Name: Sungjae Im nearly aces No. 9 at TOUR Championship
Uploaded: 2025-08-21T17:31:00.000Z
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Description: In the opening round of the 2025 TOUR Championship, Sungjae Im makes birdie on the par-3 9th hole.

In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sungjae Im's drive on the 578-yard, par-5 3rd hole went 303 yards into the left rough, his 246-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway 74 feet 2 inches from the hole, his 78-foot 7-inch chip from the fairway landed on the left green 4 feet 5 inches from the cup, and he made the 4-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im drains 4-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Texas Children's

In the first round of the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open, Sungjae Im’s drive on the 390-yard, par-4 17th hole travels 277 yards to the left fairway, his 121-yard approach lands on the right green 12 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes the 12-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im hits 121-yard approach to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im’s 311-yard drive on the 462-yard, par-4 16th hole landed in the left rough and left 174 yards to the hole. His 185-yard approach from the primary rough finished in the right rough, 31 feet from the cup, and he made the 31-foot birdie putt.

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In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 553-yard, par-5 11th hole went 307 yards into the right fairway, his 236-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right rough 31 feet 10 inches from the hole, his 44-foot shot from the rough finished 11 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valspar

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In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 444-yard, par-4 18th travels 293 yards into the right fairway, his 155-yard approach from the fairway lands on the right green 13 feet from the hole, and he makes the 13-foot putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Sungjae Im's 201-yard drive on the 194-yard, par-3 8th hole landed in the right green and finished 19 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 19-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im sinks 20-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im’s drive on the 412-yard par-4 7th hole travels 256 yards and ends up in the right rough, with 163 yards remaining to the hole, his 165-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 10 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 10-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im hits 165-yard approach to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im’s drive on the 543-yard, par-5 first hole measured 313 yards and landed in the right fairway, his 240-yard approach from the fairway finished in the left intermediate rough 45 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 43-foot 8-inch chip from the intermediate rough landed on the right green 2 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 2-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 180-yard, par-3 17th hole traveled 182 yards and landed on the right side of the green, finishing 7 feet from the hole, and he made the 7-foot putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im's 182-yard drive to 7 feet sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 376-yard, par-4 12th went 208 yards into the right fairway, his 165-yard approach landed on the right green 17 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 17-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im hits 165-yard approach to 17 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Sungjae Im's drive on the 555-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 324 yards and ended in the left rough, his 212-yard shot from the rough landed in the left bunker, his 55-feet-1-inch shot from the bunker landed on the left green 10 feet from the hole, and he made the 10-foot putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im rolls in 10-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 420-yard par-4 7th hole travels 314 yards and ends up in the right rough, with 114 yards remaining to the hole, his 117-yard approach shot from the primary rough ends up in the left intermediate rough, finishing 15 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he makes a 15-foot-2-inch birdie putt from the intermediate rough.

Sungjae Im drains 15-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 618-yard, par-5 5th went 328 yards into the left fairway, his 259-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right bunker 42 yards from the hole, his 44-yard bunker shot finished 5 feet 1 inch from the cup, and he made the 5-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valspar

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In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 604-yard, par-5 5th hole traveled 291 yards and ended in the right rough, his 196-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, his 117-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 8 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

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In the opening round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 439-yard, par-4 3rd hole went 237 yards into the right fairway, 198 yards from the hole, and he made a 43-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im sinks 44-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Valspar

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Sungjae Im sinks 33-foot eagle putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Sungjae Im's drive on the 423-yard, par-4 18th travels 283 yards and ends in the right rough, 144 yards from the hole, his 145-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 15 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made a 15-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im hits 145-yard approach to 16 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Sungjae Im's drive on the 210-yard par-3 15th hole travels 214 yards and lands on the right green, finishing 13 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 13-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Sungjae Im hits tee shot to 13 feet, rolls in birdie on No. 15 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sungjae Im's 309-yard drive on the 522-yard, par-5 16th hole ended in the right fairway, leaving 215 yards to the hole, his 223-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right green, finishing 56 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he missed a 52-foot 1-inch putt, finishing 5 feet 4 inches from the hole.

Sungjae Im makes birdie on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

In the first round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Sungjae Im's 318-yard drive on the 461-yard par-4 18th landed in the left fairway, his 143-yard approach from the fairway settled on the right side of the green 10 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

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