The five highest scores ever recorded at TPC Sawgrass on the 17th hole on the PGA Tour

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The 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass is world famous for being one of the most iconic and difficult holes in all of golf.

Players can plot their way around Sawgrass and get to the 17th and effectively see all their hard work unravel with one swing of the golf club.

The demanding island green nature of the hole makes it so hard and while it might only be a wedge for most players at around 140 yards, it often presents the most difficult of challenges.

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Indeed, we’ve already seen balls find the water this year, while the sloping green was the scene for the iconic ‘better than most’ putt Tiger Woods hit back in 2001.

Still, while Tiger had his crowning moment on the 17th, not everyone is so lucky and some players have suffered the absolute worst of meltdowns on the iconic hole.

The worst scores ever recorded on the 17th at TPC Sawgrass

In the history of the Players Championship, four players have carded a score of 10 or more on the iconic 17th.

Despite Adam Hadwin claiming the 12th at Augusta is harder, players have really suffered when it comes to the 17th and the island green.

The highest ever score came from Bob Tway, who carded a remarkably bad 12 in 2005, while Byeong Hun An (2021) and Robert Gamez (1990) have both hit 11s.

Out on his own with a 10, in the same year as Gamez, Phil Blackmar also makes the list.

Behind those players, there are a selection of others who have had the worst of meltdowns on the 17th and in some cases, ruined their chances of winning.

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The biggest meltdowns on 17 at TPC Sawgrass

In terms of seeing tournaments slip through their fingers, few will find more annoyance with the 17th than European legend, Sergio Garcia.

Garcia carded a seven when chasing Tiger Woods for the win in 2013 and he effectively ruined his chances of a win in just one hole.

Garcia did fair better in 2008 though when he had the 17th to thank for helping him win. This time, going into a playoff with Paul Goydos, Garcia watched on as his opponent find the wet stuff, allowing Garcia to comfortably steal the win.

One of the more famous meltdowns on the hole was that of Robert Knox in 2016. Going into 17, underdog Knox was in second and with a chance of winning the tournament outright.

However, he found the water three times, walking off with a nine and that was enough to allow Jason Day the room to nip and be the winner at 15-under par.

The 17th is very much a hole that takes no prisoners and even the very best can struggle.