Hard Knox life: Golfer hits three in water at 17th

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Russell Knox lives in the Jacksonville area and has played the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course enough times to have lost count.

He never had hit a tee shot in the water at the par-3 17th hole — until Saturday in the third round of the Players Championship.

And then he did it three times.

Russell Knox’s 9 at the 17th was the fourth-worst score ever at TPC Sawgrass’ famed hole. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

“You’ve got thousands of people laughing at you,” Knox said. “It’s a very uncomfortable feeling.”

The 30-year-old Knox, who won the WGC-HSBC Champions in November for his first PGA Tour title, ended up making a 9 at the famed 17th, tying the fourth-highest score on the hole in tournament history. Bob Tway holds the record with a 12 in …

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