ESPN.com · Mar 14
2026 Players Championship: Looking ahead to the weekend
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PONTE VEDRA, Fla. -- Through two rounds at TPC Sawgrass, the Players Championship has delivered a compelling leaderboard heading into the weekend. Though Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have struggled to make a charge, plenty of the world's best have been able to tame a tougher version of this yearly stop on the PGA Tour.
With eight players within six shots of the lead, including two-time major winner Xander Schauffele and former Players winner Justin Thomas, and leader Ludvig Åberg up by only two strokes, the final two rounds of the Players should once again deliver a blockbuster finish.