Waterlogged: TPC Sawgrass’ Famed Island Green Playing Tougher Than Ever

And you thought the island green at TPC Sawgrass’ 17th gave players fits during The Players Championship last month. That was long before monsoons hit one of the most notorious holes in golf.

“Tropical Storm Debby has soaked us down pretty good,” Jack Creveling, assistant superintendent at Sawgrass, said of the 6.5 inches of rain that had fallen as of Monday. “It’s a washout.”