Players Championship 2016: Tee Times, Pairings and Predictions for Friday

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Published: May 13, 2016

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With one round in the books Thursday, Jason Day is perched atop the leaderboard at The Players Championship at nine under par.

However, his lead may not be safe for long. A pack of five players is lurking just two shots behind the reigning PGA Championship winner, and the Australian superstar will need to come up with another brilliant round Friday to enter the weekend with a 36-hole lead.



With a thrilling second round on the horizon, here's a look at Friday's tee times and groupings, courtesy of the PGA Tour: 



 

Thursday Review and Friday Preview

Day was the story of Thursday's opening round, and rightfully so. 

Coming off a tie for fifth place at the Zurich Classic in late April, Day didn't skip a beat as he tied a course record at TPC Sawgrass with a 63 to take sole possession of first place.

Perhaps most impressive was that Day recorded the 63 without a blemish on his scorecard. Day tallied nine birdies and nine pars to hit a mark only four other players before him had touched. And according to Golf Channel's Justin Ray, two of the previous four players who shot 63s at TPC Sawgrass went on to win The Players Championship that weekend.



The test for Day moving forward will be sustaining that level of production now that he isn't motivated by a pack of players ahead of him.

"I was under par going through my first nine, but there were guys at seven under when I was at five under, and I'm sitting there going, OK, I've got to keep pushing," he said, per Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard. "When you see someone up the leaderboard that's kind of distancing themselves away from the field, you've got to do something to catch up to them."

But based on recent results, it would be a surprise to see him fall far from the top Friday. Day not only tied for fifth in...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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