Four years ago, Wyndham Clark stood in shallow Louisiana water, his mind racing. “There’s alligators all over this golf course right now, and it’s also one of the ponds where there’s big ones,” he admitted. The Denver native got in quick, pulled the trigger within 15 seconds, and escaped unscathed. His partner Erik van Rooyen later joked, “I’m happy I have a teammate who is willing to risk one of his limbs for me.”

That 2021 Zurich Classic moment seemed like an anomaly. Until Sunday at the Sanderson Farms Championship, when Vince Whaley proved some golfers never learn.

The 30-year-old Georgia Tech grad found himself in a similar predicament during the final round. His ball landed in a water hazard on the par-5 11th hole at Country Club of Jackson. Most players would’ve taken the

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