Among those crowded near the top of the leaderboard after Round 1 is Keith Mitchell, who led through three rounds last year at Innisbrook before falling apart on Sunday. Sahith Theegala, Sami Valimaki and Stephan Jaegar also had strong first days,

If a champion can't be crowned by then, we're looking at the first Monday finish at TPC Sawgrass since 2022. J.J. Spaun jumped atop the leaderboard with a 12 under after Round 3, with Bud Cauley's big day getting him a stroke behind.