Summary

  1. Third round leaderboardpublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    • -12 JJ Spaun
    • -11 B Cauley
    • -9 LGlover, ASmalley
    • -8 R McIlroy, C Conners, A Bhatia
    • -7 S Straka, P Cantlay, J Knapp, M McGreevy

    Selected others:

    • -5 S Scheffler, R MacIntyre
    • -4 T Fleetwood
  2. Welcome to Players Championship Sunday!published at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Players ChampionshipImage source, Getty Images

    Welcome back golf fans to the 51st Players Championship on what promises to be a dramatic afternoon at TPC Sawgrass.

    We've got a lot of unfamiliar names at the top of the leaderboard and some huge ones stalking just in behind - and if that wasn't enough we've got a storm approaching that will whip up the winds and make conditions as tough as possible in Florida.

    JJ Spaun has a one-shot lead as he chases by far the biggest win of his career, with former US Open champion Lucas Glover just two behind as he looks for a win in what's the veteran stage of his career.

    Rory McIlroy is four shots back and Scottie Scheffler seven - the world number one is chasing a hat-trick but will have to do something similar to last year when he came from five behind to shoot 64 on Sunday for victory.

    There are 15 players within six shots of the lead and the winds around Sawgrass and that watery finish mean no lead will be safe today.

    This smells like some late drama to us, so make sure you stick with us until the final putt drops and we crown the 2025 Players Championship winner.