No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass — at 10:30 a.m. ET, the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 ranked players in the world staging a head-to-head-to-head showdown at the so-called "fifth major." It was a rare must-see moment for a divided sport that has spent the last few years with its best players spread around the world,

A 68, that included a bogey on his final hole of the day has Rory McIlroy squarely in the chase for his second Players Championship victory at 9-under.

McIlroy shared the lead at various points at TPC Sawgrass but will instead head into the weekend just the pace

Chandler Phillips finds himself in contention at The PLAYERS Championship after setting a PGA Tour record during Thursday's opening round.

Live coverage of all four days of the 2025 Players Championship will be available to watch in Canada via TSN, while the weekend's action will be available to watch on free-to-air broadcaster CTV2. Cord-cutters can also watch TSN's coverage via the network's streaming service TSN Plus.