Name: Michael La Sasso sinks a 52-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at John Deere
Uploaded: 2025-07-03T21:12:20.000Z
Duration: 35 s
Description: In the opening round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, Michael La Sasso makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Michael La Sasso's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 17th travels 286 yards, finding the right fairway and leaving 131 yards to the hole, his 136-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, leaving a 12-foot 9-inch putt, and he sank a 12-foot-9-inch birdie putt to reach 4-under par for the round.

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