jude

In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Sam Stevens makes a 50-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole.

Sam Stevens sinks a 50-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at FedEx St. Jude

In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

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

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

Sam Stevens makes another birdie at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes a 24-foot birdie putt on the par-4 15th hole.

Sam Stevens sinks a 24-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 12th hole.

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 12 at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th hole.

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 10 at 3M Open

In the third round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-3 13th hole.

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 13 at 3M Open

In the third round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 12th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes a 43-foot birdie putt on the par-4 11th hole.

Sam Stevens sinks a 43-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at 3M Open

In the third round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes a 22-foot birdie putt on the par-4 3rd hole.

Sam Stevens sinks a 22-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at 3M Open

In the second round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Sam Steven's accurate tee shot leads to birdie at 3M Open

In the second round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 6th hole.

Sam Stevens rolls in birdie at 3M Open

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

Sam Stevens sinks a 27-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at 3M Open

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

Sam Stevens sinks a 21-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at 3M Open

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 14 at 3M Open

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-3 13th hole.

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

In the opening round of the 2025 3M Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 9 at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, Sam Stevens makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

Sam Stevens' dialed-in approach leads to easy birdie at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, J.J. Spaun's 273-yard drive on the 429-yard, par-4 16th hole lands in the right fairway, his 159-yard approach shot settles on the right side of the green 10 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he makes the 10-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

J.J. Spaun hits 159-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Ryo Hisatsune's drive on the 427-yard, par-4 12th went 331 yards into the right fairway, his 95-yard approach landed on the right side of the green 6 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 6-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, John Parry’s drive on the 427-yard, par-4 12th hole landed in the right fairway, traveling 296 yards and leaving 129 yards to the hole, and his 130-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, 9 feet 7 inches from the hole.

John Parry makes birdie on No. 12 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Collin Morikawa’s 281-yard drive on the 392-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 109 yards to the hole, his 110-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, leaving 2 feet 4 inches to the hole, and he made a 2-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Collin Morikawa hits 110-yard approach to 2 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Keith Mitchell's drive on the 532-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the left fairway, traveling 310 yards and leaving 215 yards to the hole, his 228-yard approach lands on the right side of the green, 40 feet 5 inches from the hole, his 39-foot-7-inch putt leaves 23 inches remaining for par, and he makes the 23-inch putt for birdie.

Keith Mitchell hits 228-yard approach to 40 feet, sets up birdie at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Takumi Kanaya's 238-yard drive on the 360-yard, par-4 10th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 121 yards to the hole, his 123-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, leaving 3 feet 7 inches to the hole, and he made a 3-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Takumi Kanaya hits 123-yard approach to 3 feet, makes birdie on No. 10 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Kota Kaneko's 265-yard drive on the 360-yard, par-4 10th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 94 yards to the hole, his 92-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green, leaving 28 feet 1 inch to the hole, and he made a 28-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Kota Kaneko sinks 28-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Ben Griffin's drive on the 496-yard, par-4 13th went 319 yards into the left fairway, his 182-yard approach landed on the left side of the green 26 feet from the hole, and he made the 26-foot putt for birdie.

Ben Griffin sinks 26-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Brice Garnett's 345-yard drive on the 442-yard, par-4 eighth hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 98 yards to the hole. His 90-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing 22 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 22-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Brice Garnett sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Sahith Theegala's 288-yard drive on the 439-yard par-4 14th hole lands in the left bunker, leaving 137 yards to the hole. His 135-yard approach shot from the fairway bunker lands on the right side of the green, 14 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes the 14-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala sinks 15-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Pierceson Coody's drive on the 486-yard, par-4 first hole traveled 300 yards into the right fairway, leaving 185 yards to the hole, his 186-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green, leaving 3 feet 11 inches to the hole, and he made a 3 feet 11 inches putt for birdie.

Pierceson Coody hits 186-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Takumi Kanaya’s 312-yard drive on the 518-yard par-5 9th hole lands in the right intermediate rough, leaving 208 yards to the hole, his 200-yard shot from the intermediate rough lands on the left green, 33 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made a 33-foot 9-inch putt for eagle.

Takumi Kanaya sinks 34-foot eagle putt on No. 9 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Keith Mitchell's drive on the 429-yard, par-4 16th hole travels 337 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 75 yards to the hole, his 79-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, 12 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a birdie putt from 12 feet 4 inches.

Keith Mitchell sinks 12-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Haotong Li's 348-yard drive on the 486-yard, par-4 1st hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 142 yards to the hole. His 141-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, 5 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Haotong Li hits 141-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Collin Morikawa's drive on the 496-yard, par-4 13th travels 334 yards into the left intermediate rough, his 173-yard approach from the rough lands on the left side of the green 19 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he makes the 19-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Collin Morikawa sinks 20-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, John Parry's 279-yard drive on the 518-yard, par-5 9th hole lands in the left bunker, leaving 239 yards to the hole, his 131-yard shot from the fairway bunker lands in the right fairway, 109 yards from the hole, his 113-yard approach shot lands on the left side of the green, 12 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes the 12-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

John Parry drains 13-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Kevin Roy's 332-yard drive on the 532-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 182 yards to the hole, his 189-yard shot from the fairway lands on the right side of the green, 22 feet 2 inches from the hole, his 21-foot-11-inch putt leaves the ball 4 inches from the hole, and he makes a 4-inch putt for birdie.

Kevin Roy hits 189-yard approach to 22 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, John Parry's drive on the 442-yard, par-4 8th hole traveled 354 yards into the left fairway, leaving 83 yards to the hole. His 87-yard approach landed on the right side of the green, 17 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a 17-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Stevens' dialed-in approach leads to easy birdie at Farmers

J.J. Spaun hits 159-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Sony Open

Ryo Hisatsune sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Sony Open

John Parry makes birdie on No. 12 at Sony Open

Collin Morikawa hits 110-yard approach to 2 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at Sony Open

Keith Mitchell hits 228-yard approach to 40 feet, sets up birdie at Sony Open

Takumi Kanaya hits 123-yard approach to 3 feet, makes birdie on No. 10 at Sony Open

Kota Kaneko sinks 28-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Sony Open

Ben Griffin sinks 26-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Sony Open

Brice Garnett sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Sony Open

Sahith Theegala sinks 15-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Sony Open

Pierceson Coody hits 186-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie at Sony Open

Takumi Kanaya sinks 34-foot eagle putt on No. 9 at Sony Open

Keith Mitchell sinks 12-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sony Open

Haotong Li hits 141-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Sony Open

Collin Morikawa sinks 20-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Sony Open

John Parry drains 13-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Sony Open

Kevin Roy hits 189-yard approach to 22 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Sony Open

John Parry sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Sony Open

Sam Stevens hits 116-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Sony Open

Sam Stevens’ hole-in-one leads Shots of the Week

Sam Stevens hits 139-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at The RSM Classic

Sam Stevens hits 196-yard tee shot for hole-in-one on No. 3 at RSM Classic

Sam Stevens aces par-3 third at The RSM Classic

Sam Stevens hits 173-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Sanderson Farms

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 3 at BMW Championship

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 3 at BMW Championship

Sam Stevens opens with birdie at BMW Championship

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 16 at FedEx St. Jude

Sam Stevens sinks a 50-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at FedEx St. Jude

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 16 at FedEx St. Jude

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 16 at FedEx St. Jude

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Sam Stevens makes another birdie at 3M Open

Sam Stevens sinks a 24-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 12 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 10 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 13 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 12 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens sinks a 43-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens sinks a 22-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at 3M Open

Sam Steven's accurate tee shot leads to birdie at 3M Open

Sam Stevens rolls in birdie at 3M Open

Sam Stevens sinks a 27-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens sinks a 21-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 14 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 13 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 10 at 3M Open

Sam Stevens makes birdie on No. 9 at 3M Open