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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida — Rory McIlroy has arrived.
The reigning champion of The Players Championship has officially made it to the PGA Tour's flagship event during the afternoon of March 11.
McIlroy was spotted by Golfweek's Adam Schupak arriving at The Players Stadium Course, fewer than 24 hours before his scheduled first competitive round. He was heading into the clubhouse.
He withdrew from the Arnold Palmer due to a bad back, marking only the second WD in his PGA Tour career.
McIlroy is set to tee off at 1:42 p.m. ET Thursday off the first, playing alongside Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama. It's hard to imagine McIlroy not giving it a go this week, but if his back doesn't cooperate, he may not be able to defend his title.
McIlroy, winner of The Players in 2019 and 2025, and No. 2 behind only Scottie Scheffler in the Official World Golf Ranking, had not appeared at the tournament yet this week.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Rory McIlroy arrives at Players Championship
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The reigning champion of The Players Championship has officially made it to the PGA Tour's flagship event during the afternoon of March 11.
McIlroy was spotted by Golfweek's Adam Schupak arriving at The Players Stadium Course, fewer than 24 hours before his scheduled first competitive round. He was heading into the clubhouse.
He withdrew from the Arnold Palmer due to a bad back, marking only the second WD in his PGA Tour career.
McIlroy is set to tee off at 1:42 p.m. ET Thursday off the first, playing alongside Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama. It's hard to imagine McIlroy not giving it a go this week, but if his back doesn't cooperate, he may not be able to defend his title.
McIlroy, winner of The Players in 2019 and 2025, and No. 2 behind only Scottie Scheffler in the Official World Golf Ranking, had not appeared at the tournament yet this week.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Rory McIlroy arrives at Players Championship
Continue reading...
