Name: Chandler Blanchet reflects on up-and-down professional golf journey
Uploaded: 2025-10-02T21:32:02.000Z
Duration: 151 s
Description: Chandler Blanchet discusses his journey through professional golf, bouncing back and forth between the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas before winning for the first time on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2025. He discusses his chances of earning a PGA TOUR card by the end of the 2025 season.

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 405-yard, par-4 second hole travels 239 yards and lands in the left fairway, leaving 165 yards to the hole, his 171-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 17 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes a 17-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 555-yard, par-5 first hole traveled 302 yards into the right fairway, his 234-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway 75 feet 11 inches from the hole, his 76-foot 6-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green 2 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 2-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet taps in from 2 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 11th hole travels 313 yards and ends in the right fairway, his 249-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left rough, finishing 24 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes a 24-foot 11-inch eagle putt from the primary rough, remaining at 1-under for the round.

Chandler Blanchet holes out 25-foot eagle putt on No. 11 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 425-yard, par-4 2nd hole traveled 251 yards to the right fairway, his 178-yard approach landed on the right green 12 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 12-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet pours in 13-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's 313-yard drive on the 543-yard, par-5 first hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 226 yards to the hole. His 221-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left bunker, finishing 68 feet 8 inches from the hole. Blanchet's 71-foot 1-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the right green, finishing 2 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 2-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 420-yard, par-4 7th hole travels 313 yards and ends up in the right rough, leaving 113 yards to the hole. His 108-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the left green, finishing 16 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes a 16-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 18 at Puerto Rico

In the final round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 14 at Puerto Rico

In the final round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 9 at Puerto Rico

In the third round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 12 at Puerto Rico

In the third round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 10 at Puerto Rico

In the third round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 8th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 8 at Puerto Rico

In the second round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 6th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 6 at Puerto Rico

In the second round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 3rd hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 3 at Puerto Rico

In the opening round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

In the opening round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 5th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 5 at Puerto Rico

In the opening round of the 2026 Puerto Rico Open, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

In the second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Chandler Blanchet's drive on the 181-yard par-3 17th traveled 170 yards, landing on the left green and leaving a 47-foot-4-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet sinks 47-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Pontus Nyholm and Sudarshan Yellamaraju wait anxiously to see Chandler Blanchet and Barend Botha finish their final holes of the tournament and learn their PGA TOUR card fates. Blanchet prevails with a two-shot victory, while Botha, who needed to win to earn his PGA TOUR card, falls just short. Yellamaraju and Nyholm finish Nos. 19 and 20 on the Points list and discuss nervously waiting on the outcomes.

Dramatic finish seals final PGA TOUR cards at Korn Ferry Tour Championship

After the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, winner Chandler Blanchet’s young son Cameron enjoys watching the card ceremony. After the ceremony, Cameron gets a bag of golf balls and hits balls in front of the family. 

Chandler Blanchet's son Cameron enjoys ceremony, range after Korn Ferry Tour Championship

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Chandler Blanchet discusses his journey through professional golf, bouncing back and forth between the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas before winning for the first time on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2025. He discusses his chances of earning a PGA TOUR card by the end of the 2025 season.
 

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John Keefer sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Texas Children's

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Chandler Blanchet taps in from 2 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet holes out 25-foot eagle putt on No. 11 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet pours in 13-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valspar

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 18 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 14 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 9 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 12 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 10 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 8 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 6 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 3 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 9 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 5 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 18 at Puerto Rico

Chandler Blanchet sinks 47-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Cognizant Classic

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