William McGirt and Mackenzie Hughes are tied atop the PLAYERS Championship leaderboard after posting 5-under 67s in the opening-round at TPC Sawgrass.
Four players are tied at 4-under, including rising stars Alex Noren and Jon Rahm. Another young star, Daniel Berger, headlines a group of 12 players tied for 7th at 3-under-par.
Jason Day and Rickie Fowler, the two most recent winners of the PLAYERS, each posted 2-under 70s, and are in the hunt, just three shots back. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson posted a pedestrian 1-under 71, but is only 4 back.
Reigning Masters champ, Sergio Garcia provided the highlight of the day with an ace on the iconic 17th hole, which moved him to 1-over.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Adam Scott arrived on No. 17’s tee at 6-under, and the outright leader. The Aussie then proceeded to post two double bogeys on the final two holes, to plummet to 2-under.
Top 10
1 Mackenzie Hughes -5
1 William McGirt -5
3 Chez Reavie -4
3 Alexander Noren -4
3 J.B. Holmes -4
3 Jon Rahm -4
7 Rafael Cabrera-Bello -3
7 Louis Oosthuizen -3
7 David Lingmerth -3
7 Francesco Molinari -3
7 Kyle Stanley -3
7 Brendan Steele -3
7 Cody Gribble -3
7 Patrick Cantlay -3
7 Si-woo Kim -3
7 Daniel Berger -3
7 Daniel Summerhays -3
Shot of the Day
WOW!!@TheSergioGarcia makes an ACE at the iconic 17th hole at @TPCSawgrass!#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/KZVnATFDsM
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 11, 2017
