The 17th hole: Water-ball updates and more (PGATOUR.com)
May 7, 2010
TPC Sawgrass’ famed par-3 17th with its island green is one of golf’s most iconic holes. We’ll keep you updated on how the players are faring during this year’s PLAYERS Championship: WATCH THE 17 LIVE: MORE ON THE 17TH: | |
Balls in the waterRound 1 (total of 7) Player Hole score Comment Aaron Baddeley Bogey From drop zone, landed 11 feet, 5 inches from pin Michael Bradley Bogey From drop zone, landed 9 feet from pin Paul Casey Bogey From drop zone, landed 1 foot, 6 inches from pin Greg Owen (2) Quadruple bogey From drop zone, landed in water. Drop zone again, 21 feet, 9 inches, two-putted David Toms Double bogey From drop zone, landed 7 feet, 1 inch from pin, two-putted Jimmy Walker Bogey From drop zone, landed 12 feet, 6 inches from pin Pin locations at 17 this week ROUND 1Front left
ROUND 2Back center
ROUND 1 NOTES
• The 17th was the easiest green to hit on the course Thursday, as 91 percent of the field hit the green and only seven balls found the water. This is the highest greens in regulation percentage on the 17th hole in a round since 1992 (when the TOUR began tracking this data).
Highest Greens in Regulation in a Round at THE PLAYERS (17th hole since 1992) Year Rd Greens in regulation 2010 1st 91 percent 1996 1st 90 percent 2003 3th 90 percent 2009 3th 89 percent 1996 4th 88 percent
• As Troy Matteson walked up the 16th fairway, he looked over the 17th and heard … nothing. Well, maybe not complete silence, but close. Fewer balls in the water meant fewer trainwrecks to watch.
“I was like, man, they’re not being rowdy over there or anything,” Matteson said. “Everyone is probably hitting it close today, and it’s the hardest 124-yard shot in golf right now.”
• PLAYERS rookie Alex Prugh birdied the 17th hole in his first competitive round at TPC Sawgrass, draining a 10-foot, 2-inch putt. “It’s an easy hole,” he said with a laugh.
Actually, this is not the first time Prugh has birdied 17. But until Thursday, all his other birdies had been of the virtual variety through the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR video game.
” I’ve birdied every time I’ve played it before this, basically on Tiger Woods Golf,” he said. “So, you know, set my standards high.”
How leaders fared at the 17th in Round 1 Player Result Comment J.B. Holmes (6 under) Birdie Made birdie putt from 22 feet, 2 inches Robert Allenby (6 under) Par Two-putted from 15 feet, 7 inches How notables fared at the 17th in Round 1 Player Result Comment Jim Furyk Birdie Made birdie putt from 7 feet Martin Kaymer Birdie Made birdie putt from 23 feet, 9 inches Phil Mickelson Par Two-putted from 10 feet, 5 inches Henrik Stenson Par Two-putted from 21 feet Vijay Singh Par Two-putted from 3 feet, 10 inches Camilo Villegas Par Two-putted from 28 feet, 2 inches Sergio Garcia Par Two-putted from 13 feet, 11 inches Rory McIlroy Par Two-putted from 29 feet, 1 inch Tiger Woods Par Two-putted from 10 feet, 3 inches Lee Westwood Par Two-putted from 37 feet, 5 inches Padraig Harrington Par Two-putted from 22 feet, 3 inches Ernie Els Bogey Three-putted from 25 feet, 7 inches Balls in the water since 2003 (ShotLink era) Year Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Cumulative 2010 7 ? ? ? 7 2009 14 6 4 6 30 2008* 20 18 10 16 64 2007 50 21 10 12 93 2006 19 17 12 9 57 2005 7 8 25 28 68 2004 9 10 4 7 30 2003 6 10 3 10 29 * – regulation play only; does not include playoff
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