The daunting, par-3 17th island green is arguably the most unique hole in golf. And it’s where dreams of winning a Players Championship are made—and broken.
In past years, there has been an abundance of indelible moments from soon-to-be champions of the PGA Tour’s flagship event: Rickie Fowler in 2015, Cam Smith in 2022, Calvin Peete in 1985, Rory McIlroy last year and, of course, Tiger Woods’s “better than most” putt in 2001, although that one came in Round 3.
