Tebow makes appearance at TPC

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Florida quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow visited TPC Sawgrass for the final round, watching the action on the famed par-3 17th with his brother, father and a few friends.

Tebow had hoped to catch former Florida golfer Chris DiMarco, but DiMarco was finished before Tebow arrived at the course.

Tebow, who became the first sophomore to win college football’s most prestigious award, didn’t get an early start because he got home late Saturday night from a missionary trip in eastern Europe.

The 6-foot-3, 232-pound Tebow lives nearby in Jacksonville and attended Nease High in Ponte Vedra Beach. So was he able to get through the hometown crowd without much problem?

‘‘Not really,’’ said Tebow, who was escorted by two sheriff’s deputies.