Name: Chandler Blanchet sinks 47-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic
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Description: In the second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 181-yard par-3 17th traveled 170 yards, landing on the left green and leaving a 47-foot-4-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Chandler Blanchet's 218-yard drive on the 220-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the right green, finishing 20 feet 2 inches from the hole. Blanchet made a 20-foot 2-inch putt for birdie, remaining at even par and tied for 36th place.

Chandler Blanchet nearly aces No. 13, sets up birdie at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 405-yard, par-4 second hole travels 239 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 165 yards to the hole, his 171-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 17 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes a 17-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 555-yard, par-5 first hole traveled 302 yards into the right fairway, his 234-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway 75 feet 11 inches from the hole, his 76-foot 6-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green 2 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 2-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet taps in from 2 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 11th hole travels 313 yards and ends in the right fairway, his 249-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left rough, finishing 24 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes a 24-foot 11-inch eagle putt from the primary rough, remaining at 1-under for the round.

Chandler Blanchet holes out 25-foot eagle putt on No. 11 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 425-yard, par-4 2nd hole traveled 251 yards to the right fairway, his 178-yard approach landed on the right green 12 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 12-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet pours in 13-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's 313-yard drive on the 543-yard, par-5 first hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 226 yards to the hole. His 221-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left bunker, finishing 68 feet 8 inches from the hole. Blanchet's 71-foot 1-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the right green, finishing 2 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 2-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 420-yard, par-4 7th hole travels 313 yards and ends up in the right rough, leaving 113 yards to the hole. His 108-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the left green, finishing 16 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes a 16-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 18 at Puerto Rico

In the final round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 14 at Puerto Rico

In the final round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 9 at Puerto Rico

In the third round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 12 at Puerto Rico

In the third round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 10 at Puerto Rico

In the third round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 8th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 8 at Puerto Rico

In the second round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 6th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 6 at Puerto Rico

In the second round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 3rd hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 3 at Puerto Rico

In the opening round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

In the opening round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 5th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 5 at Puerto Rico

In the opening round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

In the second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 181-yard par-3 17th traveled 170 yards, landing on the left green and leaving a 47-foot-4-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet sinks 47-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Pontus Nyholm and Sudarshan Yellamaraju wait anxiously to see Chandler Blanchet and Barend Botha finish their final holes of the tournament and learn their PGA TOUR card fates. Blanchet prevails with a two-shot victory, while Botha, who needed to win to earn his PGA TOUR card, falls just short. Yellamaraju and Nyholm finish Nos. 19 and 20 on the Points list and discuss nervously waiting on the outcomes.

Dramatic finish seals final PGA TOUR cards at Korn Ferry Tour Championship

After the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, winner Chandler Blanchet’s young son Cameron enjoys watching the card ceremony. After the ceremony, Cameron gets a bag of golf balls and hits balls in front of the family. 

Chandler Blanchet's son Cameron enjoys ceremony, range after Korn Ferry Tour Championship

After the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at French Lick Resort, 20 graduates celebrate earning their 2026 PGA TOUR cards. Johnny Keefer, Neal Shipley, Chandler Blanchet and others share their excitement with family and friends.

Korn Ferry Tour graduates celebrate earning PGA TOUR membership

20 players earn their PGA TOUR cards after the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, including Neal Shipley, Christo Lamprecht, and Johnny Keefer.

Korn Ferry Tour Championship Card Ceremony

Chandler Blanchet discusses his journey through professional golf, bouncing back and forth between the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas before winning for the first time on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2025. He discusses his chances of earning a PGA TOUR card by the end of the 2025 season.
 

Chandler Blanchet reflects on up-and-down professional golf journey

In the opening round of the 2024 Black Desert Championship, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Chandler Blanchet carries the par-4 green from the tee to set up birdie at Black Desert

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In the second round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Robert McIntyre fired the round of the day with an 8-under 64 to get to 14-under after 36 holes. He takes a four-shot lead into Saturday.

Robert MacIntyre’s Round 2 highlights from Valero

Check out all the best shots from the second round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, featuring Tony Finau, Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel and Jordan Spieth, among others. Round 2 was suspended Friday due to lightning and will conclude Saturday.

Highlights | Round 2 | Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Zachary Bauchou's 244-yard drive on the 246-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet 8 inches from the hole. Bauchou made the 6-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou hits tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Michael Kim's drive on the 550-yard, par-5 14th travels 285 yards and ends in the right rough, leaving 254 yards to the hole. His 242-yard shot from the primary rough ends in the left rough, with 61 feet remaining to the hole. Kim makes a 61-foot eagle putt from the primary rough, moving to 3-under for the round.

Michael Kim drains 61-foot eagle putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Maverick McNealy's drive on the 359-yard, par-4 17th travels 304 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 56 yards to the hole. His 55-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right side of the green, finishing 5 feet from the hole. McNealy makes a 5-foot putt for birdie.

Maverick McNealy hits 55-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, William Mouw's drive on the 196-yard par-3 seventh hole traveled 194 yards and landed on the right green, finishing 7 feet 11 inches from the hole. Mouw made the 7-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

William Mouw hits tee shot to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's drive on the 608-yard, par-5 18th hole travels 326 yards and ends up in the left fairway, with 273 yards remaining to the hole. His 263-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 30 feet 5 inches from the hole. Cauley misses a 34-foot 4-inch putt and finishes 3 feet 7 inches from the hole. He made a 3-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley's 263-yard shot from the fairway sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Thorbjørn Olesen's drive on the 246-yard, par-3 13th went 233 yards into the right fairway, finishing 92 feet 2 inches from the hole. Olesen made a 92-foot 2-inch birdie shot from the fairway, moving to 3-under for the round.

Thorbjørn Olesen holes 92-foot birdie shot on No. 13 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Mac Meissner's drive on the 608-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 327 yards and landed in the left rough, leaving 274 yards to the hole. His 131-yard shot from the rough ended up in the left rough, 149 yards from the hole. Meissner's 138-yard approach from the rough landed on the left green, 33 feet 3 inches from the cup. He made the 33-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Mac Meissner drains 33-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Christo Lamprecht's 315-yard drive from the tee box on the 461-yard, par-4 ninth landed in the right fairway, leaving 146 yards to the hole. His 142-yard approach from the fairway finished 16 feet 8 inches from the hole in the left fairway. Lamprecht made a 16-foot 8-inch birdie putt from the fairway, remaining at even par for the round and tied for 22nd place.

Christo Lamprecht drains 17-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Sami Valimaki's drive on the 486-yard, par-4 fourth hole traveled 293 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 196 yards to the hole. His 193-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 23 feet from the hole. Valimaki made a 23-foot putt for birdie.

Sami Valimaki drains 23-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Hideki Matsuyama's drive on the 478-yard, par-4 15th travels 322 yards and ends in the right fairway, leaving 156 yards to the hole. His 152-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 19 feet 8 inches from the hole. Matsuyama makes a 19-foot 8-inch putt for birdie, remaining tied for 21st place at 3-under par.

Hideki Matsuyama drains 20-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Sudarshan Yellamaraju's 262-yard drive on the 421-yard, par-4 12th landed in the left intermediate rough and finished 160 yards from the hole. His 159-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough landed on the left green, finishing 10 feet 1 inch from the hole. Yellamaraju made a 10-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Tony Finau's drive on No. 14, a 550-yard par 5, travels 304 yards and lands in the left fairway, with 247 yards remaining to the hole. His 234-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, finishing 44 feet 11 inches from the hole. Finau's 51 feet 11 inches shot from the greenside bunker lands in the left green, finishing 7 feet 9 inches from the hole. He makes a 7-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Tony Finau drains 8-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Max Homa's drive on the 550-yard, par-5 14th hole travels 316 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 236 yards to the hole. His 228-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, finishing 64 feet 10 inches from the hole. Homa's 64 feet 2 inches shot from the greenside bunker lands on the right green, finishing 12 inches from the hole. He makes the 12-inch putt for birdie.

Max Homa gets up-and-down from 64 feet for birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 173-yard drive on the 172-yard, par-3 16th hole landed on the right green, finishing 5 feet 3 inches from the hole. Cauley made the 5-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Hideki Matsuyama's drive on the 550-yard, par-5 14th hole travels 289 yards and ends up in the right rough, with 249 yards remaining to the hole. His 252-yard shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 12 feet 11 inches from the hole. Matsuyama makes a 12-foot 11-inch putt for eagle, remaining at 3-under par for the round.

Hideki Matsuyama's 252-yard shot from rough sets up eagle on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Marco Penge's drive on the 421-yard, par-4 12th hole travels 338 yards and lands in the right fairway, finishing 82 yards from the hole. His 71-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 34 feet 8 inches from the hole. Penge makes a 34-foot 8-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 2-under par.

Chandler Blanchet sinks 47-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic

Robert MacIntyre’s Round 2 highlights from Valero

Highlights | Round 2 | Valero

Zachary Bauchou hits tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

Michael Kim drains 61-foot eagle putt on No. 14 at Valero

Maverick McNealy hits 55-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valero

William Mouw hits tee shot to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Valero

Bud Cauley's 263-yard shot from the fairway sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero

Thorbjørn Olesen holes 92-foot birdie shot on No. 13 at Valero

Mac Meissner drains 33-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Valero

Christo Lamprecht drains 17-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Valero

Sami Valimaki drains 23-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Valero

Hideki Matsuyama drains 20-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

Sudarshan Yellamaraju drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valero

Tony Finau drains 8-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

Max Homa gets up-and-down from 64 feet for birdie on No. 14 at Valero

Bud Cauley hits tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

Hideki Matsuyama's 252-yard shot from rough sets up eagle on No. 14 at Valero

Marco Penge sinks 35-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valero

Chandler Blanchet nearly aces No. 13, sets up birdie at Valero

Chandler Blanchet sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet taps in from 2 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet holes out 25-foot eagle putt on No. 11 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet pours in 13-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 18 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 14 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 9 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 12 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 10 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 8 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 6 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 3 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 9 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 5 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 18 at Puerto Rico

Dramatic finish seals final PGA TOUR cards at Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Chandler Blanchet's son Cameron enjoys ceremony, range after Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Korn Ferry Tour graduates celebrate earning PGA TOUR membership

Korn Ferry Tour Championship Card Ceremony

Chandler Blanchet reflects on up-and-down professional golf journey

Chandler Blanchet carries the par-4 green from the tee to set up birdie at Black Desert