Luke Donald gave himself the chance of a second World Golf Championships title this season with a superb burst in Akron today.

The perfect combination of great shots and two extremely lucky ones enabled Luke Donald to get off to a flying start in the €6.5m Players Championship - golf’s richest event – at Sawgrass in Florida today.

An ideal combination of some great shots and two extremely lucky ones enabled Luke Donald to get off to a flying start in the Players Championship - golf’s richest event – at Sawgrass in Florida today.