Name: Tony Finau sinks 27-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Texas Children's
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Description: In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Tony Finau's drive on the 439-yard, par-4 6th hole travels 296 yards and ends up in the left rough, 137 yards from the hole. His 129-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 26 feet 11 inches from the hole. Finau makes a 26-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

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Tony Finau drains 20-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Tony Finau's drive on the 397-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 320 yards and landed in the left rough, with 72 yards remaining to the hole. His 66-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 19 feet 8 inches from the hole. Finau made a 19-foot-8-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 1-under par for the round.

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.

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Tony Finau sinks 29-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Texas Children's

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Tony Finau sinks 27-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Texas Children's

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