J.J. Spaun watched his 25-foot putt swirl 360 degrees around the cup and drop for par, a fitting end to a wild, windy Saturday at the Players Championship that gave him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the richest tournament in golf.
Despite a bogey on 18, Justin Thomas fired a jaw-dropping 62 that tied the TPC Sawgrass record (Tom Hoge, 2023) and gave him a whopping 16-shot improvement over Thursday’s 78.
Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia shared the lead at the Players Championship going into a weekend with strong wind in the forecast and the potential for a wide-open chase.
Scottie Scheffler posted rounds of 3-under 69 and 70 to start this week’s Players and was six shots back of the leaders when he concluded his morning round Friday.
Collin Morikawa addresses the backlash he has received from members of the golf media after he defended his decision to skip out on the media following last week’s tournament loss.