Players Championship: How Scott Piercy Went 3-7-3-4-7-3

Scott Piercy was not in contention to win the Players Championship on Sunday. He entered the final round at 2-under par and in a tie for 36th place. So, Sunday was really about trying to shoot a good round to make as much money as possible for Piercy.

However, it was not his day. Piercy shot a 7-over par 79 and slipped more than 30 spots in the standings.

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But it was one particularly impressive stretch of holes that we at Pro Golf Now found interesting. The scorecard he turned in showed just what an adventure that Piercy had over a six-hole stretch on his front nine on Sunday.

From the third hole through the eighth hole, Piercy had an amazing roller coaster of scores and emotions. It was, frankly, kind of amazing.

It started on the par-3 third hole with a seemingly innocent par. Piercy hit the green and needed two putts to get in, recording his third straight par.

The wild happenings began on the par-4 fourth hole. There, Piercy drove it in the rough then hit his second shot into the water. After dropping in the fairway, Piercy hit another ball in the water. By the time he finished, he had carded a triple-bogey seven.

Piercy did not seem bothered by the triple. Actually, it was just the opposite. On the very next hole, the par-4 fifth, Piercy hit his drive into a fairway bunker. But from there, he stuck his second shot about seven feet from the pin. He rolled in the putt for a birdie three to get back to 2-over on his round.

On the par-4 sixth hole, Piercy again found a fairway bunker. His approach shot came up short but he was able to get up-and-down for a par four.

Then on the seventh hole, the wildness continued.

Piercy’s tee ball on seven found the water. After a drop, his third shot ended up in the fairway about 180 yards from the green. From there, his fourth hot him to about 50 feet from the cup. But he needed three putts to get down from there, recording his second triple-bogey seven on his front nine.

The wild stretch finished on the par-3 eighth hole. There, Piercy missed the green to the left. His pitch shot was not great, leaving him about 20 feet for par. He was able to run that putt in for a par three.

So, if you’re scoring at home, Piercy went 3-7-3-4-7-3 over six holes. Wild stuff on a wild day for the veteran.