Name: Golf is Hard | 18-foot MONSTER bunker edition at PGA West
Uploaded: 2022-01-18T14:50:41.810Z
Duration: 481 s
Description: There aren’t too many ways to escape from this bunker. Check out the best “golf is hard” moments over the years from the par-5 16th hole’s monster greenside bunker at PGA West (Stadium) in La Quinta, California, home of The American Express.

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Harry Hall chips in for birdie at Valero

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Eric Cole trickles in 41-foot birdie putt at Valero

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Patrick Cantlay sends approach to 8 feet leading to birdie at Valero

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Chandler Phillips drains 20-foot birdie putt at Valero

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There aren’t too many ways to escape from this bunker. Check out the best “golf is hard” moments over the years from the par-5 16th hole’s monster greenside bunker at PGA West (Stadium) in La Quinta, California, home of The American Express.