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I don't know how any guys here can say the 17th for a playoff doesn't rely on luck. early in the week even the mild mannered Ernie Els said the hole should be blown up. I think he knows a little bit about golf, and is not known for emotional exaggeration. Sergio himself said he was just hoping the wind didn't gust whe he hit his tee shot there. Goydos shot was definitely affected by the wind. Sure the wind could affect any shot in a playoff, but on any other hole bar the 17th the penalty for missing the green due to the luck of the draw with the wind is not as severe. The 17th was chosen because organisers caved into the tv stations who sacrificed the traditions of the game for manufactured drama. Sergio may have been the best tee to green and deserved to win as people here have said, but both players deserved a fair and even test of their golfing ability to decide the playoff. Sudden death is dicey enough, but adding the 17th at TPC at Sawgrass makes it a throw of the dice.