Rory McIlroy was interested only in his good start to The Players Championship on Thursday than discussing a heckling incident in which he took the phone of a University of Texas player who had heckled him during a practice round.

Few have the experience of playing the Stadium Course as McIlroy and certainly not three of the players directly ahead of him on the leaderboard.

Justin Thomas has been on hand for both rounds of 62 shot at TPC Sawgrass during The Players Championship. In 2023, the former Alabama All-American was the playing partner for Tom Hoge, who set the course record with a 10-under-par round.

Justin Thomas came within one par of breaking the TPC Sawgrass course record on Friday at The Players Championship -- but a water ball on the final hole led to a bogey and the two-time major champion settled for a 10-under-par 62 and a share of the mark.

Thomas drained a 19-foot birdie putt at the 17th, the longest putt he made all day, and lifted his putter in celebration as it just tumbled in.

Wyndham Clark withdrew from The Players Championship in the middle of his second round due to a neck injury. Clark had just finished closing out his front nine of the second round with a 4-over 40 when he was shown shaking the hands of playing partners Jordan Spieth and Danny Walker on the Golf Channel broadcast.

Wyndham Clark withdrew after nine holes Friday in the second round of The Players Championship. No immediate reason was provided. Clark, who opened in even-par 72, shot 4-over 40 over his opening nine in Round 2 and was five strokes removed from the projected cut line.

There's been a fourth withdrawal from the 2025 Players Championship. Wyndham Clark made the decision after nine holes Friday. He shot an even-par 72 in Thursday's first round but triple-bogeyed the second hole Friday,