Name: Ryan Gerard pulls off unbelievable escape to save par at Valero
Uploaded: 2025-04-06T17:40:58.000Z
Duration: 117 s
Description: In the final round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open, Ryan Gerard misses way right with his tee shot on the par-4 12th hole. He then goes right again with his second, leaving himself 49 yards from the hole with trees and a greenside bunker in his way. Gerard punches his third shot through both the trees and bunker to leave himself 10 feet for par, then drains it and celebrates with a fist pump.

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Ryan Gerard's 349-yard drive on the 591-yard, par-5 9th hole found the left fairway with 246 yards remaining to the pin, his 225-yard shot from the fairway found the right bunker, leaving the ball 69 feet 8 inches from the hole, his bunker shot from 53 feet 11 inches away landed on the right side of the green, leaving a 16-foot 11-inch putt, and he sank the 16-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Ryan Gerard sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Bank of Utah

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Ryan Gerard finishes round with his second eagle of the day No. 9 at Bank of Utah

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Ryan Gerard sinks 1-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Bank of Utah

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In the final round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open, Ryan Gerard misses way right with his tee shot on the par-4 12th hole. He then goes right again with his second, leaving himself 49 yards from the hole with trees and a greenside bunker in his way. Gerard punches his third shot through both the trees and bunker to leave himself 10 feet for par, then drains it and celebrates with a fist pump.

Ryan Gerard pulls off unbelievable escape to save par at Valero

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