Canadians Tracker: Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith Have Early Tee Times at The Players Championship The Players Championship began at TPC Sawgrass with six Canadian golfers competing for their first career victory in the $25 million event. Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, and A.J. Ewart all started their rounds, with Hughes and Pendrith teeing off early in the morning. Both players managed to stay under par initially before finishing at 2-over for the day. Hughes opened with a bogey on the first hole but rebounded with an eagle on the par-5 11th. He returned to even after the front nine with a birdie on the 1st hole, though bogeys on holes 3, 4, and 18 left him at 1-over. Pendrith had a more steady start, birdying the first and 12th holes to sit at 2-under. A triple-bogey on the 15th disrupted his rhythm, followed by two more bogeys on the back nine, ending his round at 3-over. Taylor, who played in the afternoon group, struggled early with a double-bogey on the first hole. He recovered with a birdie on the 11th but faced setbacks with a bogey on the 14th and a double-bogey on the final hole, finishing at 3-over. Conners, who teed off shortly after Taylor, started strong with a birdie on the 10th and maintained a solid pace, finishing at 3-under. Sudarshan Yellamaraju and A.J. Ewart began their rounds in the final group, with play suspended due to darkness. Yellamaraju posted a par on the opening hole and remained steady until a double-bogey on the 5th, though he recovered with a birdie on the 14th. Ewart started with a par but fell to 5-over after 17 holes. The tournament’s leaderboard showed Corey Conners in the top 10 after his 3-under performance, while five players were tied at -5.#tpc_sawgrass #the_players_championship #corey_conners #mackenzie_hughes #taylor_pendrith
