It will be a quick turnaround for many of the names atop the leaderboard at the 2025 Players Championship as second-round play begins. The likes of Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Scottie Scheffler all rose within striking distance as course conditions eased,

The 51st edition of The Players Championship continues Friday, March 14, on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The grouping of world Nos. 1, 2 and 3 — Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele,

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The 24 newcomers to The Players Championship probably won't take much solace in hearing that only one player — Craig Perks in 2002 — has conquered the diabolical Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass in his debut over the last four decades.