Players Championship 2016 Leaderboard: Live Scores and Standings from Thursday

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Published: May 12, 2016

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The Players Championship at Florida’s TPC Sawgrass technically isn’t a major, but it may as well be.

This year’s edition features a loaded field, $10 million in prize money and a daunting closing stretch that includes the island green on No. 17, which could determine the Sunday winner in a crowded competition. Erik Matuszewski of Forbes confirmed the prize money total and noted that each of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking will take the course Thursday.

It may be only the first round, but it is important to get off to a favorable start. With so many top-notch golfers in the field, it will be all the more difficult to overcome an early deficit during the weekend rounds. Below is a list of the golfers to watch in the first round who will find their names near the top of the leaderboard at the start of the day on Friday. 

With that in mind, check back here throughout the first round for live score and standing updates below:



 

Players to Watch Jordan Spieth

It’s not often that a second-place finish at the Masters is considered a failure, but Jordan Spieth lost a five-shot lead with nine holes remaining at Augusta National as Danny Willett captured the green jacket.



Thursday marks Spieth’s first action since his Masters collapse, which means there will be plenty of eyes on him in anticipation of how he reacts. After all, his quadruple bogey on the par-three No. 12 at Augusta that featured inexplicable water shots was the key to his meltdown, and the island green on the par-three No. 17 at Sawgrass has water that is very much in play.

Whether Spieth is able to mentally block out his Masters performance on that hole will be critical, especially if he is among the leaders vying for the title in the later rounds.

Jonathan Coachman of ESPN.com believes Spieth will be locked in a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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