Owen shows his grit and quality

GREG OWEN came off Sawgrass proud of himself yesterday after showing the golfing world he is a real fighter as well as a quality player.

Five days on from throwing away the Bay Hill Invitational, the 34-year-old was in danger of crashing out of the £5 million (€7.2m) Players Championship when he began his second round with a double-bogey six.

But in a tricky wind he covered the remaining 17 holes in a brilliant six under par and was suddenly in contention for the sport's richest event.