More Sawgrass delays, Monday finish looms

The Players Championship has been halted again after only four hours as puddles began to form on the putting surfaces and the TPC Sawgrass couldn’t hold any more rain.

A Monday finish was looking inevitable, which would be the eighth since The Players Championship began in 1974, all of them in March.

Only 96 players from the 144-man field had finished the first round when play was stopped on Friday.

“We may be in a situation where, if we don’t get back out there today, we’re assured of a Monday finish,” said Gary Young, the chief referee of The Players.

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The TPC Sawgrass received about two-and-a-half inches of rain in a 24-hour period, and the Stadium Course held up remarkably well to get in four hours of play.

Tommy Fleetwood and Tom Hoge finished on Thursday and each posted a six-under 66.

Brice Garnett holed out for eagle from the fourth fairway and was at six-under with five holes to play.

More Sawgrass delays, Monday finish looms
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