Justin Lower had one bad swing on the most famous hole at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course. But the one immediately after that made up for it.
During Thursday’s opening round of the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Lower, who started on the back nine, had an early tee time and came to the signature hole even for the day (eight pars) before he overshot the back pin on 17, splashed his ball into the water and had to drop.
But his par streak didn’t end. Lower took a wedge from 89 yards out, watched it bounce a few times in front of the hole and check. A couple of seconds later it slowly dropped into the cup for an unlikely par.
