Name: Pontus Nyholm sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic
Uploaded: 2026-02-28T18:44:59.000Z
Duration: 23 s
Description: In the third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 139-yard, par-3 17th travels 145 yards, landing on the left green and leaving an 18 feet 4 inches putt, which he made for birdie.

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 622-yard, par-5 eighth hole traveled 323 yards, landing in the left rough and leaving 296 yards to the hole. His 238-yard shot from the rough landed in the left intermediate rough, leaving 58 yards to the hole. Nyholm's 57-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough landed on the right green, finishing 4 feet 8 inches from the hole. He made a 4-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 456-yard, par-4 10th hole travels 338 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 118 yards to the hole, his 114-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 11 feet 11 inches from the hole, and Nyholm makes an 11-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Pontus Nyholm’s 167-yard drive on the 170-yard, par-3 second hole lands on the right green, finishing 10 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he makes a 10-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm hits 167-yard drive to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 2 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Pontus Nyholm launches a 327-yard drive on the 324-yard par-4 17th, landing in the left green and finishing 30 feet 3 inches from the hole, misses a 31-foot 9-inch putt, finishing 2 feet from the hole, and makes a 2-foot putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm drives 327 yards to 30 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Pontus Nyholm’s 139-yard drive on the 142-yard, par-3 second hole landed on the right green, 7 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm hits 139-yard drive to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 2 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 572-yard, par-5 3rd hole went 319 yards into the right dirt outline, his 284-yard shot from the rough ended in the left rough leaving 39 yards, his 41-yard chip landed on the right green 5 feet from the hole, and he made the 5-foot putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 427-yard, par-4 18th hole went 307 yards into the left fairway, his 118-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 8 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 549-yard, par-5 18th went 289 yards into the left fairway, his 240-yard approach landed on the left green 54 feet 6 inches from the hole, he missed the 50-foot putt but made the 4-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm sinks 4-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Cognizant Classic

In the final round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Pontus Nyholm's 255-yard drive on the 372-yard, par-4 first hole landed in the left fairway, his 116-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green leaving a 3 feet 5 inches putt, and he made the 3 feet 5 inches putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm hits 116-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Cognizant Classic

In the third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 139-yard, par-3 17th travels 145 yards, landing on the left green and leaving an 18 feet 4 inches putt, which he made for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic

In the third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 545-yard, par-5 3rd hole went 334 yards into the left dirt outline, leaving 222 yards to the hole, his 227-yard approach landed on the left green 40 feet 1 inch from the cup, he missed a 35 feet 4 inch putt, leaving a 5 feet 10 inch putt remaining, and he made the 5 feet 10 inch putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Pontus Nyholm's drive on the 420-yard, par-4 9th hole traveled 298 yards into the left fairway, his 113-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green leaving a 10-foot-11-inch putt, and he made the putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Pontus Nyholm’s drive on the 586-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 310 yards and landed in the left bunker, his 137-yard shot from the bunker landed in the left fairway, his 119-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 17 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 17-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 American Express, Pontus Nyholm’s drive on the 602-yard, par-5 16th went 326 yards into the right fairway, his 242-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway 36 yards from the hole, his 34-yard chip from the fairway landed on the left side of the green 10 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 10 feet 1 inch putt for birdie.

Pontus Nyholm sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at The American Express

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.

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