THE MECK REPORT --- THE MECK PODCAST: The coolest graphic about the coolest hole in golf | For The Win - Chris Chase - The 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass is the signature hole of the Players Championship and one of the most recognizable in all of golf. This graphic, courtesy PGA Tour ShotLink, shows it’s just as hard as it looks. - Of the 4,363 shot attempts since 2003, 481 landed in the water. That’s 11%. Of professionals. You can imagine how many Titleists amateur duffers are putting in the drink. - Course officials say 140,000 balls per year end up in the water. And those aren’t just tee shots. As Steve DiMeglio of USA TODAY Sports writes, hitting from the drop zone is no piece of cake either.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The coolest graphic about the coolest hole in golf | For The Win - Chris Chase - The 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass is the signature hole of the Players Championship and one of the most recognizable in all of golf. This graphic, courtesy PGA Tour ShotLink, shows it’s just as hard as it looks. - Of the 4,363 shot attempts since 2003, 481 landed in the water. That’s 11%. Of professionals. You can imagine how many Titleists amateur duffers are putting in the drink. - Course officials say 140,000 balls per year end up in the water. And those aren’t just tee shots. As Steve DiMeglio of USA TODAY Sports writes, hitting from the drop zone is no piece of cake either.

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