What is the largest 36-hole lead in Players Championship history?

Wyndham Clark could be on the verge of history heading into the weekend.

Wyndham Clark is off to one of the best starts in Players Championship history.

He shot matching rounds of 7-under 65 and sits on top of the leaderboard at 14 under heading into the weekend as he seeks his second win in 2024.

After two days, Clark’s lead is four shots over Xander Schauffele and Nick Taylor, who each got to 10 under Friday afternoon.

But what is the biggest 36-hole lead in Players history?

That would be five shots, which happened in 2018 courtesy of Webb Simpson.

Simpson is tied with Jason Day for the low mark after 36 holes at 15 under,  but the former led by five shots entering the weekend during his victory in 2018, and he increased that margin to seven after the third round.

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Day won the Players in 2016, his seventh title in a 10-month span.

Patrick Cantlay’s lead shrinks, here comes Will Zalatoris and more from 2024 Genesis Invitational

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A Tiger Woods-less Genesis Invitational continued Saturday at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

Woods withdrew Friday afternoon and revealed Saturday via his Twitter/X account that he came down with the flu.

As for the players still on property, Patrick Cantlay holds a two-shot 54-hole lead after a third-round 1-under 70. Three birdies and two bogeys were good enough to keep a charging group at an arm’s distance, a pack that includes his best buddy Xander Schauffele.

Schauffele, after a 6-under 65 on Day 3, is two shots back at 12 under and tied for second alongside Will Zalatoris (who we’ll get to in a bit).

If you missed Saturday’s action, here are five things to know from the third round of the Genesis Invitational.

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Sleeper picks for the 2024 Genesis Invitational at Riviera

Will the year of the longshot continue in LA?

A stacked field is in Los Angeles for the PGA Tour’s third signature event of the year, the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.

Although world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa and Justin Thomas will tee it up Thursday, all eyes will be on Tiger Woods.

Woods hasn’t played an official Tour event since the Masters last spring but did play a few times in December at the Hero World Challenge and PNC Championship.

The 15-time major winner spent Monday night announcing his new apparel line, Sun Day Red.

Although the best players in the world are set to do battle in LA, there are several sleepers to keep an eye on.

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Wyndham Clark took moving day seriously.

The reigning U.S. Open champion fired a course-record 12-under 60 at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Saturday to erase a six-stroke deficit and grab the 54-hole lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Clark missed a 26-foot eagle putt at 18 for 59, but tapped in for a birdie and a total of 17-under 199, one stroke better than Ludvig Aberg.

With high winds and rain predicted for Sunday, the final round may be postponed until Monday and there’s a possibility that the tournament may be shortened to 54 holes.

For more on Clark’s record day and remarkable putting round, click here.

For more on the weather and how it could affect efforts to complete 72 holes, click here.

Here are four more things to know from the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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This week, a loaded 80-man field is on the Monterey Peninsula for the PGA Tour’s second signature event of the year, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

The Crosby Clambake will look a bit different this time around, with the celebrity amateurs playing in just the first two rounds. Monterey Peninsula Country Club has been removed from the rotation, so the field will play Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill over the first two days before just the pros take on Pebble over the weekend.

Thanks to its elevated status, this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am boasts its best-ever field that includes Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schaufelle, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.

Here are 10 of the best performers from the last five AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Ams.

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Collin Morikawa, Jason Day lead notable players to miss 2024 Farmers Insurance Open cut at Torrey Pines

Check out the list of big names who are heading home (or to Pebble Beach) earlier than expected.

SAN DIEGO — Eight of the top 20 players in the Official World Golf Ranking made the trip to this week’s PGA Tour stop along the California coast, and five made the 36-hole cut, the only time this season there will be a Thursday cut.

While most of the top-ranked players in the field earned tee times for the South Course at Torrey Pines on Friday and Saturday, a handful of well-known players will be heading home (or up the road to Pebble Beach) earlier than planned from the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open.

In all, 79 players made the cut, leading to threesomes going off both the 1st and 10th tee.

Here are the notable PGA Tour players (and southern California club professionals) who are heading home early after missing the cut – which came in at 3 under – at Torrey Pines.

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Farmers Insurance Open 2024 odds, course history and picks to win

It’s almost go time in San Diego.

For many, this week is the unofficial start of the golf season.

The PGA Tour is back at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California, for the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open. The property’s North and South courses will be used for the first two rounds before the final 36 are played on the South Course on Friday and Saturday — yes, there’s a Saturday finish this week.

Defending champion Max Homa is back to defend his title and is joined in the field by Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Aberg, Tony Finau and Jason Day.

We haven’t seen Homa since he tied for 14th at the 2024 opener in Maui.

Golf course

Torrey Pines (North) | Par 72 | 7,258 yards

Torrey Pines (South) | Par 72 | 7,765 yards

2023 Farmers Insurance Open
The third green on the South Course at Torrey Pines for the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

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The American Express 2024 odds, course history and picks to win

Schauffele finished T-3 at last year’s American Express.

After a few weeks on the islands of Hawaii, the PGA Tour has made its way to the mainland for The American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, California.

A loaded field will tee it up for the third event of 2024, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Tom Kim, Sam Burns, Tony Finau and Jason Day.

Scheffler, the betting favorite at +550, tied for 11th at PGA West last season and is coming off a T-5 performance at The Sentry.

Defending champion Jon Rahm isn’t in the field due to his recent move to LIV Golf.

Three courses will be used over the first three rounds — Pete Dye Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club — before the final round is played at the Stadium Course.

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Golf courses

Pete Dye Stadium Course | Par 72 | 7,187 yards
Nicklaus Tournament Course | Par 72 | 7,147 yards
LA Quinta County Club | Par 72 | 7,060 yards

2023 American Express
Jon Rahm putts on the fifth green during the final round of The American Express golf tournament at Pete Dye Stadium Course. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

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Photos: After leaving Nike, Jason Day debuts his new Malbon Golf look at 2024 The Sentry in Hawaii

The Aussie is bringing style to the course with Malbon.

On Jan. 2, Malbon Golf announced the signing of its first PGA Tour ambassador, Jason Day. The Aussie had been with Nike since 2016, but Day left the checkmark behind as the calendar flipped to 2024.

Malbon is a popular brand deeply embedded into the game of golf and strives to connect with the younger generation. One thing is certain — Malbon will bring lots of style to the Tour with its new deal with Day.

In December, the former world No. 1 teamed up with Lydia Ko to win the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational. Well, his good form made the trip with him to Hawaii as he posted an 8-under 65 Thursday to hold a share of second after the opening round of The Sentry at Kapalua’s Plantation Course.

Thursday was also Day’s first competitive round rocking his new Malbon threads. Take a look at some photos of Day’s new look below.

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Sahith Theegala’s birdie binge, Collin Morikawa’s emotional opening tee shot among 5 things to know from first round of The Sentry

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Sahith Theegala is back for the second time at The Sentry. One year after he shot 10 under for 72 holes, he opened with 10 birdies on Thursday and shot 9-under 64 at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course to take a one-stroke lead over a bunched-up leaderboard on a low-scoring day thanks to calm conditions.

“I saw something about first timers not doing great here and I believe it,” he said.

Theegala, 26, proved to be a quick learner. He recorded the most birdies in a PGA Tour round in what was his 250th career round on Tour, including six in a row to start his back nine. Asked to name his favorite of the bunch, he picked the one at No. 12, saying, “Had a really gnarly 8- or 9-footer that I didn’t know which way it was going to break, grain was going all over the place. I just aimed it dead center and tried to hit it hard and hearted that putt, and that settled me down a little bit more.”

Theegala, who notched his first Tour title at the Fortinet Championship in September, has the lead after 18 holes for the second time in his career over a handful of players.

The scoring average was almost 4-under as the wind laid down.

Here’s four more things to know about the first round of The Sentry.

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