{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/69b38c9825f345603a4dfb74?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sawgrass Storms & LIV Records - March 13th, 2026","description":"<p>On March 13th, 2026, severe weather suspended the opening round of The Players Championship as Maverick McNealy took the clubhouse lead, while over at LIV Singapore, Jon Rahm and Richard T Lee made history.</p><p><br></p><h3>THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP</h3><ul><li>Severe weather and \"sideways rain\" suspended the opening round at TPC Sawgrass, leaving Maverick McNealy with the clubhouse lead at five-under while Collin Morikawa suffered a devastating lower-back injury on the 11th tee.</li><li>Rory McIlroy silenced back-spasm doubts with 187 mph ball speeds, joking \"the drugs are working wonders,\" while McNealy noted he survived \"all four seasons.\"</li><li>Amateur David Ford made a thrilling alternate debut replacing Ryan Fox, calling it \"sweet to experience The Players as a player,\" while the 17th hole claimed a \"three for three\" water-ball victim group of Bryson DeChambeau, Cam Davis, and Kevin Yu.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>PGA TOUR NEWS &amp; NOTES</h3><ul><li>Off the course, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp pitched a promotion/relegation system and a match-play Tour Championship to \"just think like a fan,\" a proposal strongly backed by Max Homa to create a \"Super Bowl\" feel.</li><li>Jordan Spieth is pushing to ban arm-bar putting to ensure the putter remains the \"shortest club in your bag.\"</li><li>The tournament faces a glaring systemic diversity issue with zero African American players in the field for the second consecutive year, while on the course, Scottie Scheffler reverted to his old driver and hit a legendary blind approach on the 15th.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>LIV GOLF SINGAPORE</h3><ul><li>Richard T Lee made history as the first Wild Card to lead a round, while Jon Rahm set a LIV record with his 22nd consecutive under-par round despite a near-miss with a Pacific swallow.</li><li>Lee admitted he felt like a \"little loner\" out on the course while sharing the fairways with a massive monitor lizard.</li><li>A delirious Bryson DeChambeau battled the heat with new Bettinardi wedges, joking his major championship prep consisted of \"chocolate milk and a lot of drivers.\"</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Jhonnattan Vegas makes a quad on the menacing 17th hole • Ludvig Aberg hits a near hole-in-one at the island green • Tommy Fleetwood makes a late eagle charge before the weather horn blew</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}