Sergio Garcia is having a pretty good couple of months.
Garcia, a former Players Championship winner, arrived at TPC Sawgrass for his first action since winning the Masters a month ago for his first major victory.
When Garcia stepped to the iconic 17th tee to take a shot at the green, the broadcast replayed his famous shot in the playoff during that 2008 win. What followed was a shot that might be remembered even longer as one of the eight holes-in-one in Players Championship history at the 17th hole.
.@TheSergioGarcia crosses his name off the list of 'Best players without an ace at 17'. ð #ThePlayerspic.twitter.com/IqnKx00gIO
— GOLF.com (@golf_com) May 11, 2017
It's the second straight year that somebody has recorded an ace at the famed island green after going 14 consecutive years without one.
It took 14 years btwn the last 2 aces at No. 17 @THEPLAYERSChamp Sergio Garcia makes it back-to-back years following Willy Wilcox in 2016.
— PGA TOUR Media (@PGATOURmedia) May 11, 2017
Aces at 17 in tourney history:
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelESPN) May 11, 2017
1986: Fabel
1991: Claar
1997: Couples
1999: Sindelar
2000: Azinger
2002: Jimenez
2016: Wilcox
2017: Garcia
