"There's nothing you could do" - Tales from an impossible day at the 17th hole at the Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Shortly after noon ET on Saturday, the first victims of the 17th hole of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass arrived.

Scottie Scheffler, who had won in two of his past three starts on the PGA Tour, drew the short straw as the Players resumed and was the first player to hit a tee shot on the par-3 17th, which is either one of the most entertaining or infamous holes in golf.

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Scheffler stepped off the tee box for the correct distance and gauged the 35 mph wind blowing in his face as he looked at the island green (really a peninsula) at No. 17. The Texan settled on a 7-iron and hit a low bullet. His shot was too long. The ball bounced once before dropping into the pond behind the green.

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