Golf's annual pucker-fest took center stage Thursday at TPC Sawgrass, with the notorious island-green 17th hole meting out its usual punishment (although not to Sergio Garcia, whom we'll get to in a minute). Here's how things stand after one round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.:Leaderboard: William McGirt (-5), Mackenzie Hughes (-5), J.B. Holmes (-4), Alex Noren (-4), Chez Reavie (-4), Jon Rahm (-4)What it means: There's a lot of golf to be played, a lot of trips to the potentially round-wrecking 17th hole. We should give props to McGirt for another fast start in a big tournament. At the Masters, he opened with a 69 that left him in second place after Round 1. Unfortunately, he would end up tied for 22nd.Rounds of the day: McGirt followed an interesting path to his 67. After making three birdies on the front nine, he eagled both par-5s on the back. Unfortunately, he also bogeyed the 10th and the 18th. Canadian Hughes bookended his front nine with two birdies, then made three more on the back.Best of the rest: Holmes, Noren, Reavie and Rahm all shot 68. Sweden's Noren made it to the final group on Sunday in the Wells Fargo Championship, where he closed with a 77, and Spain's Rahm finished fourth in the same event.Biggest disappointment: We have two candidates: First, Scott. He was cruising along, leading the tournament at 6 under, when he didn't get his tee shot deep enough onto the 17th green and watched it bounce back into the water. He made double bogey. Then he hit his second shot into the water at the 18th and made another double bogey. It wasn't the best of days for Jordan Spieth, who shot a 73 that included a double-bogey 6 on his 10th hole of the day (No. 1) that he blamed on a poorly raked bunker.Shot of the day: The 137-yard, par-3 17th was no problem for Garcia, who hit his iron shot right at the front pin, bounced it jut past and sucked the ball back into the cup.Main storyline heading into Friday: How will things shake out after 36 holes? For one thing, where are the leeaders in the world ranking? No. 3 Jason Day shot 70 and is three shots back, and No. 1 Dustin Johnson is four back after a 71. Also, two of Thursday's finishes were potentially misleading: Scott played well until the final two holes, where he dropped four shots. Conversely, Garcia was fortunate to keep his score down to 73, thanks to his hole-in-one at the 17th.
The Canadian rookie shook his head and laughed. Even after going bogey-free in his debut Thursday for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with William McGirt, Hughes saw enough of the Players Stadium
McGirt, Hughes tied for lead at Players - omanobserver.om
William McGirt and Mackenzie Hughes lept to the front of the pack Thursday, fashioning 5-under-par 67s to take a one-stroke lead over arguably the most loaded field in golf.
Hughes, McGirt share PGA TPC lead | Local Sports
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. >> Canadian rookie Mackenzie Hughes played bogey-free in his debut at The Players Championship and shot 5-under 67 to share the lead with William McGirt after an opening
Hughes, McGirt share lead after action-packed opening round
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Canadian rookie Mackenzie Hughes played bogey-free in his debut at the Players Championship and shot 5-under 67 to share the lead with William McGirt after an opening
McGirt, Hughes share Players lead at 67 - Cal Golf News
Two eagles carried William McGirt to a share of the first-round lead in the Players Championship. McGirt (pictured) sank a 55-foot putt on the 11th hole and a 10-footer at No. 16 for his eagles and was tied with Mackenzie Hughes of Canada after the
William McGirt shares lead at The Players after - USA TODAY
Hughes punched the ball out under tree branches and onto the green, where he safely two-putted to keep his share of the lead. Earlier, Hughes birdied three of five holes at one point to shoot up
Hughes, McGirt share The Players Championship lead - Daily News
McGirt, Hughes share Players lead after eventful day at the
May 11, 2017 · William McGirt shares lead at The Players after two eagles. William McGirt had two eagles to shoot 67 in the first round. Jason Day and Dustin Johnson were among the big names lurking on the
Canadian Hughes shares lead with McGirt at Players
McGirt had three birdies on the front nine and eagled both of the par-fives on the back nine to offset two bogeys. This is the fifth time McGirt has held the lead or a share of the lead after 18 holes, but he has yet to convert an opening round lead into a victory. Hughes had a solid round of five birdies and no bogeys.
McGirt, Hughes share lead at The Players Championship
Canadian rookie Mackenzie Hughes played bogey-free in his debut at The Players Championship and shot a 5-under 67 to share the lead with William McGirt.
McGirt, Hughes tied for lead at Players - ESPN.com
Even after going bogey-free in his debut Thursday for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with William McGirt, Hughes saw enough of the Players Stadium Course to realize that surprises lurk around
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