As always, the center of attention at this week’s Players Championship will be the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass. With its famed “island green” (spoiler: it’s a peninsula), the par-3 has become one of the most iconic holes in golf. And it has become something of a tradition for players, broadcasters and writers to pay homage to its dastardly nature.

But for as visually imposing as all the water is, there is a little-known secret about No. 17: It’s not terribly difficult.

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