After Rory McIlroy endured a torrid opening day of the Players Championship, Paul McGinley looks into the possible causes, and solutions, to the issues that have prevented the former world No 1 from contending for more titles… Nobody, at least on our side of the pond, creates more debate on his performances than Rory McIlroy. Despite some decent form this […]

Sergio Garcia produced a sparkling finish to open a two-shot lead after the opening round of The Players, as Rory McIlroy’s title defence got off to a terrible start. Latest leaderboard Players Championship Garcia followed back-to-back birdies with a final-hole eagle to close out a seven-under 65 and set a clubhouse target that couldn’t be matched at TPC Sawgrass, with […]

Jordan Spieth’s recent resurgence continued with a two-under 70 at The Players Championship, and he insisted “anyone can win” at TPC Sawgrass. With Bryson DeChambeau and similar power players predicted by many to have a huge advantage on the Stadium Course, Spieth remains adamant that “spotless” distance control was the key ingredient to success. Spieth, who has made the cut […]

Tee times and groupings for the second round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. USA unless stated, start times GMT First tee 11.45 Peter Malnati, Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Abraham Ancer (Mex) 11.56 Anirban Lahiri (Ind), Kyoung-Hoon Lee (Kor), Robby Shelton 12.07 Branden Grace (Rsa), Sung Kang (Kor), Jimmy Walker 12.18 Hudson Swafford, Brandt Snedeker, Scott Piercy 12.29 Jim Herman, […]

Justin Rose has withdrawn from The Players Championship due to injury, with US Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker replacing him in the field. Rose had been due to get underway at 1.11pm local time (6.11pm ET) alongside Robert Streb and Australia’s Marc Leishman, but pulled out of the PGA Tour’s flagship event a few hours ahead of his tee time. […]

Andrew Coltart looks ahead to The Players Championship and says the momentum is not with Rory McIlroy as he looks to defend the title he won in 2019… This is not the Rory McIlroy we are normally talking about. It was incredibly contrasting watching him and Jordan Spieth in their post-round interviews on Sunday [at the Arnold Palmer Invitational]. Jordan […]

The R&A has announced a revised format for regional and final qualifying for this year’s Open Championship due to the coronavirus pandemic. Four courses – Hollinwell, Prince’s, St Annes Old Links and West Lancashire – will host both regional and final qualifying so that government measures in relation to staging events and international travel are consistent between venues. Golfers entering […]

Jay Monahan never saw the opening action of the 2020 Players Championship, where Hideki Matsuyama raced out to an opening two-shot lead. Instead, the PGA Tour commissioner spent the first round of his organisation’s flagship tournament holed up inside a boardroom at TPC Sawgrass, wondering what the future held in store not just for golf, but the world itself. The Covid-19 […]

Jimmy Fallon, the host of The Tonight Show in the United States, has provided something of a sideshow at the player press conferences ahead of The Players Championship over the last two years. The NBC chat show presenter has asked a number of players to drop some unusual phrases into their interviews and it appears they were at it again […]

A defiant Rory McIlroy declared “my best days are ahead of me” as he looks for ways to overcome his recent inconsistency at this week’s Players Championship. McIlroy gets a second crack at defending the title he won in 2019, although he is hoping for a better start having struggled to a 72 in the first round last year, trailing […]