Both Garcia and Maggert hit tee shots into the drink on TPC Sawgrass's island-green 17th.
In fact, no multi-major winner has ever won more than a single Players at TPC Sawgrass.
Sawgrass gets its name from its sharp edges and can grow tall enough to hide predators and any sign of civilization.
Second-placed Haas got a big bonus for his high finish at Sawgrass in the form of an invite to this year's US Masters.
Woods, who won the Players Championship, was involved in a spat with Garcia after the third round at Sawgrass -- where they were paired together.
Hunters covered a million acres of swamp and sawgrass, officials said.
Yes, it invites high-ranked non-Tour members to participate, but the TPC Sawgrass course is never set up as tough as the courses used for the majors.
Last week's flooding rains will test the course's recent drainage upgrades, but in general, Sawgrass plays shorter than its official 7, 215 yards because the fairways are firm and fast.
Woods then limped through nine holes at Sawgrass after aggravating his injuries on the first tee -- posting 42 on the front nine -- before withdrawing from the tournament.
Eastern Flight 401 passenger Ron Infantino spent five hours pinned by debris in the water and sawgrass, holding onto the armrest of what had been his seat on the airplane.
The 41-year-old, trying to become the first three-time winner on the TPC at Sawgrass, opened with a 65 on Thursday and had four straight pars to start his second round.
Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, the two best players who haven't won majors, are both on their games this season and have just the type of controlled approach that matches well with Sawgrass.
Attention now turns to the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Florida later this week, dubbed the fifth major and attracting the cream of the world's best golfers including Woods, Mickelson and defending champion Sergio Garcia.
He had been out of action for two months prior to the British Open, initially suffering the injuries at the Masters in April before withdrawing after nine holes of the Players Championship at Sawgrass in mid-May.
Kuchar may be as good a bet as anyone to take home this year's trophy, because TPC Sawgrass favors shot-makers like him, not bombers like Dustin Johnson or Rory McIlroy, who has missed the cut in all three visits to Ponte Vedra.
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