A 123-yard par 3. Nothing more than a cut-down pitching wedge for PGA Tour pros. And still -- the wind, the stadium setting and the island green combine to make the 17th at TPC Sawgrass one of the most famous holes in tournament golf.
There were a fair share of rinsed balls on Day 1 -- most notably Brooks Koepka deposited two into the water. Dustin Johnson had a solid round going until a triple bogey at the 17th.
The below GIF from the PGA Tour sums up all the drama from Thursday. And hey, that's just the first day!
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