The 17th at TPC Sawgrass: Water Tour-ture
17th by the Numbers
1 Number of players who have
birdied 17 on all four days
(Paul Azinger, 1987)
4 Depth in feet of the
water surrounding
the green
6 Aces in Players
history (Miguel
Angel Jimenez,
Paul Azinger,
Joey Sindelar,
Fred Couples,
Brian Claar and
Brad Fabel)
3
Score made by
Fred Couples in
1999, when he hit
his first shot into
the water, took a
drop on the tee,
and then holed
his third shot
with a 9-iron
11 Score by Robert
Gamez in the
third round in
1990 (it included
four water balls),
the highest
number until ...
12 Bob Tway's score
in the third round
in 2005, made in
25-30 mph winds
and featuring four
water balls and
a three-putt
121 Yards from the
middle of the
championship tee
to the front of
the green
146
Yards from the middle of
the championship
tee to the back of the green


