Stanley, Holmes share 54-hole lead at The Players

Kyle Stanley and J.B. Holmes battled their way through blustery conditions on Saturday to take a share of the 54-hole lead at The Players Championship. Here’s where things stand heading into Sunday at TPC Sawgrass:

Leaderboard: Holmes (-9), Stanley (-9), Louis Oosthuizen (-8), Si Woo Kim (-7), Emiliano Grillo (-6), Ian Poulter (-6), Sergio Garcia (-5), Patrick Cantlay (-5), Alex Noren (-5)

What it means: Holmes is in search of his fifth PGA Tour victory and the biggest win of his career, while Stanley is best known for blowing a six-shot lead at Torrey Pines in 2012 only to come back the very next week and win at TPC Scottsdale. Each player threatened to ace the par-3 17th Saturday before…