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Johnson Wagner gives an insight into the 17th hole on TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course, which is one of the most memorable holes in all of professional golf. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #ThePlayersChampionship
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24 ROUNDS. FOUR CUTS. BUT EIGHT BIRDIES AT THE 17th, THE BIG FELLOW IS QUALIFIED TO GIVE US DEEPER INSIGHT INTO THE CRUCIAL HOLD, JOHNSON. >> WELL, THANK YOU RICH FOR THAT WONDERFUL INTRO. I’M GOING GREAT, THANKS FOR THAT WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION. CLEARLY I DIDN’T PLAY ALL THE

HOLES ON THIS GOLF COURSE VERY WELL. BUT 17, SAWGRASS, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PAR 3s IN ALL OF GOLF, FAMOUS LAND BRIDGE UP HERE. FUNNY STORY, MISSING THE CUT BY A MILE IN 2017, DECIDED TO GO OUT IN STYLE KNOWING I WOULD MISS THE CUT.

TOOK A CRACK AT THE PIN, HADN’T HIT THE WATER EVER, IT RAN DOWN THE LAND BRIDGE, THERE WAS A SKINNY STRETCH OF ASTROTURF THERE, I PUTTED BACK UP THE HILL, TWO-PUTTING FOR BOGEY, KEEPING THE STREAK OF NOT HITTING THE BALL EVER ON THIS

HOLE IN COMPETITION BUT PLENTY IN PRACTICE. MY BUDDY MATT AND I HAD A SPECIFIC GAME PLAN EVERY TIME WE PLAYED THIS HOLE. ONLY GAME HE WOULD GIVE ME IS 13 ON RIGHT HERE TO THE TOP OF THE UPSLOPE, NO MATTER WHAT PIN YOU’RE HITTING AT, THIS IS THE

NUMBER YOU START WITH. YOU CAN ADD OR SUBTRACT A COUPLE, MOVE IT RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING WHAT HOLES. BUT OUT HERE TALKING TO PLAYERS, MARK HUBBARD SAID HE’S NEVER SEEN THE GREENS FASTER, OR FASTER GREENS ON THE PGA TOUR IN A MONDAY. WE JUST WATCHED THEM ROLL THESE.

THIS IS TYPICAL THURSDAY PIN, FRONT LEFT. HIT THAT A LITTLE HARD. WE’LL SEE IF I GOT BETTER TOUCH TO THE PIN HERE. FRONT LEFT, TYPICAL SATURDAY HOLE LOCATION. I MEAN I’M BARELY BREATHING ON THESE THINGS, THEY’RE TAKING OFF DOWN THE HILL. LITTLE BIT OF RAIN EARLY, SO THE

GREENS ARE A LITTLE BIT SOFT. THIS BACK HOLE LOCATION, TYPICALLY FRIDAY PIN, YOU SEE GUYS USING THE SLOPE, WILL FEED OFF. DON’T WANT TO GET LONG. THIS IS A REALLY DIFFICULT PUTT TO JUDGE THE SPEED. MOVES A LITTLE LEFT EARLY, LITTLE RIGHT AT THE END.

NOT TOO SHABBY, I’M FINE WITH THAT. AND ONE OF THE — PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PUTT, SNEAKIEST AND FASTEST PUTT OF ANY GOLF COURSE I’VE EVER BEEN AT. FIRST YEAR HERE AT 2008, MADE THE CUT AND HAD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SLOW, RELATIVELY EASY PUTT

AND ALMOST PUTTED IT INTO THE WATER. THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO HIT IT SUNDAY LOOKING DOWN AT THIS HOLE LOCATION. IT RUNS OUT MORE THAN YOU EVER EXPECT. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. REALLY COOKING OUT HERE. ONE OF THE INTERESTING FEATURES OF THIS GREENS, THERE’S A TINY

POT BUNKER SHORT RIGHT. ONLY SIX PLAYERS LAST YEAR HIT IT IN THIS BUNKER. IT’S SMALL AND AWKWARD. IF YOU HIT IT IN HERE, YOU’RE PROBABLY LUCKY, SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PENALTY AREA. IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY IN THIS BUNKER, IT’S RARE YOU GET A STANCE IN THE MIDDLE.

IT TENDS TO COLLECT BACK TO THE FRONT OR WHERE YOUR FEET ARE HANGING OUT, DIFFICULT, AWKWARD BUNKER SHOT, ESPECIALLY WITH YELLOW PENALTY AREA ALL AROUND. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I’VE BEEN ON THIS GREEN, CAN’T REMEMBER A MONDAY OR TUESDAY PRACTICE ROUND WHERE I DIDN’T

TRY TO HIT THE BETTER THAN MOST PUTT. THINK IT WAS RIGHT HERE. BACK FRINGE, TIGER PLAYED IT TO GO LEFT EARLY, CAME BACK HARD AT THE END. SEE IF I CAN GET SOME SPEED HERE. OH, THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT BETTER THAN MOST. THAT MAY BE GONE.

JUST SHOWS YOU HOW GOOD TIGER’S TOUCH WAS AT THE TIME. THAT IS WORST PUTT I’VE EVER HIT I THINK, BRANDEL, HOW IS IT GOING? >> JOHNSON, YOURS AND MY GOLF CAREER DIDN’T OVERLAP, SO I’M NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR SHOT SHAPE. I REMEMBER SEEING A STAT WITH

TOM LEHMAN GOING THE LONGEST WITHOUT HITTING A GOLF BALL IN THE WATER THERE, MAYBE 50 ROUNDS, PLAYED BETTER THAN ANYBODY. OF COURSE HE HIT THAT BEAUTIFUL SOFT DRAW, DID YOU HIT A DRAW? LOT OF TIMES THE WIND IS OUT OF

THE LEFT AND DRAW WOULD SLOW IT AND SOFTEN ITS LANDING? >> I WOULD SAY MY FADE IS ABOUT A FIVE-YARD DRAW, SO I MOVED IT RIGHT TO LEFT AND I THINK — >> SEE? >> YOUR THEORY IS CORRECT. >> ALSO, BECAUSE WE HAVE WONDERFUL ACCESS TO STATS.

LOOKING AT HOW YOU WALKED OFF THE 17th AND PLAYED THE 18th HOLE, I BELIEVE HAD FIVE BALLS IN THE WATER THERE, 13 OVER. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY ON THE 18th? >> FUNNY, TOO, I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO HIT, TERRIBLE ON 18.

I THINK 17 JUST FOCUSED ME SO MUCH TO HIT THE GREEN, I WAS GOOD AT HITTING WEDGES ON THE GREEN, I GUESS. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH. I GOT YOUR BACK, HOLD ON A SECOND. HOW DID YOU PLAY 17?

>> LOOK, I’VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF STATS IN MY LIFE AND I DID NOT DRAW LIKE JOHNSON WAGNER, I HIT A FADE AND APPARENTLY IT WENT WITH THE WIND. >> DO WE HAVE THE NUMBERS? >> YEAH, I BELIEVE 26 TIMES? I THINK I MADE A QUADRUPLE BOGEY

AND TWO TRIPLE BOGEYS. GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? I THOUGHT I PLAYED IT PRETTY SOLID. ONE OF THE TRIPLE BOGEYS MADE TV. MY DAD CALLED ME AFTERWARD, SON, SORRY ABOUT THE TRIPLE ON 17. BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU, IT WAS PRETTY DARN ENTERTAINING.

ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE DEEP RESEARCH, YOU MADE TWO STARTS AT PLAYERS, DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT. 17? >> I THINK I RECAL