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  Photos by Jim Brady/Florida Sports Wire COMPLETED First-Round Leaderboard Pos. Player R1 T1 Maverick McNealy 67 (-5)   Lee Hodges 67 (-5)   Sepp Straka 67 (-5)   Sahith Theegala 67 (-5)   Austin Smotherman 67 (-5)               Maverick McNealy (T1/-5) 30-year-old seeks his second win on TOUR in his 175th career start (2024 RSM Classic) Cards 67 or better for the fifth time in seven opening rounds in 2026; entered the week ranked No. 2 on TOUR in first-round scoring average in 2026 at 67.33 (Chris Gotterup/66.33) Second career 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (1-for-1); won the 2024 RSM Classic Making his seventh start of the 2026 season; has one top-10 finish (10th/Farmers Insurance Open) Making his sixth appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship (best: T9/2024) Matches his low 18-hole score in 17 career rounds at THE PLAYERS Championship (previous instance: 2024/R1) Hit only 5-of-14 fairways (ranks T110 in the field)   Lee Ho...

  Second-Round Leaderboard Pos. Player R1 R2 Total 1 Wyndham Clark 65 65 130 (-14) T2 Xander Schauffele 65 69 134 (-10) T2 Nick Taylor 66 68 134 (-10) T4 Matt Fitzpatrick 66 69 135 (-9) T4 Maverick McNealy 67 68 135 (-9)   Wyndham Clark (1 st /-14) First player in THE PLAYERS Championship history to open with two consecutive rounds of 65 or better Fourth player in tournament history with a 36-hole score of 130 or better; each of the previous three won by four strokes 129 (15-under), Webb Simpson, 2018, TPC Sawgrass (66-63) 129 (15-under), Jason Day, 2016, TPC Sawgrass (63-66) 130 (14-under), Wyndham Clark, 2024, TPC Sawgrass (65-65) 130 (14-under), Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass (63-67) 130 ties his lowest opening 36-hole total on TOUR (others: 2020 WM Phoenix Open/finished T34, 2020 Shriners Children’s Open/finished T13) Fifth career 36-hole lead/co-lead in individual stroke-play events on TOUR; 1-for-4 in converting to victory (2023 Wells Fargo Championship) Second consecut...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida Sports Wire) - On Wednesday at TPC Sawgrass, caddies for THE PLAYERS take part in an annual championship tradition where they aim to create their own Defining Moment by competing in a closest-to-the-pin contest at the iconic 17th hole Island Green.  From the first practice round in the morning through the final shots hit on Wednesday afternoon, each caddie gets one swing to make their own history at THE PLAYERS. Upon registration at the tournament, each player donates to the Caddie Competition.  The winning caddie receives the pot, and the PGA TOUR matches the total to donate to the Bruce Edwards Foundation. In addition to the pot, the winning caddie also receives a VIP parking spot for each competition day, an engraved money clip, and a custom drawing by sketch artist Casey Jones, who draws for Disney and Marvel Comics.  New in 2023, a plaque has been placed inside the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse, which will include each winning caddie’s name. Fina...