Halfway Hut at THE PLAYERS Championship: The English are coming!
A round-up of the best stats, quotes and social at the halfway stage of the 2021 PLAYERS Championship.
Nearly forty years on, his words deserve paraphrasing to describe the state of the 36-hole leaderboard at the 2021 PLAYERS Championship.
England's Lee Westwood leads on 9-under 135 after a second round 66 and his nearest challenger is his fellow countryman Matthew Fitzpatrick on 8-under 136.
Here are the best stats, quotes and social from TPC Sawgrass as we head into the weekend.
Click here for the leaderboard.
Stats
Through 36 holes this is the SG T2G ranking of the leading contenders: Westwood 9th, Fitzpatrick 8th, Kirk 1st, Garcia 3rd (DeChambeau who is T5th ranks 6th).
Quotes
Lee Westwood on his mental approach to the game:
Matthew Fitzpatrick on playing for a fourth week in a row:
Chris Kirk on his return to golf:
Sergio Garcia on his wild round of eagles and missed tiddlers:
Bryson DeChambeau on having the fans back:
Rory McIlroy on being affected by Bryson DeChambeau's US Open win:
Dave Tindall has the full story of McIlroy's comments - click here.
Social
222 yards ➡️ 4 inches.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 12, 2021
What a shot from @TheSergioGarcia! #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/yS5sMH28Ot
What a 24 seconds of golfing action this is, from Sergio Garcia and Phil Mickelson. pic.twitter.com/JipUSTsv8W
— Nick Metcalfe (@Nick_Metcalfe) March 12, 2021
The person who alerted Viktor Hovland that he didn't replace his ball properly thus leading to a two-shot penalty was ... his mother.
— Joel Beall (@JoelMBeall) March 12, 2021
That is some tough, tough love.