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| Brian Harman was a last minute to the field at The Players Championship |
When the day began, there were three Bulldogs in the field at the Players Championship. When the day ended there were four Bulldogs who had completed their first round in the tournament that has the biggest purse in golf. Ryuji Imada, Chris Kirk, and Harris English were the three Bulldogs who had tee times for the first two rounds in Ponta Vedra at the PGA Tour's home course, TPC Sawgrass. Brian Harman was on site as the first alternate with his fingers crossed and ready to tee it up if there was a last minute withdrawal of a player in the field.
Harman did get into the field thanks to a last minute withdraw of D.A. Points. Points actually withdrew as his name was being called for his 8:39 tee time with Carl Pettersson and Robert Garrigus. By the time tour officials could locate Harman who was playing ping pong with his caddie, Pettersson and Garrigus were already on the second hole. Even though Harman was in, there still wasn't a spot for him in one of the upcoming threesomes. After discussing the issue for three hours, PGA Tour VP of Rules and Competition, Mark Russell, decided to let Harman go off as a single at 12:05 p.m. ET, right before the afternoon wave.
Harman carded a 1 over 73 on his round after being 2 over through 3 holes. His 73 has him tied for 78th. The best round of the day for the Bulldogs belonged to Harris English who carded a 2 under 70 that puts him in a tie for 28th place. Chris Kirk is a shot behind English at 1 under and tied for 37th. Ryuji Imada fired a 3 over 75 that left him tied for 114th.
The second round will be televised on The Golf Channel from 1:00 - 7:00 and live scoring can be followed at www.pgatour.com
