Name: Inside the PGA TOUR: Chi Chi Rodriguez
Uploaded: 2024-08-09T01:31:14.000Z
Duration: 422 s
Description: Inside the PGA TOUR details the story of eight-time PGA TOUR winner Chi Chi Rodriguez from how he dreamed of becoming a professional golfer to his famous celebration.

Inside the PGA TOUR details the story of eight-time PGA TOUR winner Chi Chi Rodriguez from how he dreamed of becoming a professional golfer to his famous celebration.

Inside the PGA TOUR: Chi Chi Rodriguez 

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In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Stephan Jaeger's drive on the 14th hole, a 569-yard par 5, travels 321 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 248 yards to the hole. His 234-yard shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 43 feet 4 inches from the hole. Jaeger misses a 45-foot 8-inch putt, finishing 2 feet 5 inches from the hole. He makes a 2-foot 5-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 1-under par for the round.

Stephan Jaeger drains 2-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, J.J. Spaun's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th hole went 308 yards into the right native area, with 245 yards remaining to the hole. His 139-yard shot from the native area landed in the left fairway, leaving 114 yards to the hole. Spaun's 113-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet 3 inches from the hole. He made a 6-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

J.J. Spaun hits 113-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Russell Henley's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th hole travels 298 yards and ends up in the right fairway, leaving 263 yards to the hole. His 258-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right rough, finishing 59 feet 3 inches from the hole. Henley's 65-foot-7-inch shot from the rough lands on the left green, finishing 6 feet 9 inches from the hole. He makes a 6-foot-9-inch putt for birdie, remaining at even par for the round.

Russell Henley drains 7-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 454-yard par-4 15th hole travels 299 yards and ends up in the left intermediate rough, 154 yards from the hole. His 158-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough ends in the right rough, finishing 17 feet 7 inches from the hole. Åberg makes a 17-foot 7-inch birdie putt, moving to 5-under for the round.

Ludvig Åberg drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Robert MacIntyre's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th went 300 yards into the left fairway, leaving 271 yards to the hole. His 240-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, leaving 97 feet. MacIntyre's 96-foot 5-inch shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 17 inches from the hole. He made a 17-inch putt for birdie.

Robert MacIntyre drains 17-inch birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Jordan Spieth's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th travels 294 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 278 yards to the hole. His 267-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 35 feet 4 inches from the hole. Spieth made a 36-foot 11-inch putt, finishing 22 inches from the hole. He makes a 22-inch putt for birdie, remaining tied for 59th place at 1-under par for the round.

Jordan Spieth's 267-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Tony Finau shoots a 6-under 66 to take a share of the Thursday lead heading into Friday.

Tony Finau's Round 1 highlights from Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, J.J. Spaun's drive on the 395-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 269 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 127 yards to the hole. His 128-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 16 feet 7 inches from the hole. Spaun made a 16-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

J.J. Spaun hits 128-yard approach to 17 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Eric Cole's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th hole went 304 yards into the right rough, with 265 yards left to the hole. His 265-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, finishing 28 feet 4 inches from the hole. Cole made a 28-foot-4-inch eagle putt, moving to 4-under for the round.

Eric Cole drains 28-foot eagle putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 222-yard drive on the 220-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the right green, finishing 7 feet 8 inches from the hole. He made the 7-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg hits tee shot to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Haotong Li's 191-yard drive on the 193-yard, par-3 sixteenth hole finds the left green, finishing 3 feet 7 inches from the hole. Li makes a 3-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Haotong Li nearly aces No. 16, sets up birdie at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Robert MacIntyre's drive on the 395-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 281 yards into the left fairway, leaving 115 yards to the pin. His 114-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 5 feet 10 inches from the hole. MacIntyre made a 5-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Robert MacIntyre gets up-and-down from 5 feet for birdie on No. 12 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Gordon Sargent's 312-yard drive on the 351-yard, par-4 17th landed in the right rough, leaving 62 yards to the hole. His 66-yard approach from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 15 feet 5 inches from the cup. Sargent made the 15-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Gordon Sargent gets up-and-down from 66 yards for birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Mackenzie Hughes's drive on the 601-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 334 yards and landed in the right intermediate rough, with 261 yards remaining to the hole. His 250-yard shot from the intermediate rough landed in the left rough, finishing 80 feet 11 inches from the hole. Hughes then made an 80-foot 11-inch eagle putt, moving to 2-under for the round.

Mackenzie Hughes drains 81-foot eagle putt on No. 18 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Steven Fisk's drive on the 459-yard, par-4 first hole traveled 306 yards and landed in the right fairway, with 155 yards remaining to the hole. His 157-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the left green, finishing 34 feet 10 inches from the hole. Fisk made a 34-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Steven Fisk drains 35-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Charlie Crockett's 201-yard drive on the 201-yard par-3 seventh hole landed on the left green and finished 7 feet 1 inch from the hole. He made the 7-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Charlie Crockett hits tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Chad Ramey's 325-yard drive on the 601-yard, par-5 18th landed in the left fairway, leaving 270 yards to the hole. His 274-yard approach from the fairway settled on the right green, finishing 12 feet 3 inches from the hole. Ramey missed a 14-foot 6-inch putt, leaving 23 inches. He made the 23-inch putt for birdie.

Chad Ramey hits 274-yard approach to 12 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Adrien Saddier's 200-yard drive on the 201-yard, par-3 seventh hole landed on the left green and finished 4 feet 1 inch from the hole. Saddier made the 4-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.