Xander Schauffele shoots 7-under 65 | Round 1 | THE PLAYERS

In the opening round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2024, Xander Schauffele carded a 7-under 65 to earn a share of the lead.

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The PGA TOUR heads to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida this week for the 50th anniversary of the THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Defending champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler returns to TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course looking to become the first golfer to go back-to-back at THE PLAYERS after his impressive win last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. This was his seventh victory on TOUR since the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. He has also claimed four top-10s across his five starts so far this season. Rory McIlroy will also be in the field this week. He is without a top-20 this season but will take confidence from his victory here in 2019. Viktor Hovland returns to TPC Sawgrass following two straight top-10 finishes at THE PLAYERS, including a solo third last season. Others to look out for are 2021 PLAYERS winner Justin Thomas, 2023 U.S Open champion Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama and Xander Schauffele.

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Shley will have a crack at the 11th here from 231 can hit the high cut front hole location trying to get it land softly oh how about this shot magnificent wow you really want to take advantage of it it’s just been a little bit off with that putter very taxing on him certainly

He’s resigned his position on player Advisory Board in order to concentrate on his golf quick 12 here yeah and I think with uh tiger now part of that but maybe with his absence cucher will have a chance to make par and shley has this one for birdie at

12 coming off the bird at the previous Al looking the back to back and nice cat from the hole there I don’t know Xander was convinced that was going down oh yeah and that’s really nice now 199 left you’d almost love to play a little lower flighted shot to one skip it back

There oh or just flyed in the hole almost not much to this one just keep your head steady you don’t see many in that close at 18 so here’s Xander good good ball there it’s so funny if they just moov that t over to the left

15 yards long walk for that group to make their way to the tent we’ll catch back up with them there shley firing one into the first 113 front left hole location have to be long a lot of tilt Beyond this leg is back towards the

Front this is at the first tempo of the day for shley and Flawless four bires at the second here settled just inside the higher cut of Ru there 231 not a great angle to the back right hole here probably can’t even see the flag good shot just to get it on

The green up ahead shly with an up and over from about 75 ft here swinging left early it’s just one you you didn’t even think you could make because the higher you went on that Hill the more was going to turn you have to be accepting of that

You have a good regular season then play well in the finals as well shley back at the second joins mroy at the top at 500 [Applause] bar t- shot of Shuley is away at the third well center of the green just a gentle turn and it’s wisely [Applause]

Done has an opportunity to join Rory at six under yeah this would be for four B 30s in a row can’t make this one can youoh x marks the spot nice s done 150 odd yards he’s lucky knowing where that t-shot comes from he would have had to drop back

Maybe 280 yards oh my goodness you were saying holy cow that is crazy good there are moments there are breaks listen if that ball goes in the water he’s effectively making six he can’t get home with the third oh did he pull it Off what a shot what a shot get it 20 yds from the front of the green what an incredible recovery shot shle just pulled off can he get this one up and in the scorecard clean sorry John drive it in low skip it back there and good shot and there is some slope

Before it goes into the water what a four this would be for shley from where he was over in the trees incredible how about the birdie at the the fifth and this is an absolutely perfect spot to be playing from trying to land it right on

That down slope a quarter of the way up the green Big Bounce and stop he’s flying all the way back there o needs to hold on I didn’t like that play Gary so much green to work with to skip something back there yeah that’s going to trickle all the way down to the

Bottom of that closely moan area that’s a good 3 ft below the level of the green give it a wrap to get up the hill hill of that for his first bogey free round this is 15th round playing at the Players 65 for Xander schafle his best by two in his Players Championship

Career and shley for the moment is a top the leaderboard after his first round thanks for watching the PJ Tour on YouTube watch another video right here