It will be a quick turnaround for many of the names atop the leaderboard at the 2025 Players Championship as second-round play begins. The likes of Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Scottie Scheffler all rose within striking distance as course conditions eased,

As first alternate at the 51st Players Championship, the 29-year-old PGA Tour rookie who has lived in Jacksonville area for five-and-a-half years assumed getting into the event on Thursday would be a long shot;