Leaderboard: Rory’s disastrous start at The Open

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Alex Noren and Webb Simpson begin the round tied for the lead while big names sit just a few shots off the lead at The Honda Classic.  Second round tee times Second round leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TELEVISION: Thursday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel) PGA TOUR LIVE: Sunday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. (featured groups).  RADIO: Sunday, 12-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com) NOTABLE PAIRINGS (All times are ET) Ryan Armour, Billy Horschel, Webb Simpson 7:15 a.m. off the 10th tee Kevin Kisner, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed 7:35 a.m. off the 10th tee Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Padraig Harrington 7:45 a.m. off the 10th tee Daniel Berger, Justin Thomas, Sergio Garcia 12:25 p.m. off the 1st tee Patton Kizzire, Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker 12:35 p.m. off the 1st tee Gary Woodland, Alex Noren, Tommy Fleetwood 12:45 p.m. off the 1st tee  

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Hideki Matsuyama shot 63 on Thursday to tie the course record at TPC Sawgrass. He finished his round by making a 25-foot eagle putt on the ninth green of THE PLAYERS Stadium Course. He is the ninth player to shoot 63 at TPC Sawgrass, and the fifth to do so in the first round. RELATED: Leaderboard | Featured Groups, tee times Three of the previous four players to shoot a first-round 63 went on to win THE PLAYERS: Greg Norman (1994), Martin Kaymer (2014) and Jason Day (2016). Matsuyama got out of the gates quickly despite a poor warmup. “I didn’t have the greatest warm-up this morning, but once play started I got into it, I got into a good groove,â€� he said.  Matsuyama, who teed off on No. 10, started his round with four consecutive birdies before hitting his second shot into the water and making bogey on the par-5 16th hole. He made birdie on the par-5 second hole, then birdies Nos. 5-7 before making eagle on his final hole. He gained more than four strokes on the greens Thursday, making every putt he faced from inside 15 feet. “I’ve been working hard and have a lot of confidence now in my swing,â€� Matsuyama said. “Today I made some putts and that seems to be the difference of late. That was really the catapult to me to have a good round today.â€� Matsuyama has not won since 2017 but is 10th in the FedExCup thanks to four top-10s this season, including two top-3 finishes in Asia.

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