Name: Austin Eckroat hits tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero
Uploaded: 2026-04-05T14:31:06.000Z
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Description: In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Austin Eckroat's 195-yard drive on the 195-yard, par-3 16th hole landed on the right green and finished 4 feet 4 inches from the hole. He made the 4-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Austin Eckroat's 195-yard drive on the 195-yard, par-3 16th hole landed on the right green and finished 4 feet 4 inches from the hole. He made the 4-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Austin Eckroat hits tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Austin Eckroat's tee shot on the 115-yard par-3 15th hole traveled 116 yards and landed on the right green, finishing 3 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Austin Eckroat hits 116-yard tee shot to 4 feet, nearly aces No. 15 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Austin Eckroat's drive on the 400-yard, par-4 17th hole traveled 267 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 136 yards to the hole. His 139-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 15 feet 11 inches from the hole. Eckroat made a 15-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Austin Eckroat hits 139-yard approach to 16 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the first round of the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open, Austin Eckroat's drive on the 153-yard, par-3 9th went 154 yards and landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 6-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Austin Eckroat hits 154-yard tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 9 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Austin Eckroat's 174-yard drive on the 180-yard, par-3 17th hole lands on the left green, finishing 27 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he makes a 27-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Austin Eckroat sinks 28-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Austin Eckroat's drive on the 139-yard, par-3 17th traveled 140 yards, landing on the left green and leaving a 3 feet 3 inches putt, which he made for birdie.

Austin Eckroat hits 140-yard tee shot to 3 feet on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic

In the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Austin Eckroat's drive on the 155-yard par-3 15th hole travels 159 yards and lands on the left green, leaving 16 feet 7 inches to the hole, and he made the 16-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Austin Eckroat’s 286-yard drive on the 560-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 275 yards to the hole, his 222-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway leaving 54 yards to the hole, his 66-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green 37 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 37-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 10 at Farmers

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In the first round of the 2026 Sony Open, Austin Eckroat’s 240-yard drive on the 339-yard par-4 10th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 97 yards to the hole, his 96-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, 16 feet 6 inches from the cup, and he made a 16-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

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Austin Eckroat sinks a 24-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at 3M Open

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 12 at 3M Open

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 6 at 3M Open

In the final round of the 2025 3M Open, Austin Eckroat makes birdie on the par-4 3rd hole.

Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 3 at 3M Open

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 13 at 3M Open

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 17 at 3M Open

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 14 at John Deere

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 6 at John Deere

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Austin Eckroat two-putts for birdie at John Deere

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 10 at John Deere

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 3 at John Deere

In the second round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, Austin Eckroat makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

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Austin Eckroat makes birdie on No. 18 at John Deere

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