Forty-eight of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are in the field as the PGA Tour holds the 51st edition of the Players Championship, tournament officials revealing the field on Friday afternoon.

Rory McIlroy continues to sit on the front page of the leaderboard, but TPC Sawgrass still finds ways to put its claws into him at The PLAYERS Championship.

A day after he barely broke 80, Justin Thomas nearly broke 60. The 2021 champion at TPC Sawgrass has put his name next to another entry in the record books as he recorded a 10-under 62 in the second round of the 2025 Players Championship to tie the course record.