How the 17th adds up

1The number of "holes-in-one" for par made here in 25 years of The Players. Fred Couples hit his first shot in the water in the first round of the 1999 tournament, then re-teed and flew a nine-iron straight into the hole.

2Of the 25 winners of The Players, only two have made a bogey on the 17th on the Sunday, Steve Elkington in 1991 and Fred Funk in 2005.

4The depth, in feet, of water around the island green and the number of times per year divers enter the pond to extract balls. Divers are hired to enter the water hazards on the course in January, April, July and October, taking two days each time. The TPC Sawgrass pays seven cents per ball, and they are resold.

6The number of holes-in-one made here in 25 years of The Players.

10The number of cameras NBC use on the hole during their telecast, including a microscopic lens embedded in the lip of the tiny front bunker. NBC use 42 cameras for the entire tournament.

12The score posted by Bob Tway in the third round in 2005. His tee-shot flew the green, as did his second effort. His next two attempts hit on the front of the green and spun back in the water. His final attempt found the green, and he three-putted for a dirty dozen.

66The score posted by Angelo Spagnolo, a 31-year-old grocery store manager from Fayette City, Pennsylvania, on June 19th, 1985, in "America's Worst Avid Golfer" contest. Spagnolo hit 27 balls in the water from the tee box and drop area. Rules officials finally directed him to putt around the hazard and down the narrow path that leads to the green. Former PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman dubbed the path "Angelo's Alley". Spagnolo shot 257 to "win" the title in the Golf Digest-sponsored event.

75Yardage to the centre of the green from the drop area.

3,912Square footage of the green. The course average is 4,500 square feet.