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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The comeback effort was alive and well for Rickie Fowler at The Players Championship until an unfortunate encounter with a palm tree lining the sixth fairway.
Fowler had bounced back from an opening-round 74 at TPC Sawgrass, recording six birdies over the first 14 holes of his second round to reach 3 under, well inside the cut line. His tee shot on No. 6 drifted just right of the fairway, but he didn’t believe it to be an egregious miss.
It was only when he got up to the ball that the drama ensued, as Fowler’s ball had become lodged in the fronds of a palm tree at least 20 feet above the ground.