THE PLAYERS: Second Round Notebook

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Photo by Jim Brady/Florida Sports Wire

Second-Round Leaderboard

Pos.

Player

R1

R2

Total

1

Ludvig Åberg

69

63

132 (-12)

2

Xander Schauffele

69

65

134 (-10)

3

Cameron Young

68

67

135 (-9)

T4

Corey Conners

69

67

136 (-8)

T4

Justin Thomas

68

68

136 (-8)

Ludvig Åberg (1st/-12)

  • 63 marks the second-lowest 18-hole score in PLAYERS history (lowest: 62, Justin Thomas/2025/R2, Tom Hoge/2023/R3) and his lowest on TOUR since the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open (63/R1)
  • Marks his sixth career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR; 1-for-5 converting to victory (2023 RSM Classic); last to hold the 36-hole lead/co-lead at THE PLAYERS and go on to win: Rory McIlroy/2019
  • Third player to post 29 on the front nine at TPC Sawgrass (others: Dustin Johnson/2022/R4, Martin Kaymer/2014/R1)
  • Joins Derek Fathauer (2015/R1) as the only players to post 5-under on Nos. 1-4 at TPC Sawgrass
  • Becomes the third player in PLAYERS history to eagle Nos. 2 and 9 in the same round at TPC Sawgrass (others: Chandler Phillips/R1/2025, Henrik Stenson/R2/2013)
  • Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (4.087) through two rounds; led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (4.005) and Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (7.258) in round two
  • Making his third career appearance at THE PLAYERS; finished solo eighth in his debut in 2024 and missed the cut in 2025
  • Posted his first top-10 in five starts during the 2026 season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (T3)
  • Seeks his third career PGA TOUR victory (2023 RSM Classic, 2025 Genesis Invitational)

Xander Schauffele (2nd/-10)

  • 65 matches his low 18-hole score in 24 career rounds at THE PLAYERS Championship (R1, R3/2024)
  • Eight birdies in a round are the most in his career at TPC Sawgrass (previous: 7; R1, R3/2024)
  • Hit every fairway in a round (14 of 14) for the third time in his career (2025 Baycurrent Classic/R4, 2018 CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES/R3)
  • Two career runner-up finishes at THE PLAYERS (2018, 2024)
  • One top-10 finish in five starts during the 2026 season (T7/The Genesis Invitational)
  • Seeks his 11th PGA TOUR victory and second in his last seven starts (2025 Baycurrent Classic)

Miscellaneous Notes

  • Cameron Young (3rd/-9) posts 67 for his low 18-hole score in 16 career rounds at TPC Sawgrass (previous: 68/R3/2023, 68/R1/2026); T51 (2023) marks his best finish in four previous appearances at THE PLAYERS
  • Making his second start of the 2026 season since returning from back surgery in November, 2021 PLAYERS Champion Justin Thomas (T4/-8) takes his best career position through 36 holes at THE PLAYERS (previous: T16/2022)
  • Corey Conners (T4/-8) birdies five of his first six holes and cards 67; has two top-10s in six previous appearances at THE PLAYERS (7th/2021, T6/2025)
  • Two-time PLAYERS Champion (2023, 2024) and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (T51/+1) extends his longest active cuts made streak on TOUR to 70

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