Russell Knox implodes on No. 17 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2016, Russell Knox hits not one, not two but three balls into the water before walking off with a nine over par on the par-3 17th hole. .

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[nathanthomas]

Miller nailed it when he said the hardest shot in golf is the next one after a shank

[MikeyJ]

That applause at the end atleast made him smile. He also handled that like a gentleman and a pro. He didn't blame his caddy. He didnt break his club. 2 of those shots were EXCELLENT. Literally missed edge by a few inches. I think he handled himself very well and I hope he atleast realizes that in hindsight. Well done sir.😃👍

[fabptitpom]

Finally a professional golf video I can relate to.

[Shaggysvideos]

Russell Knox is my new favorite golfer, just because of that fist pump at the end.

[MrIsomer]

Loved his smile from the crowd's applause at the end!

[oldschoolstyle]

If you don’t feel for this guy, you have no heart!!

[mca]

Well on the bright side, it made for a good youtube video.

[anonymousaoLang]

That’s the attitude n spirit of a good sportsman !!

[thenumberquelve]

The absolute worst part of it was that he had to keep on staring at his partner's ball <1 foot from the hole the whole time.
Tell me that ball wasn't MOCKING him throughout this video.

[bradmiller]

Golf Digest did an interview with Pete Dye a couple of years after the TPC opened and he said exactly what Gary said. The green is larger than average and it's a shot of 132 yards and if it was grass from tee to green these guys would never miss the green. I remember when I played the Old Course in St. Andrews you are always thinking about the Road Hole for the first 16 holes. Playing the TPC would have to be similar.

[ericlittle]

Can’t help but smile after that.

That’s golf. Happens to the best and worst of us. 💯💯💯💯💯

[williampayne]

I like him more after watching this. He took it well.

[stevefowler]

I played the Stadium course on a Monday after the Tourney in I believe 1995, the rough was up and the greens were like pool tables but I had a pretty good day hitting fairways and I had a pretty good short game so I ended up shooting 81 (had a 79 in sight but bogeyed 16 and 18)...I bogeyed 16 so was steamed and wasn't looking at 17, but when the carts came around the bend when I saw the island the first thing I thought was Wow, that looks big. They had us at the pro tee box and our yardage was 138, which was a perfect 9 iron for me and the 9 was my favorite club so I felt really happy on the tee box. I really flushed it and ended up way on the top of the hill and had a very long two putt but I made par. I was the only one in my foursome to hit the green so when everyone else hit a 2nd shot, so did I. My second shot I hit a full pitch and smoked it, hit near the pin on the slope but spun back off and went in the water....lesson learned...it is a tricky hole but the target is damn big. I honestly don't remember there being much wind on my shots so perhaps that made it easier.

[JvoxProductions]

He handled that really well. I love the club twirl after the shank. And he earned a lot of applause and good will after finally hitting the green. :)

[joe-jostar]

The mental game on this hole is terrifying

[mikemissesthefairway]

The 17th at Sawgrass is one of the most devilish holes in all of golf. Much like the 8th at Royal Troon, there is extremely little room for error.

[numbernine]

Russell is now a proud graduate of the School of Hard Knox.

[kyliodatter]

Knox it into the water that many times!... had to Russel up some strength for the shot from the drop zone.

[scottdavis]

Golf is the devils game! I can play so well at times, makes me believe I, m good lol. Then you collapse and start cussing!

[TheStuport]

My first thought was Who's ball is inches from the Cup?