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Ranking
-12 years old Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy
-9 Ian Poulter, Jim Furyk, Brian Harman, Abraham Ancer
-8 Keith Mitchell, Kevin Kisner and Jason Day
Second day
Rory McIlroy joined Tommy Fleetwood at the top of the standings after the second round of the Players Championship at Sawgrbad.
Fleetwood built on his 65 points in the first round by taking four shots in the first three holes, including an eagle in the second. Although he could not maintain this pace, a birdie in the 18th earned him a round of 67 to move. at 12 under par.
It seemed good enough for an outright lead until McIlroy jumped late. The four-time major winner birdied the eighth, ninth, tenth and twelfth places and finished in style with an eagle on the 16th and a birdie on 17th to sign a 65.
Both players were in good shape without translating this into wins. McIlroy finished in the top six in each of his last six events, while Fleetwood won the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week before finishing tied for third.
He said, "(I have to), keep doing the same things, it did not happen to me last week but I did so many good things and it's nice to play with confidence.
"I felt really comfortable today and enjoyed it. (I'm going to try to) keep this course and stay motivated." Two rounds, that's long, but I'm am well placed. "
McIlroy is looking forward to competing on the weekend with his Ryder Cup teammate: "I'm excited, Tommy played very well last week, obviously I had my chances too, and that's the good thing. about golf back on the horse I'm looking forward to tomorrow. "
Fleetwood and McIlroy have a three-shot lead over a quartet of players – the Englishman Ian Poulter, the Americans Jim Furyk and Brian Harman and the Mexican Abraham Ancer.
Furyk had the best run of the day, the former 48-year-old Ryder Cup captain, who made eight birdies in a perfect 64.
Tiger Woods admitted that he was "excited" after seeing his hopes of winning a third World Championship player title wearing a potentially fatal blow to the famous 17th hole.
Woods started the second round with five shots but had the worst shots on goal with birdies on 12, 13 and 16 after the start of the 10th.
However, the former world number one then dropped two balls in the water at 17th of the normal three as he headed for a sevenfold quadruple bogey.
Woods had narrowly avoided water on 13 and 16 and had birdied twice, but his luck faded on the 17th when his tee shot fell on the green, but he spun in the back.
The 43-year-old chose to play his next shot from the drop zone, but a shot approach took a bounce before diving into the water and after finally finding the green, Woods doubled to 20-foot.
"The second wedge did not really surprise me, it was too flat – the first one I touched surprised me," Woods told the press. "I was pretty excited, I was determined to recover everything.
"Aside from the 17 years, I really have not done a lot of bad, all those who are successful in the cup have a chance."
Woods has regrouped to play his remaining 10 holes in two under par and return a 71, but on three under par, he is nine strokes back on the lead.
Report of the first day
Tommy Fleetwood made an excellent first lap in 65 laps to end up with seven under players, sharing the lead of the first round in the league with Keegan Bradley.
Perhaps inspired by the victory of his good friend Francesco Molinari last week, Fleetwood fought back home in 30 shots on nine shots on goal, mostly thanks to an outstanding performance.
He had made a single birdie in his first nine holes, having started in the 10th, but six of the first saw a target not to be missed.
Bradley was the only man able to match Fleetwood's efforts, since he hit two birdies and an eagle on Sawgrbad's four tight holes, while he was leaving at the back nine before joining English at seven.
Byeong Hun An and Brian Harman allowed 66 rounds on one lap, the first superbly striking the ball and the second hitting the putt after the putt.
Rory McIlroy was fortunate to join them after being eliminated at five with less than normal at the ninth normal to play, but one down saw him shoot 67 times during a day. low score in Sawgrbad.
World number one Dustin Johnson lost the same hole in a frustrating round of 69, while Justin Thomas made an expensive mistake in the sixth of a round of 71 by scoring six shots late.
Tiger Woods had a brisk comeback with a record of five birdies and three bogeys to end the day together, alongside Jason Day and Adam Scott.
Ian Poulter had a solid first round pulling 69 to sit down to three pennies, and he is joined by John Rahm, Sergio Garcia and Matt Wallace.
Save a thought for Anirban Lahiri, who was the only player who remained on the course when the game was suspended due to the dark, while it only remained for him to put the green in 18th place. .
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