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Watch: Oddly Satisfying Video of a Bunker Being Raked at TPC Sawgrass

Published 03/11/2022, 11:11 AM EST

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After the Arnold Palmer Invitational, it is now time for the ‘fifth major’ PLAYERS Championship. There are more than a hundred top golfers present on the field. And this has increased the tension of the golf world. However, a new video shared by the PGA Tour from the TPC Sawgrass gives nothing but stress relief to everyone.

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The PGA Tour posted the video soon after to ease the mind of the audience before the actual tournament. The video captioned ‘Magic in the details’ definitely soothes our mind as it includes people raking the bunkers at the Players Stadium Course of Sawgrass with perfection. The skilled workers raked the bunker by hand and by using a machine.

Although it is nothing out of ordinary, the way the machine and workers level the sand in the bunker gives satisfaction to the audience.

The Players Stadium Course of TPC Sawgrass

Designed by Pete and Alice Dye, the Stadium Course of the TPC Sawgrass is situated in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Although the Sawgrass opened in 1980, it only began to host the PLAYERS Championship in 1982

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The par 72 golf course measures 7,256 yards from the tees. The course begins with par 4 first hole with a yardage of 432. The first hole includes a long fairway bunker, a lateral water hazard, and grass bunkers, which could cause difficulties for the golfers from the very start of the event.

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However, the Stadium Course is famous for its par 3, 17th hole. The 146-yard island hole is the audience’s favorite since it has caused threats for the golfers in the past. According to Golfweek, the Stadium Course ranks at No. 1 in Florida in the Best Courses list.

The 2022 PLAYERS Championship 

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The 2022 PLAYERS Championship has begun on the 10th of March. After the Day-1, the English professional golfer Tommy Fleetwood and American Tom Hoge top the leaderboard with 6-under 66. 

USA Today via Reuters

The current world no. 1 Jon Rahm ranks at T11, whereas last year’s champion Justin Thomas is tied at the 68th position with more than 25 golfers, including Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and Patrick Cantlay.

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Although the rankings are based on the first day’s performance, who do you think has the chance of winning the PLAYERS this year? Do you think Thomas can defend his title and hoist the trophy one more time at the Sawgrass? Let us know in the comments! 

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Anjana Prabhakaran

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Anjana Prabhakaran is a Golf content writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Master's degree in Public Administration and considers researching as one of her hobbies. As her family is interested in sports, Anjana grew up watching every sport on television.
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