After a wild Sawgrass weekend, some players are preparing for a Sunday second round

Winds were strong enough that players were throwing yardages out the window considering the same clubs could have 100-yard fluctuations depending on the wind direction.
After a wild Sawgrass weekend, some players are preparing for a Sunday second round

Rory McIlroy plays an approach shot on the 14th hole as caddie Harry Diamond looks on during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass 

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Bubba Watson’s beautiful mind was made for days like Saturday at the Players Championship.

The left-handed Watson, who famously hooked a wedge out of the trees to win his first Masters in a playoff, painted sweeping draws and fades under the gusting winds that buffeted the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course on Saturday. He played 20 holes without a single bogey, including a 4-under 68 in the second round that has him sharing the clubhouse lead with defending champion Justin Thomas at 3-under par.

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