Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis talked about the importance of Scottie Scheffler committing to his new driver, and how that will help aspects of his mental game as the world’s No. 1-ranked player is expected to take the next few weeks off. Lewis also questioned if Scheffler will show up to Augusta National feeling the maximum amount of confidence in his game.
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Justin Thomas didn’t fare well in his return to competition at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he shot 68 in the opening round of The Players Championship.
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.
Max Homa and Max Greyserman both had extreme scorecards in the first round of The Players Championship.
Here’s a look at adjusted tee times and groupings for the first round following a brief weather suspension.
As expected, rain rolled into the Ponte Vedra Beach area Thursday causing a brief suspension of first-round play in the The Players.
2021 Players champion Justin Thomas started Round 1 of the 2026 tournament with three straight birdies. This is Thomas’ second Tour start of 2026 after missing the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week. Thomas had back surgery in November.
Collin Morikawa withdrew from the 2026 Players Championship halfway through Round 1 on Thursday due to a back injury. Morikawa was grabbing his back and bending over. After the WD, he met with the media, saying, “I don’t know what caused it... It’s awful. I feel terrible.”
Morikawa’s Players Championship ended after one hole Thursday at TPC Sawgrass.
Ryan Fox withdrew before the start of the Players Championship because of an illness.
Continuing the Tiger legacy series, Woods sits down with Max Homa and, in Part 2, breaks down the some of the greatest shots of his career.