Name: Zachary Bauchou drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero
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Description: In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Zachary Bauchou's drive on the 391-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 343 yards and landed in the right rough, leaving 56 yards to the hole. His 54-yard approach shot from the rough finished on the right green, 18 feet 4 inches from the hole. Bauchou made an 18-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

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.

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In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Zachary Bauchou's drive on the 391-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 343 yards and landed in the right rough, leaving 56 yards to the hole. His 54-yard approach shot from the rough finished on the right green, 18 feet 4 inches from the hole. Bauchou made an 18-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Zachary Bauchou drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

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Zachary Bauchou hits 164-yard approach from bunker to 13 feet, sets up birdie at Farmers

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

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