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When Tiger and Phil go head-to-head: A tale of the tape

The Players Championship wants to attract attention. It likes to create drama. If you haven't heard, there's an island green sitting, waiting for the players at 17. Rinse one -- or four in Bob Tway's case in 2005 -- and you'll hear the groans from the fans and the sound of someone else cashing the winner's check. Stuff one close -- like Sergio Garcia did in the 2012 playoff with Paul Goydos (after Goydos' ball went in the water) or like Rickie Fowler did three times in an hour (one in regulation, twice in the playoff to win in 2017) -- and people will remember it for a long, long time.