Finau’s ninth appearance at the Players was a bust as he shot 76-76. The stats for Finau tell a troubling story as he ranked 130 th in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green and even worse in SG: Approach the Green, losing more than six strokes to the field and ranking 140 th.

Wyndham Clark, who finished runner-up at last year's Players Championship, withdrew from the event during the second round Friday with a neck injury. Clark, No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking, began the afternoon at even par,