Xander Schauffele hits from off the ninth fairway during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/=01350806=)
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits his tee shot on the 15th tee during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, points to near where his shot went into the water on the 18th hole during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Wyndham Clark reacts to his shot on the 18th fairway during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Max Homa takes a drop after hitting into the water on the 18th hole during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Wyndham Clark takes a divot as he hits from the 18th fairway during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Matt Fitzpatrick, of England, uses his hand to block the sun while watching his shot on the 18th fairway during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Scottie Scheffler follows the flight of his tee shot on the sixth hole during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Scottie Scheffler takes a divot as he hits from the sixth fairway during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Viktor Hovland, of Norway, left, and Jordan Spieth wait to putt on the 14th green during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)