We’ve reached the halfway point at TPC Sawgrass.
Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia flew up the leaderboard on Friday, and hold a share of the lead at 11-under entering Moving Day at The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy isn’t far behind after a solid start for him. He sits at 9-under with Collin Morikawa and Alex Smalley, though J.J. Spaun sits alone in third just a shot back from the leaders.
The biggest shock on Friday, however, came from Justin Thomas. After an opening-round 78, Thomas rallied with a 10-under 62 to get right back into the mix. His round matched the course record at TPC Sawgrass, and his 16-shot swing was the largest improvement between the first and second rounds in the event’s history. But, after his 6-over 78 on Thursday, Thomas is still seven shots off the lead.
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The cut line closed at 1-under. That left several big names — including Hideki Matsuyama, Adam Scott, Ludvig Åberg, Max Homa and Tony Finau — heading home early. Wyndham Clark withdrew during the second round, too. He was five shots back from the projected cutline when he left the course.
Here’s everything you need to know entering the third round of The Players Championship.
Third round tee times
All times ET
8:25 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Danny Walker
8:35 a.m. — CT Pan, Justin Lower
8:45 a.m. — Tom Kim, Mac Meissner
8:55 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Xander Schauffele
9:05 a.m. — Rico Hoey, Jesper Svensson
9:15 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Sungjae Im
9:25 a.m. — Russell Henley, Corey Conners
9:35 a.m. — Matt Kuchar, Joel Dahmen
9:50 a.m. — Austin Eckroat, Keegan Bradley
10 a.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas
10:10 a.m. — Ben An, Kurt Kitayama
10:20 a.m. — Ryan Fox, Denny McCarthy
10:30 a.m. — Hayden Springer, Will Chandler
10:40 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk
10:50 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Tom Hoge
11 a.m. — Ryan Gerard, Joe Highsmith
11:15 a.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Trey Mullinax
11:25 a.m. — Chandler Phillips, Si Woo Kim
11:35 a.m. — Isaiah Salinda, Sami Valimaki
11:45 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Davis Thompson
11:55 a.m. — Davis Riley, Justin Thomas
12:05 p.m. — Cam Young, Carson Young
12:15 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Bud Cauley
12:25 p.m. — Matt McCarty, Stephan Jaeger
12:40 p.m. — Max McGreevy, Beau Hossler
12:50 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Sam Ryder
1 p.m. — Taylor Moore, Rickie Fowler
1:10 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Scottie Scheffler
1:20 p.m. — Sepp Straka, Charley Hoffman
1:30 p.m. — Harris English, Billy Horschel
1:40 p.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Emiliano Grillo
1:55 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Jake Knapp
2:05 p.m. — Lucas Glover, Will Zalatoris
2:15 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Alex Smalley
2:25 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Rory McIlroy
2:35 p.m. — Min Woo Lee, Akshay Bhatia
How to watch The Players Championship
The Players Championship will start on ESPN+ each day, and NBC will take live coverage of the ends of the third and fourth rounds this weekend. It can also be seen on Peacock.
All times ET
Saturday, March 15 | Third Round
Sunday, March 16 | Third Round
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