Name: Stefano Mazzoli's 128-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 3 at Corales Puntacana
Uploaded: 2026-07-16T19:32:15.000Z
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Description: In the opening round of the 2026 Corales Puntacana, Stefano Mazzoli's drive on the 402-yard, par-4 third hole went 273 yards into the left fairway, his 128-yard approach landed on the right green 7 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

In the opening round of the 2026 Corales Puntacana, Stefano Mazzoli's drive on the 560-yard, par-5 fourth hole traveled 329 yards into the left rough. His 257-yard shot from the rough found the right rough, leaving 77 feet 5 inches to the hole. Mazzoli's 75-foot-10-inch shot from the rough landed on the right green 3 feet 5 inches from the cup, and he made the putt for birdie.

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In the opening round of the 2026 Corales Puntacana, Stefano Mazzoli's drive on the 402-yard, par-4 third hole went 273 yards into the left fairway, his 128-yard approach landed on the right green 7 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Stefano Mazzoli's 128-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 3 at Corales Puntacana

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Stefano Mazzoli's 80-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 14 at Corales Puntacana

In the opening round of the 2026 Corales Puntacana, Stefano Mazzoli's drive on the 447-yard, par-4 13th traveled 301 yards into the left fairway, his 142-yard approach landed on the right green 3 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

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