This week features the iconic par three 17th hole, the island green will serve up much drama before the close of play on Sunday. So what is your favourite par three? Let us know in the comments below!
2253 GMT - So that is day one of THE PLAYERS Championship in the books, Rory is bang in contention to win for the 2nd time this season, and 28th time on the PGA TOUR, and Scotland's Bob MacIntyre is right there too. I'll be back at 6.30pm on Friday with much more, for now check out some of the other articles on www.shankmedia.co.uk
2250 GMT - MEANWHILE AT IBROX PARK, RANGERS WIN A DRAMATIC PENALTY SHOOTOUT TO BEAT FENERBAHCE AND REACH THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS! Utterly useless in the Scottish Premiership, embarrassed by Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup, and trophyless at home, but somehow in Europe they defy the odds every time.
2240 GMT - FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
-6 JJ Spaun, Camilo Villegas, Lucas Glover
-5 Rory McIlroy, Billy Horschel, Min Woo Lee
-4 Rickie Fowler, Ashkay Bhatia, Alex Smalley, Stephan Jaeger, Aaron Rai, Bud Cauley, Denny McCarthy, Chandler Phillips, Emiliano Grillo, Adam Hadwin, Max McGreevy
Selected others
-3 Robert MacIntyre, Scottie Scheffler, Laurie Canter, Patrick Cantlay
-2 Collin Morikawa
PAR Xander Schauffele
2238 GMT - 5-under-par having only hit 4 fairways. Rory McIlroy may well have shot in the high 70's on another day, but he putted superbly and his short game was sensational. A great start for the 2019 Champion.
2234 GMT - A fantastic birdie at the 18th from McIlroy, a wonderful long pitch and run from the right wood chip to set up a 7 foot putt which he buries and finishes with a round of 67, right now he is 1 shot off the lead
2202 GMT - Billy Horschel birdies the 17th to reach 4-under-par, the BMW PGA Champion would love to add the PGA TOUR's flagship event to the DP World Tour's showpiece title.
2148 GMT - CAMILO VILLEGAS LEADS! A stunning chip in on the 6th hole (his 15th) to move to 7-under-par.
2140 GMT - Min Woo Lee makes par at the 16th and will head to 17 at 5-under, 1 off the lead, which is now held by Camilo Villegas and Lucas Glover, both 6-under-par.
2112 GMT - Former LIV Golf player, and 2-time DP World Tour winner, Laurie Canter moves to 2-under-par through 9 holes of his first round. The Englishman, born in Bath (the same place as myself) has had a fantastic last couple of years and since missing out in the LIV Golf Promotions event at the end of 2023 returned to the DP World Tour. He has since won the 2024 European Open and the 2025 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. A runner-up finish at the Investec South African Open saw him move inside the world's top 50 and earn a spot in THE PLAYERS Championship.
2055 GMT - FOUR IN A ROW FOR RORY! Brilliant birdie at the 12th and the 2019 Champion is now 2 off the lead, tied for fourth at 4-under-par
2039 GMT - Marvellous from McIlroy, makes a remarkable birdie from a terrible tee shot on the 11th and he is 3-under, just 3 off the lead
2031 GMT - Min Woo Lee birdies the 12th, bouncing back from a bogey on the 11th, and the Australian is one off the lead
2025 GMT - Rory with a wild tee shot at the 11th, he will face a difficult second shot to lay up on the par five
2013 GMT - CHANDLER PHILLIPS TIES FOR THE LEAD! A second eagle of the day, pitching in at the par-five 11th hole to get to 6-under-par
2008 GMT - Min Woo Lee hits an absolute shocker at the 11th and finds the middle of the water, some 50 yards offline
2000 GMT - Great birdie for Rory McIlroy at the par-five ninth hole to move back under par, 5 off the lead. Alongside him Scheffler hit a stunning 3 wood into the heart of the green and two-putted to move to 3-under-par through his first nine holes.
1955 GMT - Australian Min Woo Lee has made a magnificent start to his championship, with five birdies on a front nine of 31 to sit 1 shot back of Lucas Glover
1905 GMT - Welcome to Day One of The Players Championship from TPC Sawgrass. This is the 51st edition of the flagship event of the PGA TOUR, no fifth major chat here, there are four and that is that. Coming up over the next four evenings we will have all the up to the minute news from Sawgrass, keeping you in touch with the championship, as well as topics relating to one of the biggest events in the game.
The marquee grouping of Rory McIlroy (-1), Scottie Scheffler (-2) and Xander Schauffele (-2) are on the sixth hole of their round, with all making solid starts. They are chasing the morning leader, Lucas Glover, who shot 66.
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