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 ...

Close is for horseshoes and hand grenades. Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply to hole-in-ones. Those are all or nothing. They go in or they don’t. But don’t take our word for it, just ask ...