In Florida, the first round of The Players, the richest tournament on the PGA Tour (the prize pool is 25 million dollars), was suspended due to darkness with five players still called to complete it. At the TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course, par 72) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Americans Lucas Glover and John Michael Spaun Jr with a score of 66 (-6) lead the provisional ranking together with Colombian Camilo Villegas. The three leaders have just one shot advantage over Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy (world number 2 and winner of the competition in 2019), Australian Min Woo Lee and Americans Billy Horschel and Akshay Bhatia, all 4th with 67 (-5). Also on "-5", but with two holes of the opening round still to complete, is Max McGreevy, 29 years old from Edmond (Oklahoma). While Scottie Scheffler, world ranking leader and champion of The Players in both 2024 and 2022, is 20th with 69 (-3). Gold medalist at the Paris Games, he aims to equal Jack Nicklaus' record of three successes in the event, in 1974, 1976 and 1978.
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The Rules of Golf are a set of rules and standard procedures by which the sport of golf should be played. They are jointly written and administered by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the governing body of golf throughout the world, except in the United States and Mexico, which are governed by the United States Golf Association. An expert committee, made up of members of the R&A and the USGA, oversees and refines the Rules every four years. The latest revision was effective January 1, 2016. Changes to the Rules of Golf generally fall into two main categories: those that improve understanding of the Rules and those that reduce penalties in certain cases to ensure balance. The rulebook, entitled "The Rules of Golf," is published on a regular basis and also includes rules governing amateur status. In Italy, the Federgolf is responsible for supervising competitions by enforcing the rules issued by the R & A, checking that these rules are observed by the Clubs, Associations and their members and managing the resulting sporting justice, protecting their interests abroad.
