Name: Canadian Wil Bateman thrives at home national open
Uploaded: 2023-06-10T18:03:12.902Z
Duration: 75 s
Description: Last season, Wil Bateman finished with the number one ranking on PGA TOUR Canada. A year later, the Canadian is thriving in his national open debut. Bateman explains how a putter change five minutes before his tee time made all the difference and what it means to be in contention at the RBC Canadian Open.

In the final round of the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Wil Bateman makes birdie on the par-4 2nd hole.

Wil Bateman escapes fairway bunker to yield birdie at RBC Canadian

Last season, Wil Bateman finished with the number one ranking on PGA TOUR Canada. A year later, the Canadian is thriving in his national open debut. Bateman explains how a putter change five minutes before his tee time made all the difference and what it means to be in contention at the RBC Canadian Open.

Canadian Wil Bateman thrives at home national open

In the second round of the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Wil Bateman makes birdie on the par-5 7th hole.

Wil Bateman cards birdie at RBC Canadian

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Cameron Young chips in from just off the green to make eagle at the par-5 15th hole.

Cameron Young’s chip-in eagle is the Shot of the Day

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 2 of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, featuring Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama and Akshay Bhatia. Five players sit tied for the lead at 10-under for the tournament heading into the weekend.

Highlights | Round 2 | Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia's 331-yard drive on the 487-yard, par-4 18th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 139 yards to the hole, his 140-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right side of the green and leaves 17 feet 7 inches to the hole, and he makes a 17-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia rolls in 18-footer to finish with birdie at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka’s drive on the 564-yard, par-5 15th hole landed in the right fairway, traveling 325 yards and leaving 219 yards to the hole. His 209-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right bunker, 92 feet from the hole. Straka’s 88-foot bunker shot landed on the left green, leaving 4 feet 5 inches to the hole, and he made a 4-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka makes birdie on No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Justin Rose’s 305-yard drive on the 487-yard, par-4 18th hole landed in the right fairway, his 173-yard approach from the fairway settled on the left side of the green, 7 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Rose hits 173-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on 18 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, J.J. Spaun's 344-yard drive on the 564-yard, par-5 15th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 200 yards to the hole. His 204-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, 16 feet 7 inches from the hole. His 17-foot 4-inch putt leaves a 4-inch putt remaining, and he makes the 4-inch putt for birdie.

J.J. Spaun birdies par-5 15th at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Akshay Bhatia's drive on the 309-yard par-4 14th hole lands in the left fairway, his 50-foot-5-inch approach from the fairway lands on the right green, leaving a 17-foot putt, which he made for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sepp Straka's drive on the 309-yard par-4 14th hole lands on the right green, leaving a 20-foot 1-inch putt, which he misses, leaving 3 feet 9 inches, and he makes the 3-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka drops 20-foot putt for birdie on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, J.J. Spaun's 295-yard tee shot on the par-4 14th hole landed on the right green, leaving a 5-foot 1-inch putt, which he made for eagle.

J.J. Spaun hits 295-yard tee shot to 5 feet, makes eagle putt at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Wyndham Clark’s 266-yard drive on the 309-yard par-4 14th hole lands in the right fairway, his 87 feet 8 inches shot from the fairway lands on the right green, leaving 3 feet 8 inches to the hole, and he made a 3-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Wyndham Clark makes birdie after stuffing approach on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Scottie Scheffler's 355-yard drive on the 564-yard, par-5 15th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 189 yards to the hole, his 188-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, 17 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he makes the 17-foot-4-inch putt for eagle.

Scottie Scheffler's 189-yard approach sets up eagle putt on No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Alex Noren's 180-yard tee shot on the 183-yard, par-3 17th landed on the left green, leaving a 12-foot 7-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Alex Noren sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Wyndham Clark's drive on the 513-yard, par-4 13th hole travels 315 yards and lands in the right fairway, his 188-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green 24 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he makes a 24-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Wyndham Clark sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Scottie Scheffler's 286-yard drive on the 309-yard, par-4 14th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 48 feet 7 inches to the hole, his 45-foot 9-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green, leaving a 3-foot putt, and he made the 3-foot putt for birdie.

Scottie Scheffler sinks 3-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Corey Conners' 295-yard drive on the 309-yard, par-4 14th hole lands on the right green, 9 feet 10 inches from the hole, his 10-foot-3-inch putt leaves a tap-in for par, and he makes a one-inch putt for birdie.

Corey Conners hits 295-yard drive to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 14

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Cameron Young's tee shot on the 183-yard par-3 17th hole travels 187 yards and lands on the right side of the green, leaving a 19-foot 3-inch putt, which he makes for birdie.

Cameron Young sinks 20-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Justin Rose's 352-yard drive on the 564-yard, par-5 15th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 190 yards to the hole, his 198-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, 28 feet from the hole, and he made a 28-foot eagle putt.

Justin Rose sinks 28-foot eagle putt on No. 15 at Hero World Challenge

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Cameron Young’s drive on the 496-yard, par-4 16th hole traveled 291 yards and landed in the left fairway, his 190-yard approach shot settled on the right side of the green, 12 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 12-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.