If you like an eclectic leaderboard, then The Players Championship is the event for you this season.
World No. 57 Adam Svensson and 81st-ranked Christiaan Bezuidenhout share a two-stroke lead at TPC Sawgrass with Round 2 suspended for the day due to inclement weather.
While two-time major champion Collin Morikawa's presence in third is no surprise, Ben Griffin's spot alongside the young superstar certainly is. The rookie left professional golf a couple of years ago to work in the residential mortgage industry. Now he's sandwiched between Morikawa and Min Woo Lee at 6-under.
World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler is a mainstay on leaderboards weekly, this time joined by Canadian Taylor Pendrith just three shots off the pace.
First-round leader Chad Ramey fell victim to the iconic island green at No. 17, as the 30-year-old found the water twice en route to a quadruple-bogey 7. He's in a group at 4-under with eight holes left on his round.
| Place | Name | Total to par | Round 2 score |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -8 | -4 through 14 |
| T1 | Adam Svensson | -8 | -4 through 11 |
| T3 | Collin Morikawa | -6 | +1 through 11 |
| T3 | Min Woo Lee | -6 | -2 through 15 |
| T3 | Ben Griffin | -6 | 71 |
| T6 | Scottie Scheffler | -5 | -1 through 10 |
| T6 | Taylor Pendrith | -5 | Even through 13 |
| T8 | Will Gordon | -4 | 67 |
| T8 | Viktor Hovland | -4 | 71 |
| T8 | Jason Day | -4 | 70 |
| T8 | Byeong Hun An | -4 | 71 |
| T8 | Chad Ramey | -4 | +4 through 10 |
| T8 | Adam Hadwin | -4 | -3 through 8 |
A number of superstar names are absent from the top of the leaderboard in Florida - notably Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.
McIlroy began the day three shots off the projected cut but went the wrong way early in his round
Play will resume early Saturday morning with about three hours of play left in Round 2 before the cut is made and Round 3 begins.
