PGA Tour: Matthew Fitzpatrick T3 at the THE PLAYERS Championship after R1

PGA Tour: Sergio Garcia leads after the opening round.

Sergio Garcia is ahead in the THE PLAYERS Championship at the end of the first round. The Spaniard carded a round of -7 and taking the lead ahead of Brian Harman in second place and Matthew Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners and Shane Lowry who sit tied for third. After a round of 65, Sergio Garcia leads by 2 shots and posted 2 eagles during his first round.

Matthew Fitzpatrick is at -4 after the opening round at place T3. The Englishman logged a 68 at TPC Sawgrass in the opening round of the THE PLAYERS Championship.

Lee Westwood, currently number 31 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 69 to find himself in T6 position and trailing leader Sergio Garcia by 4 shots. Westwood, currently ranked 31 in the world golf ranking, posted 5 birdies in his opening round.

Russell Knox, currently number 213 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T26 position. Knox, currently ranked 213 in the world golf ranking, noted 4 birdies in round 1.

Graeme McDowell is at 1 after the opening round at place T60. The Northern Irishman finished the round at TPC Sawgrass in 73 strokes in the opening round of the THE PLAYERS Championship.

Paul Casey, currently number 19 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 73 to find himself in T60 position and trailing leader Sergio Garcia by 8 shots. Casey, currently ranked 19 in the world golf ranking, turned in 5 birdies in his opening round.

Martin Laird is at 1 after the opening round at place T60. The Scotsman finished the round at TPC Sawgrass in 73 strokes in the opening round of the THE PLAYERS Championship.

Fellow Scotsman Robert MacIntyre carded a opening round of 74 to find himself in T85 position and trailing leader Sergio Garcia by 9 shots. MacIntyre turned in 2 birdies in his opening round.

Tyrrell Hatton, currently number 7 in the world golf ranking, carded a relatively disappointing opening round of 76 to find himself in T112 position and trailing leader Sergio Garcia by 11 shots. Hatton, currently ranked 7 in the world golf ranking, noted 3 birdies in his opening round.

The THE PLAYERS Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from March 11th until the 14th of March 2021 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (USA). This year a total prize money of $15,000,000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives $2,700,000. The course for the tournament at TPC Sawgrass plays at Par 72.

The Players Championship - the biggest and most important tournament on the PGA Tour next to the majors. Almost all the top stars of golf play for victory at TPC Sawgrass.

Top-5 Leaderboard: THE PLAYERS Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Sergio Garcia	-7	-7
2	Brian Harman	-5	-5
T3	Matthew Fitzpatrick	-4	-4
T3	Corey Conners	-4	-4
T3	Shane Lowry	-4	-4

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