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How JT's 62 at Players inspired Åberg's second-round surge
Ludvig Åberg spoke with Golf Channel's Todd Lewis after shooting a 9-under 63, which tied his lowest career 36-hole score par. He sits atop the 2026 Players Championship leaderboard after Friday's second round where he threatened to score sub-60 and break the TPC Sawgrass course record.
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Water balls are contagious at The Players' notorious No. 17
TPC Sawgrass' notorious No. 17 claimed a whole group's balls during Round 1 of the 2026 Players Championship on Thursday. Gary Woodland, Cam Davis and Kevin Yu all saw their tee shots suffer a wet fate instead of hitting the island green.
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Gotterup, who also captured the Sony Open last month and the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday, climbed nine spots, from No. 16 to No. 5.
Highlights from the final round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, where it took a sudden-death playoff to determine the winner at TPC Scottsdale.
Coody’s strong start to the season continued at the WM Phoenix Open, where the 26-year-old Coody tied for 10th. He will keep playing, too, as he qualified for his first two signature events via the Aon Swing 5.
Hideki Matsuyama lost for the first time in his PGA Tour career carrying a lead into Sunday. His driver betrayed him throughout the final round, failing to hit a single fairway on the front nine. Matsuyama eventually lost a playoff to Chris Gotterup.
Chris Gotterup spoke to Golf Channel’s Ryan Lavner after his thrilling playoff win over Hideki Matsuyama at the 2026 WM Phoenix Open.
Matsuyama had to back off two shots on the 18th hole because of audible noises from the crowd before ultimately losing his bid for a third WM Phoenix Open title to a walk-off birdie by Chris Gotterup.
Hideki Matsuyama’s third WM Phoenix Open title was denied in a drama-filled playoff on Sunday at TPC Scottsdale. Chris Gotterup bested the Masters champion for his second win on Tour this year.