Name: Best moments from every first timer in the 2024 Open Championship field
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Description: Ahead of the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon, check out some of the best highlights from the seven first-time PGA TOUR players making their debut at golf's oldest major, including Ludvig Åberg, Akshay Bhatia, Eric Cole and others.

Golf is hard, even for the best players in the world. Check out the best "Golf is Hard" moments from the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Golf is Hard | Farmers Insurance Open

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune's 296-yard drive on the 544-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 249 yards to the hole. His 274-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right bunker, 35 yards from the hole. His 99-feet-5-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the left green, leaving 11 feet 1 inch to the hole. Hisatsune made an 11-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Stephan Jaeger's 291-yard drive on the 544-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the right rough, leaving 254 yards to the hole, his 151-yard shot from the rough advanced to the right fairway 103 yards from the hole, his 102-yard approach landed on the left side of the green 3 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 3 feet 3 inches putt for birdie.

Stephan Jaeger hits 102-yard approach to 3 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Stephan Jaeger's drive on the 468-yard, par-4 15th hole travels 318 yards into the right fairway, his 132-yard approach lands 61 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he chips in from 61 feet 9 inches for birdie.

Stephan Jaeger chips in from 62 feet for birdie on No. 15 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers, Ryo Hisatsune's 315-yard drive on the 592-yard, par-5 13th hole lands in the right bunker, leaving 280 yards to the hole, his 114-yard shot from the fairway bunker lands in the left fairway 169 yards from the hole, his 172-yard approach shot lands on the left side of the green 9 feet from the hole, and he makes a 9-foot putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 172-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Stephan Jaeger’s tee shot on the 214-yard par-3 11th hole landed on the right green, 31 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 31-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Stephan Jaeger sinks 32-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune’s tee shot on the 175-yard, par-3 eighth hole traveled 180 yards and landed in the right intermediate rough, leaving 15 feet 4 inches to the hole, and he chipped in from 15 feet 4 inches for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 15-foot rough shot for birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune's drive on the 557-yard, par-5 6th hole traveled 320 yards and landed in the right rough, leaving 226 yards to the hole; his 200-yard shot from the rough landed in the right fairway, 81 feet 3 inches from the hole; his 89-foot-9-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green, leaving 8 feet 3 inches to the hole; and he made an 8-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune's tee shot on the 152-yard par-3, hole 3, lands on the left green, 7 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes the 7-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 152-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune's 331-yard drive on the 434-yard, par-4 1st hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 102 yards to the hole. Hisatsune's 102-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green, finishing 4 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 4-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 102-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune’s drive on the 558-yard, par-5 18th hole went 288 yards into the left bunker, his 185-yard shot from the fairway bunker landed in the left rough 87 yards from the hole, his 88-yard approach from the rough landed on the left side of the green 4 feet 7 inches from the cup, and he made the 4-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 88-yard approach to 5 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune’s tee shot on the 201-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 204 yards, landing on the left green and leaving a 9-foot 9-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 204-yard tee shot to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Stephan Jaeger's tee shot on the 169-yard, par-3 8th hole traveled 173 yards and landed on the left green, leaving 11 feet 11 inches to the hole, and he made the 11-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Stephan Jaeger hits 173-yard tee shot to 12 feet, birdies No. 8 at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune's tee shot on the 214-yard par-3 11th hole travels 216 yards and lands on the left green, 6 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 6-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 216-yard tee shot to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 9 at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Eric Cole makes birdie on the par-4 7th hole.

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 7 at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 6 at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-5 5th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 5 at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Stephan Jaeger’s 318-yard drive on the 560-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the left intermediate rough, leaving 245 yards to the hole; his 248-yard shot from the rough landed on the right side of the green, 24 feet 6 inches from the hole; his 24-foot 4-inch putt left the ball 4 inches from the hole; and he made a 4-inch putt for birdie.

Stephan Jaeger sinks 4-inch birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ryo Hisatsune's tee shot on the 215-yard, par-3 16th hole traveled 217 yards and landed on the left green, leaving a 9-foot 2-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune's 217-yard tee shot sets up 9-foot birdie putt at Farmers

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie putt on No. 12 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 560-yard, par-5 18th hole travels 304 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 256 yards to the hole, his 275-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, 68 feet 7 inches from the hole, his shot from the greenside bunker travels 70 feet 4 inches and lands on the left green, 18 inches from the hole, and he makes the 18-inch putt.

Ludvig Åberg birdies No. 18 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Eric Cole's 290-yard drive on the 560-yard par-5 18th hole lands in the left rough, leaving 281 yards to the hole, his 141-yard shot from the rough lands in the left fairway, leaving 141 yards to the hole, and his 139-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green and finishes 7 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a birdie putt from 7 feet 2 inches.

Eric Cole sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 443-yard, par-4 17th hole travels 287 yards and lands in the left fairway, his 148-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green 24 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he makes the 24-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers, Eric Cole's drive on the 492-yard, par-4 12th hole lands in the right fairway, traveling 286 yards and leaving 206 yards to the hole, his 208-yard approach shot lands on the left side of the green, 9 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made a 9-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Eric Cole makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg's tee shot on the 166-yard par-3 3rd hole landed on the left green, 3 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 3-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg hits tee shot to 3 feet, nearly aces No. 3 at Farmers

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Eric Cole's tee shot on the 166-yard par-3 3rd hole travels 155 yards, landing on the right side of the green and leaving a 40-foot 9-inch putt, which he makes for birdie.

Eric Cole sinks 41-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Farmers

In the opening round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Eric Cole's drive on the 453-yard, par-4 1st hole lands in the right fairway, traveling 304 yards and leaving 145 yards to the hole, his 149-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, 13 feet 1 inch from the hole.

Eric Cole hits 149-yard approach to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Farmers

Ahead of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg discusses how he's learned and adjusted over his past year on the TOUR and the importance of sustaining long-term energy for the season.

Ludvig Åberg on changes in preparation, learning moments on TOUR

In the final round of the 2026 American Express, Ryo Hisatsune's 297-yard drive on the 580-yard, par-5 16th hole landed in the left bunker, leaving 272 yards to the hole. His 202-yard shot from the fairway bunker landed in the left bunker, leaving 70 yards to the hole. His 61-yard approach shot from the fairway bunker landed in the left fairway, 33 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 33-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune holes out 33-foot shot for birdie on No. 16 at The American Express

In the final round of the 2026 American Express, Ryo Hisatsune’s tee shot on the 208-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the left green, 6 feet 9 inches from the cup, and he made the 6-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune hits 208-yard tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie at The American Express

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Ryo Hisatsune sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

Stephan Jaeger hits 102-yard approach to 3 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

Stephan Jaeger chips in from 62 feet for birdie on No. 15 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 172-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Farmers

Stephan Jaeger sinks 32-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 15-foot rough shot for birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 152-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 102-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 88-yard approach to 5 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 204-yard tee shot to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Farmers

Stephan Jaeger hits 173-yard tee shot to 12 feet, birdies No. 8 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune hits 216-yard tee shot to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at Farmers

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 9 at Farmers

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 8 at Farmers

Eric Cole makes birdie on No. 7 at Farmers

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 6 at Farmers

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 5 at Farmers

Stephan Jaeger sinks 4-inch birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

Ryo Hisatsune's 217-yard tee shot sets up 9-foot birdie putt at Farmers

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie putt on No. 12 at Farmers

Ludvig Åberg birdies No. 18 at Farmers

Eric Cole sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Farmers

Ludvig Åberg sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Farmers

Eric Cole makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Farmers

Ludvig Åberg hits tee shot to 3 feet, nearly aces No. 3 at Farmers

Eric Cole sinks 41-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Farmers

Eric Cole hits 149-yard approach to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Farmers

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Ryo Hisatsune holes out 33-foot shot for birdie on No. 16 at The American Express

Ryo Hisatsune hits 208-yard tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie at The American Express