Russell Knox Hit Three Shots Into the Water on the 17th at The PLAYERS

Russell Knox was working his way up the leaderboard on Saturday during the third round of The Players Championship. Knox managed to climb up to seven-under and then he arrived at the par-3 17th and disaster struck.

Knox’s first tee shot came up short of the green and splashed down in the water. Knox decided to re-tee and hit again.

SHANK!

Knox’s second shot was even worse than the first and found the water again.

So for a third straight time, Knox re-teed and for a third straight time, he missed the green.

Sometimes the 17th can be absolutely brutal. Knox walked away with a nine and took it all in stride.

"“I ended up making an awesome putt for 9. After I was walking through the tunnel (toward the 18th tee) I was like, `Whoa, that was to avoid a 10.’ … It’s a different story once you’ve hit two in a row in the water. The green felt like it was the size of a quarter…. Until you’re in that position, you don’t understand what it feels like.”"

Relive the disaster below with the full video.

Also, remember how Will Wilcox made the first hole-in-one on the 17th in 14 years? I’ll give you one guess how his next attempt went.

SPLASH!