Rory McIlroy was interested only in his good start to The Players Championship on Thursday than discussing a heckling incident in which he took the phone of a University of Texas player who had heckled him during a practice round.

Few have the experience of playing the Stadium Course as McIlroy and certainly not three of the players directly ahead of him on the leaderboard.

Camilo Villegas, Lucas Glover and J.J. Spaun are tied for the lead after the first round of The Players Championship. Round 2 is already underway, with coverage throughout Friday afternoon.

The 2025 Players Championship and its season-high $25 million purse is really the kickoff to golf's majors — even if it doesn't technically qualify as one. The tournament has all the hallmarks of the biggest events of the season: An elite course in TPC Sawgrass with arguably the most iconic hole in golf (the island green No.

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Justin Thomas has been on hand for both rounds of 62 shot at TPC Sawgrass during The Players Championship. In 2023, the former Alabama All-American was the playing partner for Tom Hoge, who set the course record with a 10-under-par round.

Justin Thomas came within one par of breaking the TPC Sawgrass course record on Friday at The Players Championship -- but a water ball on the final hole led to a bogey and the two-time major champion settled for a 10-under-par 62 and a share of the mark.

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.