Since 2007 the PLAYERS has been in May. When in May, the island green 17th hole has been known for carnage as the number of water balls racked up round after round.
This year the tournament has shifted back to March and the water balls have been replaced by a series of masterful shots on 17. Already this week we have seen a hole in one from Ryan Moore.
Fast forward to Sunday and we had two of the best putts we have seen on 17 since Tiger’s “better than most” moment.
The first came from Eddie Pepperell when he drained this 50 footer to take a share of the lead at the time:
INCREDIBLE!
5️⃣0️⃣ feet from @PepperellEddie at the iconic 17th!
He's tied for the lead @THEPLAYERSChamp.
What a moment.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/uAmTF6eU7w
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 17, 2019
The next one was this bomb from Jhonny Vegas from 70 feet, the longest in PLAYERS history:
The longest putt on 17 … EVER.
7️⃣0️⃣ FEET!!!!!!!@JhonattanVegas is tied for 2nd @THEPLAYERSChamp.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/dnNTMQrzFg
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 17, 2019
As of publication, Pepperell was in a tie for first at 14-under
