Name: Marco Penge hits 225-yard approach to 38 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero
Uploaded: 2026-04-04T15:26:13.000Z
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Description: In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Marco Penge's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 18th went 369 yards into the left fairway, leaving 214 yards to the hole. His 225-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 37 feet 9 inches from the hole. Penge missed a 38-foot 7-inch putt and finished 3 feet 7 inches from the hole. He made a 3-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Marco Penge's drive on the 596-yard, par-5 second hole traveled 311 yards, landing in the right native area and leaving 285 yards to the hole. His 267-yard shot from the native area landed in the left fairway, finishing 54 feet 2 inches from the hole. Penge's 50-foot approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 4 feet 10 inches from the hole. He made a 4-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Marco Penge's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 18th went 369 yards into the left fairway, leaving 214 yards to the hole. His 225-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 37 feet 9 inches from the hole. Penge missed a 38-foot 7-inch putt and finished 3 feet 7 inches from the hole. He made a 3-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Marco Penge hits 225-yard approach to 38 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero

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Marco Penge makes birdie on No. 16 at Valero

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Marco Penge drains 15-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

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Marco Penge hits tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

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Marco Penge sinks 35-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valero

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In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Marco Penge's 325-yard drive on the 597-yard, par-5 eighth hole landed in the right rough, leaving 277 yards to the hole. His 262-yard shot from the primary rough landed in the left intermediate rough, finishing 46 feet 3 inches from the hole. Penge's 44-foot-7-inch shot from the intermediate rough landed on the left green, finishing 22 inches from the hole. He made a 22-inch putt for birdie.

Marco Penge gets up-and-down for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

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Marco Penge hits 105-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Valero

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Marco Penge drains 16-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Valero

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Marco Penge hits 145-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at Valero

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Marco Penge gets up-and-down from 50 feet for birdie on No. 14 at Valero

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Marco Penge hits 191-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Marco Penge’s drive on the 555-yard, par-5 first hole went 338 yards into the left fairway, his 231-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right rough 35 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 28-foot 7-inch shot from the rough landed on the right green 7 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Marco Penge pours in 7-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

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Marco Penge hits 135-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valspar

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Marco Penge taps in from 1 inch for birdie on No. 11 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Marco Penge's drive on the 434-yard, par-4 10th hole travels 329 yards and lands in the right fairway, his 104-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 7 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made a 7-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Marco Penge rolls in 8-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Valspar

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Marco Penge holes out 23-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Valspar

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Marco Penge sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Valspar

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Marco Penge sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Marco Penge's drive on the 554-yard, par-5 No. 2 lands 306 yards into the right intermediate rough, his 231-yard shot from the rough finishes in the left rough 89 feet 11 inches from the hole, his chip from the rough lands 51 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes the 51-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

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In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Marco Penge's drive on the 545-yard, par-5 16th travels 332 yards and ends in the right rough, with 219 yards remaining to the hole. His 72-foot 1-inch shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 3 feet 9 inches from the hole. Penge makes a 3-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Marco Penge taps in from 4 feet for birdie on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

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Marco Penge hits 257-yard shot from rough to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at The Genesis

In the final round of the 2026 Genesis, Marco Penge's drive on the 487-yard, par-5 first hole traveled 317 yards and ended in the left rough, his 181-yard shot from the rough landed on the right green leaving a 37 feet 8 inches putt, he missed a 41 feet 1 inches putt and was left with 3 feet 2 inches, and he made the 3-foot, 2-inch putt for birdie.

Marco Penge taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 1 at The Genesis

In the second round of the 2026 Genesis, Marco Penge's drive on the 590-yard, par-5 17th hole travels 332 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 257 yards to the hole, his 263-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, his 39 feet 11 inches shot from the greenside bunker lands in the right green, leaving a 5 feet 8 inches putt remaining, and he made the 5 feet 8 inches putt for birdie.

Marco Penge drains 6-foot putt for birdie on No. 17 at The Genesis

In the second round of the 2026 Genesis, Marco Penge’s drive on the 164-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 164 yards and landed on the right green, leaving a 4-foot, 4-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Marco Penge hits 164-yard tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at The Genesis

In the second round of the 2026 Genesis, Marco Penge's drive on the 186-yard, par-3 14th hole landed on the left side of the green, leaving 8 feet 8 inches for the putt, which he made for birdie.

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