Name: David Ford sinks a 29-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at John Deere
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Description: In the opening round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, David Ford makes a 29-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th hole.

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In the final round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, David Ford's tee shot on the 570-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 316 yards into the left fairway, his 214-yard shot from the fairway found the right fairway, leaving 56 feet 8 inches, his 48-foot-9-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green 8 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he sank the 8-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, David Ford's drive on the 312-yard, par-4 14th went 299 yards into the left fairway, his 78-yard approach landed on the right side of the green 12 feet from the hole, and he made the 12-foot putt for birdie.

David Ford sinks 12-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Bank of Utah

In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, David Ford's tee shot on the 593-yard, par-5 7th hole traveled 352 yards into the right fairway, his 215-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, his 99-yard approach finished 5 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, David Ford's opening tee shot on the 399-yard, par-4 2nd hole travels 272 yards, finding the left fairway with 132 yards remaining to the pin, his 130-yard approach from the fairway lands on the right side of the green, finishing 7 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he sank a 7-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, David Ford crushes a 360-yard drive on the 591-yard, par-5 9th, finding the right rough with 229 yards remaining to the hole. His shot from the rough traveled 132 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 97 yards to the hole. Ford's 96-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, finishing 4 feet 9 inches from the hole. He sank a 4-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

David Ford hits 96-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, David Ford's tee shot on the 571-yard, par-5 9th hole traveled 366 yards, landing in the right rough with 204 yards remaining to the hole. His shot from the rough traveled 97 yards to the left fairway, leaving 109 yards to the hole. Ford's 104-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, leaving a 13-foot putt, which he sank for birdie.

David Ford hits 104-yard approach to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Bank of Utah

In the third round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, David Ford's drive on the 507-yard, par-4 18th hole travels 304 yards into the left fairway, his 195-yard approach from the fairway lands 28 feet from the hole, and he holes out from 28 feet for birdie.

David Ford holes out from 28 feet in fairway for birdie on No. 18 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, David Ford's tee shot on the 151-yard par-3 13th hole traveled 152 yards and landed on the left side of the green, finishing 11 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he sank an 11-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

David Ford sinks 12-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, David Ford's tee shot on the 214-yard, par-3 10th hole travels 218 yards to the right fairway, finishing 22 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he holes out from 22 feet 3 inches in the fairway for birdie.

David Ford holes out 22-foot shot from fairway for birdie at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, David Ford's 308-yard drive on the 437-yard, par-4 9th hole found the right fairway, leaving 100 yards to the hole. His 101-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing 3 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he sank a 3-foot-8-inch birdie putt.

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David Ford sinks a 29-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at John Deere

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