Rory McIlroy LEADS with 7-under 65 | Round 1 | THE PLAYERS | 2024

In the opening round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2024, Rory McIlroy shot a 7-under 65 and tied the single-round tournament record with 10 birdies.

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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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Really has to work on that iron game next on the te he likes it and he should indeed he should right over the flag took a little off it It’s a Wonderful way to start the week and then considering he’s the best driver of the golf [Applause] ball anxiously looking but found it

There Billy said he’s never driven the B better which is pretty scary looks to be aiming left here maybe hit a high cut well that one move M towards the center of the green that’s got to stretch a little bit yeah you would to your point Billy

You would have maybe thought he would have hit a high drawer in there to get to that left hole location but the correction with the pace you know if the pace continues to be good the ability to read putts increases how about this that is a superb lag that that broke three

Different directions press conferences this week Craig it seems like more than half the questions he’s asked are not about his game but about the state of the game the business of the game Rory has been the [Applause] man land softly okay it did he it the

Plug it did it stayed out of the rough and the Mounds how’s this start guys yeah that’s very elegant right there uh inside five or six feet three in a row yeah right at the TV tower Behind the Green o that looks easy well this is

This is one of those t- shots he’s got on the repertoire now Billy that he’s fly to that one down that was less than 70 ft of Apex up a little lot of good iron shots up to this point Craig oh yes there go wish granted carries a couple different tea

Heights with him this is the tall T okay it’s that’s the benefit of the soft Fairways yeah he would have loved to seen it work a little bit to the right maybe on the ground it will can’t tell from here yeah got down to that low right on the front edge of

The green Bly good opportunity for three to move to six under hop just a little bit coming out of there like you said it was definitely a little sluggish as well but dream start though for Mr [Applause] mroy that is pretty that is pretty oh he took a lot of spin off of

That one Billy perfect shot underneath the hole there for Rory amazingly good and he’s had this look a Lot just keeps it rolling you hit the three would you hit at 18 your ninth hole of the day it’ll be really good and that’s should be just fine yeah you you feel like on this hole You you want to hook it but you can really overhook this that look like a five

Arly and it looked to me landed so softly on the slide up slope helps I’m going to say 35 ft maybe a little bit up the hill first half of the putt then kind of levels out right there so meloy just carving up the par

Fives today and moves to 600 back up top as you would expect third easiest hole on the golf course today Billy we’ve seen 14 birdies here already and needs to sit oh no not over there oh did it hit soft yeah it did and it’s

In the first cup Billy you you miss it in the rough over there 15 ft short of the flag and it should kind of release over It came out pretty cleanly oh it’s sat right that’s beautifully judge love that little softer look in the follow through [Applause] Ned made the a good adjustment and another bird forward right in the middle just going with iron for position and down that right hand side needs to hang in

There ooh another soft kick yeah not a great angle there’s those huge palm trees up by the green the front right hole loc case you oo that is right on the edge of that palm tree that was pretty darn cool looking I like the right hand on first

To set it down take the tension out of the stroke one more oh that one actually wiggled a little laugh there Billy around the hole beautiful read it’s just so fun to watch see season long ball speed ranking Just a Touch Above That top six and there another one turning left that has

Been a consistent Miss that’s now for the last five Fairways he has missed off the te taking it low starting at right side turning over a really good shot exactly what he was trying to do get it back in play from out of there yeah that’s uh

Very nicely done uh Mike the old saying the shot that gets you in trouble will often get you out longer club with less Lofts so try to drive it in there low yeah see more of an easier arm swing there a great job of controlling the distance

With his wedges earlier today and that’s a fine shot underneath the hole in the middle of the Arnold Palmer Invitational this for birdie and a share of the lead and a little bit of history at the Players as well melroy’s ninth birdie four players have had 10 and he

Has 10 with that one so add to it even with putting two balls in the penalty area off the teeth today thanks for watching the PJ Tour on YouTube watch another video right here