This was incredible theater. The world’s best struggling to hit an island green. Wayward shots coming as frequently as dropped 8-footers. PGA Tour pros looking as baffled as weekend warriors, not knowing where the next shots would end up.
Saturday at the Players Championship started with a lengthy delay as a storm cell passed through, and ended up with some of the most indelible images from the current 2021-22 season.
Most looked haggard and beaten when they finished. Some never played a single stroke of the second round.
Here’s a look at a handful of amazing images from a day that won’t soon be forgotten.
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Dustin Johnson climbs into a van to take him to the 17th hole of the Players…
Dustin Johnson climbs into a van to take him to the 17th hole of the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass for the restart of The Players Championship on Saturday. (Florida Times Union)
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Scottie Scheffler and his caddie Ted Scott wait to board a van to take him to…
Scottie Scheffler and his caddie Ted Scott wait to board a van to take him to the 16th hole of the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass for Saturday’s restart of The Players Championship. (Florida Times Union)
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Bubba Watson of The United States prepares to play his second shot on the par 4,…
Bubba Watson of The United States prepares to play his second shot on the par 4, 18th hole during the rain delayed completion of the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
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TPC Sawgrass agronomy workers use squeegees to dump water down a drain near the practice chipping…
TPC Sawgrass agronomy workers use squeegees to dump water down a drain near the practice chipping green on Saturday before the re-start of The Players Championship. (Florida Times Union)
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Fans watch golfers tee off on the first hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS…
Fans watch golfers tee off on the first hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
THE PLAYERS Championship – Round Two
Jason Day of Australia gestures as he walks the 14th hole during the second round of…
Jason Day of Australia gestures as he walks the 14th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Collin Morikawa of the United States, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Justin Thomas of the…
Collin Morikawa of the United States, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Justin Thomas of the United States play the 17th green during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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Brooks Koepka of the United States putts on the 17th green as Xander Schauffele of the…
Brooks Koepka of the United States putts on the 17th green as Xander Schauffele of the United States and Scottie Scheffler of the United States look on during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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Xander Schauffele of The United States plays his tee shot on the par 4, 18th hole…
Xander Schauffele of The United States plays his tee shot on the par 4, 18th hole during the rain delayed completion of the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
THE PLAYERS Championship – Round Two
A flag blows in the wind as the ball belonging to Mackenzie Hughes of Canada sits…
A flag blows in the wind as the ball belonging to Mackenzie Hughes of Canada sits on the fifth green during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Billy Horschel of the United States stands with caddie Mark Fulcher on the 17th green during…
Billy Horschel of the United States stands with caddie Mark Fulcher on the 17th green during the continuation of the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
THE PLAYERS Championship – Round Two
Roger Maltbie of the United States working as an on course announcer for television during the…
Roger Maltbie of the United States working as an on course announcer for television during the rain delayed completion of the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
THE PLAYERS Championship – Round Two
Collin Morikawa of The United States waits to play his second shot on the par 4,…
Collin Morikawa of The United States waits to play his second shot on the par 4, 18th hole during the rain delayed completion of the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
THE PLAYERS Championship – Round Two
Jordan Spieth of the United States lines up a putt on the 11th green during the…
Jordan Spieth of the United States lines up a putt on the 11th green during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
THE PLAYERS Championship – Round Two
Tommy Fleetwood of England takes a practice swing on the third tee during the second round…
Tommy Fleetwood of England takes a practice swing on the third tee during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2022 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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