Name: Sam Ryder's bunker shot leads to birdie at THE PLAYERS
Uploaded: 2025-03-16T15:36:16.381Z
Duration: 52 s
Description: In the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2025, Sam Ryder hits pretty bunker shot to set up birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder's drive on the 320-yard, par-4 14th went 295 yards into the left fairway, his 36-yard approach landed on the right side of the green 7 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Bank of Utah

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Sam Ryder sinks 15-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Sam Ryder's tee shot on the 353-yard par-4 15th hole travels 213 yards, landing in the right intermediate rough with 113 yards remaining to the pin, his 112-yard approach from the intermediate rough lands on the right side of the green, finishing 7 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he sinks a 7-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

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Sam Ryder sticks tee shot tight to set up birdie at Sanderson Farms

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Sam Ryder dials in wedge to set up birdie at Valero

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