Name: Jordan L Smith hits 200-yard drive to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valspar
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Description: In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Jordan L Smith’s 200-yard drive on the 197-yard par-3 17th hole landed on the left green and finished 10 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Jordan Smith's 312-yard drive on the 606-yard, par-5 8th landed in the right fairway, leaving 292 yards to the hole. His 312-yard shot from the fairway found the left rough, finishing 61 feet 2 inches from the hole. Smith's 62-foot 10-inch shot from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 6-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Jordan L Smith’s drive on the 553-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 327 yards and ended in the left tree outline, leaving 223 yards to the hole. His 234-yard shot from the tree outline landed in the right rough, finishing 33 feet 7 inches from the hole. Smith's 37-foot-7-inch shot from the rough landed on the green, finishing 3 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 3-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Jordan L Smith’s 200-yard drive on the 197-yard par-3 17th hole landed on the left green and finished 10 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Jordan L Smith hits 200-yard drive to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valspar

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