Name: Zachary Bauchou nearly aces No. 16 at WM Phoenix Open
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Description: In the final round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Zach Bauchou made a 2-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Zachary Bauchou's drive on the 391-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 343 yards and landed in the right rough, leaving 56 yards to the hole. His 54-yard approach shot from the rough finished on the right green, 18 feet 4 inches from the hole. Bauchou made an 18-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Zach Bauchou's drive on the 403-yard, par-4 second hole travels 228 yards, landing in the right rough and leaving 192 yards to the hole, his 165-yard approach from the rough finishes 82 feet from the hole, and he makes the 82-foot putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou holes out 82-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Zach Bauchou's 239-yard drive on the 370-yard, par-4 12th landed in the right fairway, his 132-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 4 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 4-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou drains 5-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valspar

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In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Zach Bauchou's drive on the 545-yard, par-5 16th travels 298 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 243 yards to the hole, his 251-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left rough, finishing 38 feet 2 inches from the hole, his 47-foot 9-inch shot from the primary rough lands on the right green, finishing 10 feet from the hole, and he made a 10-foot putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Zach Bauchou made a 2-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou nearly aces No. 16 at WM Phoenix Open

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Zach Bauchou's tee shot on the 200-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 201 yards and landed on the right green, leaving a 14-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou hits 201-yard tee shot to 1 foot on No. 16 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Zach Bauchou's tee shot on the 192-yard par-3 third hole traveled 195 yards and landed on the right green, leaving a 10-foot 10-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Zach Bauchou's drive on the 452-yard, par-4 1st hole traveled 298 yards and landed in the left bunker, leaving 161 yards to the hole. His 164-yard approach shot from the bunker landed on the left side of the green, 13 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 13-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou hits 164-yard approach from bunker to 13 feet, sets up birdie at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Zach Bauchou's tee shot on the 215-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 221 yards and landed on the right green, 17 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 17-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 The American Express, Zach Bauchou's tee shot on the 208-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the left green, 11 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 The American Express, Zach Bauchou's 236-yard drive on the 345-yard, par-4 12th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 106 yards to the hole, his 104-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green and finished 8 feet from the hole, and he made an 8-foot putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou hits 104-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at The American Express

In the final round of the 2026 American Express, Zach Bauchou's drive on the 564-yard, par-5 8th hole travels 292 yards into the right fairway, his 265-yard shot from the fairway lands 77 feet from the hole, his 85-foot chip lands 7 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes the 7-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at The American Express

In the final round of the 2026 The American Express, Zach Bauchou's drive on the 355-yard, par-4 seventh went 228 yards into the right fairway, his 127-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 14 inches from the hole, and he made the 14-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou hits 127-yard approach to 1 foot, makes birdie on No. 7 at The American Express

In the final round of the 2026 The American Express, Zach Bauchou's drive on hole 3, a 458-yard par 4, lands in the right rough after traveling 305 yards, leaving 158 yards to the hole, and his 157-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the left side of the green, 19 inches from the hole, securing a tap-in birdie.

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