In 42 years at Sawgrass, that's an average of 24 golf balls going splash down each tournament. The field of 144 will hit about 430 tee balls on the 17th hole over the course of four days in 2026, so ...

Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply to hole-in-ones ... Pulkkanen’s near miss might have spared him even greater pain. RELATED: Cam Smith sprinted to mark his golf ball at LIV Hong Kong, but ...

they'll have to navigate another one of golf's toughest, most iconic holes: the 17th at TPC Sawgrass, known widely as the "Island Green." Many a ball have been lost to the waters that surround the ...