When Xander Schauffele arrived on the 11th tee Friday at TPC Sawgrass, he was 9-under overall and bogey-free for his first 28 holes of The Players.
That quickly changed.
After finding the fairway off the tee, Schauffele had 263 yards left to the flag stick, with water and a long, winding bunker in his way.
He inexplicably found the water, but the ultimate mistake came afterward.
“It was just a terrible swing,” Schauffele said. “Was a bit uneasy.”
Playing his fourth shot, Schauffele air-mailed the back-left pin as his shot settled in a collection area well below the surface. He failed to get up and down from there, thus
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