Golf's fifth major heads into its second round with plenty of action near the top of the leaderboard at the 2026 Players Championship. Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka, Sahith Theegala and Lee Hodges ended the first round in the lead with 5-under 67s, while Justin Thomas and Russell Henley were among those right behind. Austin Smotherman was tied with the leaders but was unable to finish his first round due to darkness. Taylor Moore, Ludvig Åberg, Tony Finau and Tommy Fleetwood enter Round 2 in the mix along with J.J. Spaun, who lost to Rory McIlroy in a playoff last year at TPC Sawgrass. Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama also hope to make a move today. McIlroy didn't seem fazed by his...
