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‘One of the hardest holes on the planet’: A Players champion talks us through 17 and 18

The 2005 Players concluded a day later than planned, with the winner,

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The2005Playersconcludedadaylaterthanplanned,withthewinner,FredFunk,completing32holesontheextraday.Funkproducedanupsettobecometheoldestwinneroftheeventat48,andhisperformanceintheworstconditionsthePGATour’sflagshipeventatSawgrasshasseenwasoneforthehistorybooks. Withagame-improvement3-ironinthebagFunk,aPonteVedraresident,tamedtheelementsandsawoffchallengesfromLukeDonaldandScottVerplankdespitebeingoneoftheshortesthittersontour. NCGsatdownwithFunktohearaboutthekeyshotsatthebusinessendofthings… Thestrategyat17 “Ihadjustcomeoffthree-puttsat14and15,amissed20-footerforeagleat16andtherewasahugeback-uponthe17thteebecauseBobTwaywasthreegroupsaheadmakinga12. “Twoguysfrombothgroupsinfrontofushititintothewaterandthenmypartners,AdamScottandVaughnTaylor,bothhititinthewaterandI’mthinking,‘Ohcrap,howamIgettingthiso