It wasn't all sunshine and rainbows for players in the first round of the 2025 Players Championship. With TPC Sawgrass showing more teeth than expected, some competitors are forced to play catch-up to secure a weekend tee time while others will aim to position themselves for a charge over the second 36 holes.

Finau’s best finish at TPC Sawgrass is T-19 in 2023 and this is now five missed cuts in nine career Players starts. Considering he’d finished T-13 at Pebble and T-5 at the Genesis, it seemed like he’d play better this week, but it just might just be that this isn’t the place for him