SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It took Zach Johnson a second to remember what he did on the 17th tee. When it finally dawned on him, he laughed. He has knocked a ball off the tee before he hits it so many times that’s it’s not a thing to remember anymore.
Johnson did it on Friday during the second round of the WM Phoenix Open. It’s not the first time he has done it — it’s the fourth.
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On this one, he started to approach his tee shot at the par-4, 337-yard 17th hole when he noticed the wind had changed. He thought it was coming down off the right, but as he walked up to the ball, he realized the wind was coming straight at him off the left. He backed off and was just casually swinging his club when he knocked the ball off the tee. It didn’t count as a stroke because there was no intent.
You can’t help but make fun of him a…
