Players Championship 2016: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Saturday

Difficult course conditions led to significantly higher scores at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday, but world No. 1 Jason Day maintained his lead through three rounds of The Players Championship. Day struggled to a one-over 73 in the third round after setting the 36-hole TPC Sawgrass record at 15 under par, but he’ll enter the final round with a four-stroke advantage over Hideki Matsuyama, Ken Duke and Alex Cejka: Part of the field, including Day, had to finish the second round Saturday morning after play was suspended Friday. The Aussie was part of the final group to tee off in the... 

Rory McIlroy at Players Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

The world’s No. 3 golfer, Rory McIlroy, crashed out of the running at The Players Championship after a disastrous back nine resulted in a three-over 75 for Saturday’s third round. He sits at five under overall for the tournament, which dropped him out of the top 10. McIlroy went four over on his last nine holes of the day, which was only the second time in 15 rounds at TPC Sawgrass that he has shot over par on the back nine, according to the NBC telecast. The course handed out a ton of low-scoring rounds throughout the first two days of the tournament. But Saturday was not the same,... 

The Players Championship 2016: Saturday Scores, Results and Analysis

Jason Day did not have the kind of round he was hoping for on Saturday, but he just may have played the kind of golf that will earn him a wire-to-wire first-place finish at The Players Championship. After dominating the course in the first two rounds when he got to 15-under and did not have one bogey, the No. 1 player in the world struggled badly in the early part of the round and slipped to four over par for the round through eight holes. As he saw his lead dwindle to one stroke, it seemed like the tournament was getting away from him. But Day steadied himself, got it all the way back to one over... 

Players Championship 2016 Leaderboard: Full Cut Line List of Players Removed

Scoring conditions at the 2016 Players Championship have been awfully favorable through two rounds, but several high-profile golfers couldn’t string together consecutive productive rounds before moving day rolled around.   Among the notable names who missed the cut line of two under were Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and defending Players Championship title-holder Rickie Fowler, each of whom struggled with consistency at TPC Sawgrass.  And while Fowler finished his disappointing 36-hole stretch on schedule, Spieth and Mickelson both wrapped up their second rounds early Saturday... 

Players Championship 2016 Leaderboard: Live Updates, Top Storylines for Saturday

Jason Day will have a four-shot lead going into the third round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass after completing his second round on Saturday morning. The world’s No. 1 golfer heads into the third round at 15 under par. Play in the second round was suspended due to darkness with Day still needing to complete four holes at 14 under. Right behind Day is rising star Shane Lowry, who tied the course record with a back nine score of 29 on Thursday, and Jonas Blixt is currently four shots behind Day after shooting back-to-back five-under 67s alongside Alex Cejka and Cameron Tringale. Here’s... 

Jason Day Sets 36-Hole Record at 2016 Players Championship

Jason Day set a new Players Championship record Saturday morning by completing 36 holes with a score of 15 under. The Golf Channel confirmed the new standard. Day, the top-ranked golfer in the world, held a four-shot lead heading into Round 3, which will begin later Saturday. Jason Sobel of ESPN provided the star’s scoring breakdown through two rounds: Day opened the tournament with an outstanding nine-under 63 in the first round. Afterward, the 28-year-old Aussie said it was his best all-around performance he could remember, per Steve DiMeglio of USA Today. “I can’t really recall... 

Jordan Spieth Misses Cut at 2016 Players Championship: Latest Comments, Reaction

Jordan Spieth hasn’t performed to his usual sky-high standards of late, and his struggles continued at the 2016 Players Championship with a missed cut at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. After blowing a final-round lead at the Masters in his last start, Spieth won’t even be around for the weekend of the “fifth major.” He followed an opening-round 72 with a one-under 71 during a second round that spanned Friday and Saturday to miss the cut by one stroke. Interestingly, Jeremy Schilling of PGA Magazine noted Spieth also missed the Players... 

Christy O’Connor, Former Ryder Cup Star, Dies at Age 91

Christy O’Connor Sr., an Irish golfing legend who made 10 Ryder Cup appearances, died Saturday. He was 91. The Press Association (via the Guardian) confirmed the news. The report included a statement from Ryder Cup director Richard Hills, who said: “Today we have lost not only one of the greatest Ryder Cup players the game has even seen, but an incredible man.”  He added: “Christy did so much for the game of golf and his legacy will long live on. After the tragic, sudden death of his nephew, Christy O’Connor Jr., in January, golf has lost two of its greatest men.” European... 

Mauritius Open 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Siddikur Rahman put together a stunning three-under-par round of 69 in torrid conditions at the Mauritius Open on Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round.  The Bangladeshi star handled the blustery elements brilliantly to chalk up four birdies and just one bogey and move seven under for the tournament. Jeunghun Wang continued to produce the goods on the big stage with an excellent one-under round of 71 to go to six under par, while Nicolas Colsaerts is a further three shots back ahead of Sunday. Here’s a look at the full leaderboard after an eventful Round 3 at the... 

Players Championship 2016: Tee Times, TV and Live Stream Schedule for Saturday

The 2016 Players Championship has moved into the weekend, though there is still some leftover action from Friday’s second round to be taken care of with weather forcing some players off the course early.  One of those players is Jason Day, who is currently atop the leaderboard at 14 under par through 14 holes in the second round. He wasn’t playing at the same pace as his dazzling opening-round 63 but still looked to be in command of his game.  Here’s the full leaderboard after Friday’s action: Tee times for all players have not been officially announced... 

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