Name: Daniel Brown hits 255-yard shot from bunker to 52 feet, sets up birdie
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Description: In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Daniel Brown's drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th hole went 300 yards into the right bunker, his 255-yard shot from the bunker landed on the right side of the green 52 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 49-foot 5-inch putt left the ball 3 feet 3 inches from the cup, and he made the 3-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Daniel Brown's drive on the 176-yard, par-3 third hole went 177 yards, landing on the right green 12 feet 4 inches from the hole. Brown made the 12-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Daniel Brown hits tee shot to 12 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Valero

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Daniel Brown's 322-yard drive on the 561-yard, par-5 11th landed in the left fairway, leaving 239 yards to the hole. His 242-yard shot from the fairway finished 19 feet 9 inches from the hole, and his 22-foot 8-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 2 feet 10 inches from the hole. Brown made a 2-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Daniel Brown taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 11 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Daniel Brown's 148-yard drive on the 139-yard, par-3 17th hole landed on the left green, leaving a 29 feet 5 inches putt, which he made for birdie.

Daniel Brown sinks 30-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic

In the second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Daniel Brown's drive on the 175-yard, par-3 fifth hole went 179 yards and landed on the left green, with 16 feet 8 inches remaining to the pin, and he made the 16-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Daniel Brown makes 17-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Cognizant Classic

In the opening round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Daniel Brown’s 160-yard drive on the 155-yard, par-3 15th hole landed on the left green, leaving a 16-foot-11-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Daniel Brown sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Cognizant Classic

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Daniel Brown's drive on the 544-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 305 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 239 yards to the hole. His 257-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, 56 feet from the hole, and he made a 56-foot putt for eagle.

Daniel Brown sinks 56-foot eagle putt on No. 18 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Daniel Brown’s tee shot on the 152-yard par-3 3rd hole travels 155 yards, landing on the left green and leaving a 12-foot 7-inch putt.

Daniel Brown hits 155-yard tee shot to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Daniel Brown's drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th hole went 300 yards into the right bunker, his 255-yard shot from the bunker landed on the right side of the green 52 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 49-foot 5-inch putt left the ball 3 feet 3 inches from the cup, and he made the 3-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Daniel Brown hits 255-yard shot from bunker to 52 feet, sets up birdie

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Daniel Brown's 289-yard drive on the 448-yard, par-4 10th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 159 yards to the hole, his 156-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, 6 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 6 feet 11 inches putt for birdie.

Daniel Brown sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Daniel Brown's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 9th hole travels 310 yards and lands in the right intermediate rough, leaving 284 yards to the hole, his 285-yard shot from the intermediate rough lands on the right green, 5 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes a 5-foot 6-inch putt for eagle.

Daniel Brown hits 285-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up eagle on No. 9 at Farmers

In the opening round of the 2026 Farmers, Daniel Brown's tee shot on the 180-yard par-3 8th hole traveled 183 yards, landing on the left green and leaving a 37-foot 4-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Daniel Brown sinks 37-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Daniel Brown's 290-yard drive on the 560-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 270 yards to the hole, his 194-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, 77 yards from the hole, an 83-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right side of the green and finishes 19 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 19-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Daniel Brown sinks 20-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Sony Open, Daniel Brown's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 16th hole traveled 293 yards and landed in the left rough, leaving 133 yards to the hole. His 133-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the right side of the green, 13 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 13-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Daniel Brown rolls in 13-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sony Open

In the third round of the 2024 Open Championship, Daniel Brown sends a stinger from the fairway in close to set up birdie on the par-5 16th hole. 

Daniel Brown's excellent stinger sets up birdie at The Open

In the final round of the 2023 Barbasol Championship, Daniel Brown makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Daniel Brown converts birdie putt at Barbasol

In the third round of the 2023 Barbasol Championship, Daniel Brown makes a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole.

Daniel Brown rolls in a 4-foot birdie putt at Barbasol

In the opening round of the 2023 Barbasol Championship, Daniel Brown makes a 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole.

Daniel Brown drains birdie putt at Barbasol

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In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Alex Smalley's drive on the 449-yard, par-4 10th hole traveled 279 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 171 yards to the hole. His 170-yard approach shot from the fairway finished in the left fairway, 15 feet 10 inches from the hole.

Alex Smalley holes 170-yard approach for birdie on No. 10 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Karl Vilips's drive on the 597-yard, par-5 eighth hole traveled 313 yards and ended in the left rough, with 280 yards remaining to the hole. His 179-yard shot from the rough finished in the left intermediate rough, 101 yards from the pin. Vilips's 103-yard approach from the intermediate rough landed on the left green, 8 feet 9 inches from the hole. He made an 8-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips gets up-and-down from 9 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, J.J. Spaun's drive on the 601-yard, par-5 18th went 309 yards into the left intermediate rough, leaving 288 yards to the hole. His 192-yard shot from the rough ended in the left fairway, with 104 yards remaining. Spaun's 106-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green, 7 feet 5 inches from the hole. He made the 7-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

J.J. Spaun's 106-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero

Check out all the best shots from the opening round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, featuring Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood and Rickie Fowler, among others. Play was suspended on Thursday due to darkness, and Round 1 will conclude Friday morning.

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In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Brian Harman's 294-yard drive on the 601-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the right intermediate rough, leaving 300 yards to the hole. His 203-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, leaving 100 yards to the hole. Harman's 99-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 12 feet 8 inches from the hole. He made a 12-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Brian Harman gets up-and-down from 13 feet for birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Mark Hubbard's drive on the 193-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 194 yards and landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet 2 inches from the hole. Hubbard made the 6-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Mark Hubbard sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, J.J. Spaun's drive on the 351-yard, par-4 17th hole went 279 yards into the right bunker, leaving 77 yards to the hole. His 73-yard approach shot from the fairway bunker landed on the left green, finishing 12 feet 10 inches from the hole. Spaun made a 12-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

J.J. Spaun drains 13-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Robert MacIntyre's drive on the 601-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 307 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 289 yards to the hole. His 219-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway, leaving 77 yards to the hole. MacIntyre's 75-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 13 feet 2 inches from the hole. He made a 13-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Robert MacIntyre's 75-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Robert MacIntyre's drive on the 351-yard, par-4 17th hole traveled 292 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 60 yards to the hole. His 60-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 3 feet 2 inches from the hole. MacIntyre made a 3-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Robert MacIntyre gets up-and-down from 60 yards for birdie on No. 17 at Valero

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Jordan Spieth hits 49-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Stephan Jaeger's drive on the 14th hole, a 569-yard par 5, travels 321 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 248 yards to the hole. His 234-yard shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 43 feet 4 inches from the hole. Jaeger misses a 45-foot 8-inch putt, finishing 2 feet 5 inches from the hole. He makes a 2-foot 5-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 1-under par for the round.

Stephan Jaeger drains 2-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

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J.J. Spaun hits 113-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Russell Henley's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th hole travels 298 yards and ends up in the right fairway, leaving 263 yards to the hole. His 258-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right rough, finishing 59 feet 3 inches from the hole. Henley's 65-foot-7-inch shot from the rough lands on the left green, finishing 6 feet 9 inches from the hole. He makes a 6-foot-9-inch putt for birdie, remaining at even par for the round.

Russell Henley drains 7-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 454-yard par-4 15th hole travels 299 yards and ends up in the left intermediate rough, 154 yards from the hole. His 158-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough ends in the right rough, finishing 17 feet 7 inches from the hole. Åberg makes a 17-foot 7-inch birdie putt, moving to 5-under for the round.

Ludvig Åberg drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Robert MacIntyre's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th went 300 yards into the left fairway, leaving 271 yards to the hole. His 240-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, leaving 97 feet. MacIntyre's 96-foot 5-inch shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 17 inches from the hole. He made a 17-inch putt for birdie.

Robert MacIntyre drains 17-inch birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Jordan Spieth's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th travels 294 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 278 yards to the hole. His 267-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 35 feet 4 inches from the hole. Spieth made a 36-foot 11-inch putt, finishing 22 inches from the hole. He makes a 22-inch putt for birdie, remaining tied for 59th place at 1-under par for the round.

Jordan Spieth's 267-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 14 at Valero

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Tony Finau's Round 1 highlights from Valero

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