Name: Karl Vilips makes birdie on No. 4 at Texas Children's
Uploaded: 2026-03-27T18:21:26.000Z
Duration: 23 s
Description: In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Karl Vilips hits a 314-yard drive from the tee box on the 4th hole, a 489-yard par 4, landing in the right fairway and leaving 176 yards to the hole.

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Karl Vilips's drive on the 359-yard, par-4 17th travels 271 yards, landing in the right intermediate rough and leaving 88 yards to the hole. His 86-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough lands in the right green, finishing 5 feet 6 inches from the hole. Vilips made a 5-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips drains 5-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Karl Vilips's drive on the 597-yard, par-5 eighth hole traveled 313 yards and ended in the left rough, with 280 yards remaining to the hole. His 179-yard shot from the rough finished in the left intermediate rough, 101 yards from the pin. Vilips's 103-yard approach from the intermediate rough landed on the left green, 8 feet 9 inches from the hole. He made an 8-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips makes 9 foot putt for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Karl Vilips's 341-yard drive on the 601-yard, par-5 18th landed in the left intermediate rough, leaving 254 yards to the pin. His 42-foot 4-inch approach from the fairway finished 7 feet 10 inches from the hole. Vilips made a 7-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips drains 8-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Karl Vilips's 314-yard drive on the 454-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 139 yards to the hole. His 143-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 18 feet 2 inches from the hole. Vilips made the 18-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Karl Vilips's 321-yard drive on the 487-yard, par-4 12th hole landed in the right fairway, his 169-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 25 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a 25-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Karl Vilips hits a 314-yard drive from the tee box on the 4th hole, a 489-yard par 4, landing in the right fairway and leaving 176 yards to the hole.

Karl Vilips makes birdie on No. 4 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Karl Vilips's 227-yard drive on the 400-yard, par-4 17th landed in the right fairway, his 168-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 9 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 9-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Karl Vilips's tee shot on the 153-yard par-3 15th hole traveled 155 yards and landed on the right green, finishing 6 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 6-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 155-yard tee shot to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Karl Vilips's 309-yard drive on the 409-yard, par-4 13th hole landed in the right rough, leaving 107 yards to the hole, his 112-yard approach from the rough landed on the right green 20 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 20-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips sinks 20-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Karl Vilips's drive on the 161-yard par-3 second hole went 162 yards and landed on the left green, finishing 3 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a 3-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 162-yard drive to 3 feet, nearly aces No. 2 at Texas Children's

In the first round of the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open, Karl Vilips's 150-yard drive on the 151-yard par-3 second hole lands on the right green, finishing 16 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes a 16-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips rolls in 17-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Texas Children's

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Karl Vilips's drive on the 219-yard, par-3 17th travels 221 yards and lands on the right green, finishing 13 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes a 13-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 221-yard drive to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Karl Vilips's drive on the 555-yard, par-5 first hole traveled 296 yards into the left rough, his 153-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, his 107-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 7 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 107-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Karl Vilips's drive on the 372-yard, par-4 12th travels 213 yards, landing in the left rough and leaving 160 yards to the hole, his 141-yard approach shot from the rough lands in the right bunker, finishing 64 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes a 64-foot 9-inch birdie putt.

Karl Vilips sinks 65-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Karl Vilips's drive on the 434-yard, par-4 10th hole traveled 329 yards into the left intermediate rough, with 106 yards remaining to the hole. His 109-yard approach from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 9 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 9-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Karl Vilips hits a 166-yard drive on the 168-yard par-3 13th, landing on the left green and finishing 6 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes a 6-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 166-yard tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Karl Vilips’ drive on the 230-yard, par-3 8th hole went 228 yards and landed on the left green, finishing 11 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 228-yard drive to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 8 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Karl Vilips hit a 183-yard drive on the 180-yard, par-3 4th hole, landing on the right green and finishing 10 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 183-yard tee shot to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 4 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Karl Vilips's drive on the 410-yard, par-4 second hole travels 263 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 148 yards to the hole. His 142-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 20 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made a 20-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips buries 21-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Karl Vilips's drive on the 143-yard, par-3 17th hole landed on the left side of the green, 12 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 12-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 141-yard drive to 12 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Karl Vilips's 310-yard drive on the 448-yard, par-4 10th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 140 yards to the hole. Vilips hits a 141-yard approach shot from the fairway, landing on the right green and finishing 4 feet 10 inches from the hole. Vilips made a 4-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 American Express, Karl Vilips’s tee shot on the 170-yard, par-3 fourth hole traveled 169 yards and landed on the left green, leaving a 5-foot 3-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 169-yard tee shot to 5 feet, makes birdie on No. 4 at The American Express

In the third round of the 2026 The American Express, Karl Vilips’s drive on the 602-yard, par-5 16th hole traveled 320 yards into the right fairway, his 254-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green 81 feet 1 inch from the hole, his 74-foot putt left the ball 7 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 7 feet 1 inch putt for birdie.

Karl Vilips hits 254-yard approach to 81 feet, birdies No. 16 at The American Express

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In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Karl Vilips's tee shot on the 193-yard, par-3 17th hole travels 191 yards and lands on the left green, leaving a 4-foot 5-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

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