Name: Sam Ryder uses nice tee shot to set up birdie at Houston Open
Uploaded: 2025-03-27T17:07:41.780Z
Duration: 22 s
Description: In the opening round of the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open, Sam Ryder makes birdie on the par-3 2nd hole.

In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Sam Ryder's drive on the 541-yard, par-5 10th hole travels 287 yards, landing in the left intermediate rough and leaving 262 yards to the hole. His 264-yard shot from the intermediate rough lands on the right green, leaving a 22 feet 3 inches putt to the hole. Ryder misses a 23 feet 4 inches putt, landing in the right green and leaving 17 inches to the hole. Ryder makes a 17-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder hits 264-yard approach to 22 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Sam Ryder's drive on the 13th hole, a 395-yard par 4, travels 298 yards and lands in the right fairway, his 94-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, leaving a 21 feet 6 inches putt, and he made the 21 feet 6 inches putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Sam Ryder’s tee shot on the 215-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 218 yards and landed on the right green, leaving a 9-foot 5-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

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Sam Ryder hits 209-yard tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at The American Express

In the second round of the 2026 American Express, Sam Ryder's 322-yard drive on the 602-yard, par-5 16th hole landed in the right fairway, his 265-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway, his 74 feet 11 inches shot from the fairway landed on the left green 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-inch putt for birdie.

Sam Ryder taps in from 1 foot for birdie on No. 16 at The American Express

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.

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In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder's drive on the 433-yard, par-4 10th hole went 331 yards into the right fairway, his 115-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green 5 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot-8-inch birdie putt.

Sam Ryder hits 115-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Bank of Utah

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder's tee shot on the 133-yard par-3 8th hole travels 129 yards, landing on the left side of the green and settling 10 feet 10 inches from the cup, and he sinks a 10-foot-10-inch birdie putt to reach 3-under par for the round.

Sam Ryder sinks 11-foot birdie putt, makes birdie on No. 8 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Sam Ryder’s tee shot on the 134-yard, par-3 17th hole traveled 137 yards to the left side of the green, finishing 14 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he sank a 14-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

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.

Sam Ryder sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Sanderson Farms

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