Tuesday finish possible at Players Championship as rain wreaks havoc to schedule

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Golf’s richest event is set to be extended into a fifth, and possibly even sixth, day after the £15.2million Players Championship suffered further disruption due to bad weather. Play resumed at 0715 local time at Sawgrass and continued for four hours before consistent rainfall forced officials to call a halt due to “unplayable course conditions”. I would say, if we don’t play any more golf today, we all know that we’ll be here on Monday.” Tommy Fleetwood and Tom Hoge, who shot 66 on Thursday, remained tied for the lead, with Brice Garnett also reaching six under after 13 holes. open image in gallery Rory McIlroy tries to stay dry on the ninth green during the first round of the Players Championship England’s Paul Casey was just four shots off the lead after a remarkable 70 which included a triple-bogey seven on his opening hole, the 10th, on Thursday, and ended with three straight birdies among five in his last eight holes.