Ludvig Åberg raced into the halfway lead at The Players, as pre-tournament favourites Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy stuttered into the weekend at TPC Sawgrass.Åberg equalled the lowest front-nine score in tournament history as he raced to the turn in 29, with the Swede continuing to push forward during a sensational second-round 63 on Friday afternoon.
The two-time PGA Tour winner carded two eagles, six birdies and a lone bogey to post the lowest round of the day and move to 12 under, two clear of Xander Schauffele, with Cam Young a further shot back in third ahead of Corey Conners and Justin Thomas.
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Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick are seven off the pace as they both look to become the first Englishman to win The Players, while Scheffler and McIlroy both needed final-hole birdies to guarantee their weekend spots.Defending champion McIlroy – coming into the week without a practice round due to a back injury – needed the late birdie to salvage a one-under 71 and move to one over, with Scheffler on the same total after salvaging a one-over 73 and securing a 70th consecutive PGA Tour cut.
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Rory McIlroy made birdie on his first and last holes of the day to post a one-under par 71 and stutter into the weekend
How Åberg jumped into halfway leadÅberg posted a bogey-free 69 on the opening day before accelerating forward in benign conditions in his second…
2026-03-13 23:00:00
