TPC Sawgrass has more to it than the 17th – Here are some gems!
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The TPC Sawgrass is one of the most famous golf courses in the US. And the 17th the most iconic. But Sawgrass has some other holes that are a real challenge. The PGA Tour gives us a tour of these other great holes, with comments from some Tour Players!
This Weeks PGA Tour Stop – The Players Championship!
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I love doing articles that have a future. By that, I mean a “Series” like the “My Best Shot” or the “Pair your Golf and Wine.”
There is a comforting continuity to these types of articles. My newest series is called “This Weeks Tour Stop,” where I will bring you interesting facts and features about the current week’s PGA Tour (or LPGA Tour) golf course. The first one out of the box – TPC Sawgrass, brought to you by golfvacationinsider.com.
Rory McIlroy put notions that Jordan Spieth was about to supplant him as the best player in the world to bed with a commanding march through the WGC – Cadillac Match Play field last weekend in San Francisco. Will he keep the momentum going at yet another heralded, public-accessible track this week?
The PLAYERS Championship
Where? TPC Sawgrass (PLAYERS Stadium Course)
Few holes in golf inspire heart-pounding anticipation like the iconic 17th at the Stadium Course.
The Pete Dye-designed PLAYERS Stadium Course probably needs less of an introduction than any PGA Tour stop not named Augusta or Pebble Beach, and part of that is owed to the fact that the course’s primary reason for being is to test the best players in the world. That it also serves as the centerpiece of a golf resort is, frankly, secondary.
Not that that should be seen as a strike against the course. Indeed, it is the quintessential “professional golf experience” course, providing as stern a test as possible to visitors and the Tour. Its closing trio of holes, anchored by the famous island-green par-3 17th, is the stuff golf dreams (and nightmares) are made of.
Rickie Fowler could beat you left-handed – Check this out!
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Most right-handed professional golfers (including myself) can hit a ball left-handed. (as I am sure left-handers can hit righty.)
But to stand on the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass and hit a shot on the green left-handed – now that takes some talent! Rickie Fowler ( the most overrated PGA Tour member, according to a recent survey) did it with ease. Guess it shows just how much surveys are worth!
Here is a video from Coleman McDowell of GOLF.com taken recently during a practice round before the 2015 Players Championship This is fun to watch!
Rickie Fowler is good at golf. He might be better than any of us even when he’s playing left-handed.
In a practice round at TPC Sawgrass on Tuesday before the Players Championship, Fowler’s ball landed near the water and he wasn’t able to take a right-handed swing. Luckily, he borrowed one of playing-partner Phil Mickelson’s left-handed irons and took a cut. Not bad!
About a year ago, Fowler played an entire round lefty and posted his swing and scorecard on Instagram. The swing wasn’t too great, but he finished with a round of 110. Not too shabby.
The Top 10 Animal Encounters on the PGA Tour – I love #3!
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I think we all remember the seagull stealing Steve Lowrey’s ball at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
And though the other 9 may not be as famous, they are still extremely entertaining!
Check out these top 10 animal encounters presented by the PGA Tour!
Definitely the scariest 18 Holes in Golf – In the USA!
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What defines a “Scary Hole”? One that gets your heart rate up and intimidates you!
The players on the PGA Tour say this is what the 17th at TPC does to them. That walk from the 16th green to the 17th tee elevates their heart rate and makes their knees weak. They sure are glad when they walk to the 18th tee with a 3 on the card. Personally, the 13th at Pawleys Plantation off the back tees has a similar effect on me. What is your scariest hole?
GolfAdvisor.com brings us their version of the scariest 18 holes in golf. (in the USA)
In pictures, they look beautiful. But in person, the 18 “scariest golf holes” in America project fear and intimidation.
We’ve created golf’s version of Frankenstein’s monster, borrowing holes from some of the most famous courses across the country to create a 7,346-yard, par-69 torture chamber where no bad shot goes unpunished. Many of these holes regularly torment tour pros:
