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Preview of the Second Round of the 2023 PLAYERS Championship

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By TERRY LYONS

Note: Due to darkness, the first round was suspended at 6:28pm (ET) with 21 players yet to complete their round. The first round will resume at 7:40am today. The second round will begin at 6:50am (ET) as scheduled.

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH - Chad Ramey is one of 32 players making their tournament debut; no first-timer has held the 18-hole lead in the event since 2017 when Mackenzie Hughes accomplished the feat.

Ramey (64) and Collin Morikawa (65) were the only two players in the field without a bogey or worse in the first round

Five of the 11 players T-6 or better are first-timers at THE PLAYERS Championship; those 11 players have made a combined 11 starts at THE PLAYERS. The most? Denny McCarthy with three

Canada’s Taylor Pendrith (T-3) opened with 5-under (67), his low 18-hole score in the event. Pendrith is in his second appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship, and finished T-13 in 2022.

Making his PLAYERS Championship debut, Ben Griffin (T-3) birdied his last three holes (Nos. 7-9) en route to 5-under (67). He’s making his 14th start of the season with his best finish being a T-3 at the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

Justin Suh (T-3) birdied five holes in a six-hole stretch (Nos. 7-12) and sits 5-under thru 15 holes.

Hayden Buckley shot a one-over (73) but aced the 17th on Thursday morning:

The PLAYERS | Partial First Round Leaderboard

Chad Ramey 64 (-8)

Collin Morikawa 65 (-7)

Taylor Pendrith 67 (-5)

Ben Griffin 67 (-5)

Justin Suh -5 thru 15

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The PLAYERS | Tournament Facts

COURSE: TPC Sawgrass - THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

YARDS/PAR: 7,256 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECTS: Pete Dye

PRIZE Money - Purse: $25,000,000 with Winner: $4,500,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Cameron Smith

PAST RESULTS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @THEPLAYERSChamp

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)


The PLAYERS | The Basics

The Tee Times at TPC Sawgrass will run from 6:50am (ET) to 1:51pm (ET).

Weather: Today’s forecast is for cloudy skies in the morning, turning partly sunny and 72-degrees. Only a 2% chance of rain.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Info: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post by 6:30am (ET) on Saturday.


The PLAYERS : Tee Times and Leaderboard

Tee Times: (link)

Tournament Leaderboard: (link)


What They’re Saying

Morikawa with promising start at The PLAYERS (PGATourCom)

Chad Ramey Shines (Golf Week/USA Today)

Looking at Round 2 at The PLAYERS (ESPNCom)

McIlroy Shot Opening Round (76) - (ESPNCom)

How to Watch - The PLAYERS | R-2 (PGATourCom)



On This Day in Golf History

March 10, 1963 - Arnold Palmer shot (67) in the final round to win the Pensacola Open. It was part of a great start to the ‘63 PGA Tour season for him when he won three of first seven events he played: Pensacola preceeded by the Los Angeles Open and Phoenix Open in which Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus finished second and third.


Parting Putt

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