The Players more disruption as play suspended again
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Golf’s richest event suffered more disruption on Friday as play was suspended again in the delayed first round of the €18million Players Championship.
More than half the field were unable to complete their opening 18 holes on Thursday after bad weather caused delays totalling more than five hours.
Play resumed at 7.15am local time at Sawgrass on Friday and continued for four hours before consistent rainfall forced officials to call a halt due to “unplayable course conditions”.
Rory McIlroy had bogeyed the first and birdied the second before play was called off on Thursday - on Friday he birdied his opening two holes, before dropping shots on the sixth, 10th and 14th holes to leave him one over par through 15.
Séamus Power completed just his first hole when his round was halted on level par on Thursday, teeing off on the back nine. His Friday included two birdies, three bogeys and an eagle on the Par 5 second hole, leaving him one under par through 14 holes.
Shane Lowry was one of the players who managed to get his 18 holes in on Thursday, ending up one over with an opening 73. The Offaly man carded a mixed round of five bogeys and four birdies.
Tommy Fleetwood and Tom Hoge, who shot 66 on Thursday, remained tied for the lead with Brice Garnett also reaching six under after 13 holes.
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