The 10 highest single-hole scores on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass

It’s in the unique category of golf conversations, where one only needs to mutter “Island Green,” and the person or persons will immediately understand where they’re headed-No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass. Few holes in golf are as famous, a mistake (it …

Roger Maltbie, 1990: 9

(NBC Sports announcer Roger Maltbie at last year’s Legends of Golf.)

The now on-course analyst had a tough time on the 17th during the 1990 Players Championship. Maltbie, who was one of the more entertaining figures on Tour at that time—which included his ability to switch-putt depending on the break—carded a nine in the second round. He withdrew from the tournament after finishing with an 85, citing a “45-minute virus.” (Up to that point, Maltbie’s nine was tied for highest score in the tournament’s 17 years. (But he wouldn’t be atop the mountain for long.)

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