Name: Ben Polland sticks tee shot and birdies at Cognizant Classic
Uploaded: 2025-02-28T20:43:25.950Z
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Description: In the second round of the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Ben Polland makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

In the opening round of the 2025 Barracuda Championship, Ben Polland makes eagle on the par-4 17th hole.

Ben Polland chips-in out of the sand for eagle on No. 17 at Barracuda

In the opening round of the 2025 Barracuda Championship, Ben Polland makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

Ben Polland makes birdie putt on No. 9 at Barracuda

In the second round of the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Ben Polland makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Ben Polland sticks tee shot and birdies at Cognizant Classic

Prior to the 2024 PGA Championship, Ben Polland highlights the strength of field and the high level of competition at Valhalla Golf Club.

'Everybody here is impressive': Ben Polland on level of competition at PGA Championship

Check out the best shots of the day from the opening round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro/Am, featuring Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy and Chris Gotterup, among others.

Highlights | Round 1 | AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Sahith Theegala's 282-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 248 yards to the hole, his 263-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, leaving 53 feet 6 inches to the hole, his 59-foot 3-inch shot from the greenside bunker lands on the right green, 6 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he makes a 6-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala drains 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Tom Hoge's drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th landed in the right fairway, traveling 256 yards and leaving 272 yards to the hole, his 206-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway 75 yards from the hole, his 75-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green and finished 2 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 2 feet 5 inches putt for birdie.

Tom Hoge hits 75-yard approach to 2 feet, birdies No. 18 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Keegan Bradley's drive on the 316-yard, par-4 17th landed in the right rough, leaving 63 feet 11 inches to the hole. His shot from the rough landed on the right green, traveling 77 feet 7 inches and leaving 13 feet 4 inches to the hole. Bradley made the 13-foot-4-inch birdie putt.

Keegan Bradley sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Hideki Matsuyama's 259-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 266 yards to the hole, his 251-yard shot left him 44 feet 7 inches from the hole, he chipped in from 46 feet 10 inches to 2 feet 5 inches, and he made the 2 feet 5 inches putt for birdie.

Hideki Matsuyama sinks 2-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Scottie Scheffler’s drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole travels 272 yards, landing in the left rough and leaving 240 yards to the hole, his 222-yard shot from the rough lands in the left bunker, leaving 62 feet 10 inches to the hole, and his bunker shot travels 69 feet 10 inches, landing on the right green and leaving 6 feet 7 inches, which he made for bogey.

Scottie Scheffler makes birdie on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the opening round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Tony Finau's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 9th hole traveled 297 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 142 yards to the hole, his 146-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and left 8 feet 11 inches to the hole, and he made an 8-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Tony Finau hits 146-yard approach to 9 feet, makes birdie on No. 9 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Mackenzie Hughes' drive on the 440-yard, par-4 9th went 303 yards into the left fairway, his 134-yard approach landed on the left side of the green 12 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 12-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Mackenzie Hughes drains 12-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Tom Hoge's drive on the 401-yard, par-4 16th travels 265 yards and lands in the right fairway, leaving 134 yards to the hole, his 131-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left side of the green and finishes 10 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he makes a 10-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Tom Hoge pours in 11-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Viktor Hovland's 260-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 261 yards to the hole, his 255-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, 21 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 23-foot 3-inch putt stops 23 inches from the hole, and he makes the 23-inch putt for birdie.

Viktor Hovland hits 255-yard approach to 21 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Akshay Bhatia's 274-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 255 yards to the hole, his 258-yard approach lands on the left side of the green, 39 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 41-foot putt leaves the ball 14 inches from the hole, and he makes the 14-inch putt for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia hits 258-yard approach to 39 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Sahith Theegala's 295-yard drive on the 386-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 91 yards to the hole, his 90-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and finished 5 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Chris Gotterup's drive on the 401-yard, par-4 16th went 296 yards into the left rough, his 113-yard approach from the rough landed on the left side of the green and finished 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-inch putt for birdie.

Chris Gotterup hits 113-yard approach to 5 inches, sets up birdie

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Viktor Hovland's tee shot on the 169-yard, par-3 17th hole travels 170 yards, landing on the right side of the green and leaving a 26-foot 8-inch putt, which he makes for birdie.

Viktor Hovland sinks 27-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Nick Taylor's 281-yard drive on the 429-yard par-4 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 148 yards to the hole, and he made a 10-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Nick Taylor sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Chris Gotterup's 269-yard drive on the 386-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 118 yards to the hole, his 118-yard approach shot finished 2 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a 2-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Chris Gotterup hits 118-yard approach to 2 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Wyndham Clark's 283-yard drive on the 386-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 103 yards to the hole. His 102-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green, 5 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Wyndham Clark hits 102-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Rory McIlroy's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 ninth hole traveled 297 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 140 yards to the hole, his 145-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and finished 14 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 14-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.