Name: Colonial Country Club transformed in less than a year | PGA TOUR Originals
Uploaded: 2024-05-21T16:00:00.000Z
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Description: How does an iconic golf course get stripped down to the soil and then reconstructed to the high standards of its legendary status? Learn how modern golf technology with hydronics, laser scanning and cutting-edge construction machinery combines with a mission to preserve the look and feel of a historic track to create a more sustainable course.

Check out all the best shots of the week from 2025 The RSM Classic, featuring Harry Higgs, Sam Stevens, Ryan Palmer and Michael Thorbjornsen, among others.

Sam Stevens’ hole-in-one leads Shots of the Week

In the final round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Ryan Palmer's 311-yard drive on the 469-yard, par-4 18th hole lands in the left rough, leaving 164 yards to the hole, his 166-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the left side of the green, 6 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes the 6-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Ryan Palmer hits 166-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at The RSM Classic

In the opening round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 10 at Butterfield Bermuda

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 16 at Wyndham

In the opening round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Ryan Palmer nearly aces No. 12 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-5 2nd hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 2 at John Deere

In the second round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Ryan Palmer makes a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-3 7th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 7 at RBC Canadian

In the opening round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 14 at THE CJ CUP

In the opening round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ryan Palmer makes a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 4th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie on No. 4 at THE CJ CUP

In the second round of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie putt at WM Phoenix Open

In the opening round of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer cards birdie at WM Phoenix Open

In the final round of The American Express 2025, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Ryan Palmer holes 19-footer for birdie at The American Express

In the third round of The American Express 2025, Ryan Palmer makes a 13-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer drops in birdie putt at The American Express

In the third round of The American Express 2025, Ryan Palmer makes a 13-foot birdie putt on the par-5 11th hole.

Ryan Palmer cans birdie putt at The American Express

In the opening round of the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, Ryan Palmer makes a 16-foot birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer drips in birdie putt at Sony Open

In the final round of the 2024 John Deere Classic, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer makes birdie at John Deere

In the second round of John Deere Classic, Ryan Palmer makes a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks a 30-foot birdie putt at John Deere

All-time best drives from John Deere Classic

In the opening round of the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Ryan Palmer drains birdie putt at RBC Canadian

In the second round of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Ryan Palmer jars 14-footer for birdie at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ryan Palmer makes a 29-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks a 29-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Charles Schwab

Prior to the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ryan Palmer talks about managing the highs and lows while playing on TOUR highlighting his love for the game of golf as a key factor. 

Ryan Palmer talks keys for consistency, his love for the game

Veterans Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman talk about their golf careers and what it means to have over 500 PGA TOUR starts each. The three reminisce about their first events, first win and what it’s like to compete with today’s generation of players. Zach Johnson makes his 500th start near Dallas, Texas at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.

Full roundtable: Hoffman, Johnson and Palmer talk 500 PGA TOUR starts

Ahead of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024, Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman talk about their golf careers and what it means to have over 500 PGA TOUR starts. The three reminisce about their first starts, first win and what it’s like to compete with today’s generation of players. Zach Johnson makes his 500th start near Dallas, Texas at THE CJ CUP.

Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman reflect on 500 PGA TOUR starts

In the opening round of the 2024 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Ryan Palmer makes a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-5 9th hole.

Ryan Palmer drains 9-footer to birdie No. 9 at CJ CUP Byron Nelson

In the opening round of the 2024 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Ryan Palmer rolls in 21-footer for birdie at CJ CUP Byron Nelson

During second-round Foursomes in the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Ryan Palmer and Zach Johnson combine to make birdie at the par-4 16th hole.

Ryan Palmer sinks birdie putt at Zurich Classic

In the opening round of the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.

Ryan Palmer chips in for birdie at Houston Open

In the final round of the 2024 Valspar Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Ryan Palmer's tee shot to 4 feet leads to birdie at Valspar

In the final round of the 2024 Valspar Championship, Ryan Palmer makes birdie on the par-3 4th hole.

Ryan Palmer sticks green to yield birdie at Valspar

How does an iconic golf course get stripped down to the soil and then reconstructed to the high standards of its legendary status? Learn how modern golf technology with hydronics, laser scanning and cutting-edge construction machinery combines with a mission to preserve the look and feel of a historic track to create a more sustainable course. 

Colonial Country Club transformed in less than a year | PGA TOUR Originals

In the second round of the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak combined in Saturday’s foursomes format to card a 4-under 68, getting them to 19-under for the tournament and placing them one stroke ahead of the field heading into Sunday.

Team Coughlin, Novak take lead into Sunday at Grant Thornton

After the third round of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Cooper Dossey talks about managing his emotions on the golf course and explains what it means to play for his newborn son, Tucker William.

Cooper Dossey on figuring out his identity after birth of his first son

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, A.J. Ewart makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

A.J. Ewart makes birdie on No. 17 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Ian Holt makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Ian Holt holes out for birdie on No. 18 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Kota Kaneko makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Kota Kaneko makes birdie on No. 17 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, A.J. Ewart makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

A.J. Ewart makes birdie on No. 16 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, John Pak makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

John Pak makes birdie on No. 16 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Camilo Villegas makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Camilo Villegas makes birdie on No. 17 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Marcelo Rozo makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Marcelo Rozo makes birdie on No. 17 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the second round of the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational, Lauren Coughlin holes out for eagle from the bunker on the par-5 17th alongside partner Andrew Novak in Foursomes. 

Lauren Coughlin holes out for eagle from sand at Grant Thornton

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Adam Svensson makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Adam Svensson makes birdie on No. 17 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Marcelo Rozo makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

Marcelo Rozo makes birdie putt on No. 16 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Davis Shore makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Davis Shore makes birdie on No. 17 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Brett White makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

Brett White makes birdie putt on No. 16 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, John Pak makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

John Pak makes birdie on No. 14 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the second round of the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational, Michael Kim chips in on the par-4 13th and then again on the par-4 15th alongside partner Rose Zhang in Foursomes. 


Michael Kim holes out twice in three holes at Grant Thornton

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Marcelo Rozo makes birdie on the par-3 15th hole.

Marcelo Rozo makes birdie on No. 15 at PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Chad Sewell makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.