Name: Caddie carpool with Joe Skovron and Carl Smith
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Description: Take a peek inside a caddie’s mindset and lifestyle. Join two veteran caddies, Joe Skovron and Carl Smith, for an insightful ride-along as they share their favorite caddies, what makes the job worthwhile and the process it takes to be a great caddie.

 Check out the best shots from the 2026 Valero Texas Open, including a tournament-deciding drive from J.J. Spaun, impressive chip-in from Ludvig Åberg and more.

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In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes a 3-foot birdie putt on the par-5 14th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 162-yard drive on the 179-yard, par-3 third hole landed in the right rough and finished 65 feet 3 inches from the hole. Åberg made a 65-foot-3-inch birdie putt from the rough, moving to 2-under for the round.

Ludvig Åberg chips in for birdie on No. 3 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 319-yard drive on the 605-yard, par-5 second hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 287 yards to the hole. His 279-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left green, finishing 25 feet 6 inches from the hole. Åberg missed a 22-foot 5-inch putt, finishing 3 feet 2 inches from the hole, and then made a 3-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg's 279-yard shot sets up birdie on No. 2 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 300-yard drive on the 575-yard, par-5 14th landed in the left rough, leaving 289 yards to the hole. His 262-yard shot from the rough landed in the left bunker, finishing 38 yards from the hole. Åberg's 37-yard bunker shot landed on the right green, finishing 6 feet 10 inches from the hole. He made a 6-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg gets up-and-down from 37-yard bunker shot for birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 263-yard drive on the 397-yard, par-4 fifth hole landed in the right fairway and finished 138 yards from the hole. His 136-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet from the hole. Åberg made a 6-foot putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg makes 6 foot putt for birdie on No. 5 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 310-yard drive on the 596-yard, par-5 second hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 286 yards to the hole. His 303-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right rough, finishing 51 feet 7 inches from the hole. Åberg's 44-foot 11-inch shot from the primary rough landed on the left green, finishing 6 feet 9 inches from the hole. He made a 6-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg drains 7-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 304-yard drive on the 448-yard, par-4 first hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 143 yards to the hole. His 141-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 10 feet 1 inch from the hole. Åberg made a 10-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg hits 141-yard approach to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 1 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 409-yard, par-4 sixth hole traveled 285 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 120 yards to the hole. Åberg's 120-yard eagle approach shot from the fairway landed close to the pin, keeping him at 6-under for the round.

Ludvig Åberg holes 120-yard approach for eagle on No. 6 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 298-yard drive on the 391-yard, par-4 fifth hole landed in the right rough, leaving 96 yards to the hole. His 94-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 6 feet 2 inches from the hole. Åberg made a 6-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg sticks it close from 94 yards, sets up birdie on No. 5 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 319-yard drive on the 608-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the right intermediate rough, leaving 280 yards to the hole. His 267-yard shot from the intermediate rough finished in the right rough, 50 feet 10 inches from the cup. Åberg's 47-foot 10-inch shot from the primary rough landed on the left green, finishing 3 feet 8 inches from the hole. He made a 3-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg drains 3-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 313-yard drive on the 550-yard, par-5 14th landed in the left fairway, leaving 236 yards to the pin. His 241-yard shot from the fairway ended in the right rough, 33 feet 1 inch from the hole. Åberg's 27-foot 4-inch chip from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 6 feet 2 inches from the hole. He made the 6-foot 2-inch putt, moving to 2-under par for the round.

Ludvig Åberg drains 6-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 234-yard drive on the 246-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the left green and finished 35 feet 4 inches from the hole. Åberg made a 35-foot 4-inch putt for birdie, remaining tied for 3rd place at 1-under par for the round.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 13 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, 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 first round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's 302-yard drive on the 463-yard, par-4 10th landed in the left rough, leaving 168 yards to the hole. His 167-yard approach shot from the rough landed in the right green, finishing 7 inches from the hole. Åberg made a 7-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg makes putt for birdie on No. 10 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg’s drive on the 597-yard, par-5 eighth hole travels 337 yards and ends up in the left rough, with 260 yards remaining to the hole. His 35-foot 5-inch shot from the primary rough lands on the left green and finishes 10 inches from the hole. Åberg makes a 10-inch putt for birdie, remaining tied for 34th place at 2-under par.

Ludvig Åberg goes up-and-down for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 396-yard, par-4 sixth hole went 299 yards into the right fairway, leaving 99 yards to the hole. His 106-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 21 feet 2 inches from the cup. Åberg made a 21-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg drains 21-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 604-yard, par-5 second hole went 290 yards into the left fairway, leaving 313 yards to the hole. His 277-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, leaving 37 yards to the hole. Åberg's 38-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 14 inches from the hole. He made a 14-inch putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg spins one close to set up birdie on No. 2 at Valero

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Check out the best shots of the day from Round 4 of the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open, featuring Gary Woodland, Johnny Keefer, Sahith Theegala, and Min Woo Lee.

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In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's drive on the 551-yard, par-5 16th hole traveled 297 yards into the left fairway, leaving 253 yards to the hole. His 156-yard shot from the fairway left 97 yards. His 107-yard approach landed on the left green, 28 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 28-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala sinks 29-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Texas Children's

In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's drive on the 606-yard, par-5 8th hole traveled 323 yards and ended in the right rough, his 268-yard shot from the rough landed in the right fairway, his 94-foot-6-inch shot from the fairway landed on the left green 6 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 6-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Texas Children's

In the final round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's drive on the 445-yard, par-4 6th hole went 326 yards into the left rough, his 125-yard approach from the rough landed in the left fairway 46 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made a 46-foot-10-inch birdie putt from the fairway.

Sahith Theegala holes out 46-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's drive on the 324-yard, par-4 17th travels 310 yards and lands in the left fairway, his 37-foot 1-inch approach from the fairway lands on the left green 4 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he makes a 4-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Texas Children's

In the third round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's drive on the 435-yard, par-4 5th went 299 yards into the right fairway, his 140-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 2 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made the 2-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala hits 140-yard approach to 2 feet, sets up birdie on No. 5 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's 317-yard drive on the 556-yard, par-5 16th lands in the left fairway, leaving 235 yards to the hole, his 270-yard approach lands in the left green, finishing 36 yards from the hole, and he made a 38-yard putt followed by a 7-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala makes 8-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Texas Children's

In the second round of the 2026 Texas Children's, Sahith Theegala's drive on the 409-yard, par-4 13th hole travels 316 yards into the right rough, his 81-yard approach from the rough lands in the right fairway 49 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he makes the 49-foot-9-inch birdie putt.

Sahith Theegala holes out 50-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at Texas Children's

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Take a peek inside a caddie’s mindset and lifestyle. Join two veteran caddies, Joe Skovron and Carl Smith, for an insightful ride-along as they share their favorite caddies, what makes the job worthwhile and the process it takes to be a great caddie. 

Caddie carpool with Joe Skovron and Carl Smith

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