Rory McIlroy continues to sit on the front page of the leaderboard, but TPC Sawgrass still finds ways to put its claws into him at The PLAYERS Championship.

Lucas Glover, J.J. Spaun and Camilo Villegas each shot 6-under 66, but the top of the leaderboard is jammed after Thursday.

Few have the experience of playing the Stadium Course as McIlroy and certainly not three of the players directly ahead of him on the leaderboard.

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

The 51st edition of The Players Championship continues Saturday on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. A cut was made to 72 players with Akshay Bhatia and Min Woo Lee leading the way at 11 under par. Here’s a look at the full pairings and tee times for the third round in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida:

Trailing by seven strokes heading into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, McIlroy regretted a club switch and sent for his older set.

Rory McIlroy took matters into his own hands at The Players Championship earlier this week after being heckled by a fan.

Rory McIlroy is near the top of the PLAYERS Championship, but he had to earn his 5-under 67 the hard way as his struggles off the tee continue.