Name: Jeffrey Kang's 168-yard tee shot to 10 feet sets up birdie on No. 16
Uploaded: 2026-02-06T20:52:01.000Z
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Description: In the second round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Jeffrey Kang's tee shot on the 168-yard par-3 16th hole lands on the left green, 10 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Jeffrey Kang's drive on the 578-yard, par-5 third hole traveled 301 yards, landing in the right rough and leaving 279 yards to the hole. His 249-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, finishing 89 feet 7 inches from the hole. His 87-foot 9-inch shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 3 feet 4 inches from the hole. Kang made a 3-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Jeffrey Kang's tee shot on the 168-yard par-3 16th hole lands on the left green, 10 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Jeffrey Kang's 168-yard tee shot to 10 feet sets up birdie on No. 16

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Jeffrey Kang makes birdie on No. 16 at WM Phoenix Open

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