Name: Meet Tim Widing, the PGA TOUR rookie who would rather not think about golf
Uploaded: 2025-01-06T17:30:22.000Z
Duration: 197 s
Description: Sweden's Tim Widing earned his first PGA TOUR card via the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour's season-long standings. Widing takes his game seriously but enjoys occupying his mind with outside pursuits like hockey and disc golf.

In the second round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Tim Widing's 289-yard drive on the 394-yard, par-4 16th landed in the left fairway, leaving 104 yards to the hole, and his 103-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, 11 feet 9 inches from the hole.

Tim Widing makes birdie on No. 16 at The RSM Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Tim Widing's tee shot on the 496-yard, par-4 18th hole traveled 312 yards into the right fairway, leaving 165 yards to the hole. His 167-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing 10 feet from the hole. Widing sank a 10-foot birdie putt.

Tim Widing hits 167-yard approach to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Sanderson Farms

In the opening round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Tim Widing sinks a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at John Deere

In the second round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Tim Widing makes birdie on No. 14 at RBC Canadian

In the opening round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Tim Widing makes a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-3 14th hole.

In the opening round of the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Tim Widing chips in from fringe from 71 feet for birdie at Zurich Classic

In the opening round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Tim Widing trickles in 14-foot birdie putt at Valero

In the opening round of the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 2nd hole.

Tim Widing's hole-high tee shot yields birdie at Houston Open

In the opening round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Tim Widing lands tee shot close and birdies at Valspar

In the opening round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Tim Widing's tee shot sets up birdie at Cognizant Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Tim Widing makes a 1-foot birdie putt on the par-4 7th hole.

Tim Widing makes birdie on No. 7 at Mexico Open

In the third round of The American Express 2025, Tim Widing makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Tim Widing delivers birdie putt after solid tee shot at The American Express

Sweden's Tim Widing earned his first PGA TOUR card via the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour's season-long standings. Widing takes his game seriously but enjoys occupying his mind with outside pursuits like hockey and disc golf.

Meet Tim Widing, the PGA TOUR rookie who would rather not think about golf

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Tim Widing trickles in 14-foot birdie putt at Valero

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