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The FedEx Cup

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The  FedEx Cup, a championship for men's professional golf, has been changed.
The last foursome shall share the prize : golf balls

The top three players shall receive the golf balls found in the losers golf bag.

Here are the results :

 Camilo is the winner.
Ernie is in second place.
Mike finishes third.
Tiger, the official loser of the FedEx Cup, finishes in fourth and must share his golf balls.

Tiger has 17 golf balls in his bag.

Camilo receives half of Tiger's golf balls.
Ernie gets one third of Tiger's balls.
Mike collects one nineth of the golf balls.

Question : How many golf balls does each player receive?

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