Sudarshan Yellamaraju learned the game through watching videos on YouTube with his dad. Now, the 24-year-old PGA Tour rookie is finishing in the top 5 of “major” tournaments.
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Sudarshan Yellamaraju grinded to make the 36-hole cut at TPC Sawgrass. He made the best of his weekend, ascending to T-5 at the 2026 Players Championship thanks in large part to a 4-under 68 on Sunday.
Cameron Young joined the Golf Channel desk in studio after he won the 2026 Players Championship on Sunday and broke down his final round. Young discussed his thought process on No. 18 after driving the ball into the water yesterday.
Matt Fitzpatrick saw the crowd turn against him at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday afternoon as he lost a lead to Cameron Young over the final three holes. Fitzpatrick said the boos for him and applause for Young down the stretch was nothing compared to what he faced as a member of the European team at the 2025 Ryder Cup held in Bethpage Black, N.Y.
Ludvig Åberg spoke to the media after the final round of The Players on Sunday and talked about falling from the lead to finish tied for fifth.
Michael Thorbjornsen and his 10-finger grip are in the final pairing Sunday at The Players, alongside friend Ludvig Åberg. Hear from Thorbjornsen and listen to Brandel Chamblee’s analysis of his grip.
Matt Fitzpatrick is climbing up the leaderboard at the The Players Championship, thanks in large part to precision tee shots like he had here on the 17th hole. Fitzpatrick birdie putt to climb into a tie for second place with Cameron Young.
Scottie Scheffler shot a bogey-free 67 on Saturday at TPC Sawgrass to move up the leaderboard at the 2026 Players Championship. The two-time Players champion chuckled when asked if he was having more fun after making the cut. He called the round “less stressful.”
Golf Channel anchor Damon Hack, in a case for making golf more compelling from an entertainment perspective, referenced two popular forms of entertainment in a discussion on “Live from The Players.” Hack wants consequential Fridays with “juice,” and spoke how about satisfying that need is “chess not checkers.”
Two people were killed in a Friday night shooting at a Walgreens located about a mile from TPC Sawgrass. The suspect fled onto the golf course and caused an early morning lockdown Saturday, Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard reports. The suspect was arrested an hour north in Nassau County, Fla. Third-round play was not impacted by the incident.
“That wasn’t even close!” “Slow down!” and “If it wasn’t surrounded by water, they’d never miss the green.” When talking about the lowlights of the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass on Friday, March 13, it sounded like a house of horrors -- for the most part. Here’s who provided the second-round highlights at The Players most famous hole
Justin Thomas pitched in for eagle on the par-5 11th Friday at the 2026 Players Championship. Smylie Kaufman nearly repeated the feat on “Live From The Players.”
Golf Central is Live from The Players this week where they are ready to diagnosis issues with Scottie Scheffler’s swing after Round 2 at TPC Sawgrass. Scheffler, who has made the cut in 70 straight tournaments, has started T-28 or worse in through the first 36 holes in four of his five tournaments.
MORE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Åberg played the Stadium Course’s first four holes in 5 under par before wrapping a two-eagle, front-nine 29 and eventually shooting 9-under 63 to push to 12 under, a pair ahead of Xander Schauffele.
The Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, did its damage to the following players who failed to make the 36-hole cut.
Jordan Spieth made seven birdies and hit three trees at TPC Sawgrass on Friday. The three-time major winner also made two long putts from off the green but twice asked the gallery for help finding his golf ball.
Rory McIlroy will survive the cut line at The Players Championship and, though well back of the lead, is happy to get in two more competitive rounds.
Coming off his Ryder Cup captaincy, Keegan Bradley has struggled in 2026. He’s hoping Friday at The Players will turn things around.
Xander Schauffele raced up the leaderboard at The Players, thanks to a second-round effort where he found all 14 fairways and picked up two-and-a-half shots on the field in strokes gained: off the tee.
Sahith Theegala shot a 5-under 67 to share the opening round lead at TPC Sawgrass with a handful of other players.
Straka saved par seven times and chipped in for eagle late in his round Thursday to grab a share of the lead at The Players. Whether he remained atop the leaderboard would not be determined until Friday morning.
Rory McIlroy teed it up Thursday at The Players Championship having only hit about a bag of practice balls since late last week. It showed in his performance.
Henley was getting lunch in the locker room when he was told by Ben Griffin that he needed to return for his round.