Won’t let up at Players Championship

Jason Day has been practically flawless for two days at The Players Championship, and equally relentless.

Coming out of a two-hour storm delay Friday that meant he wouldn’t finish the second round, the 28-year-old Australian ended his long day by rolling in a 40-foot birdie putt down the ridge on the par-3 13th hole for a birdie.

If that wasn’t good enough, he hit a soft 5-iron from 190 yards into the wind that hit the middle of the green and rolled back toward the pin until it stopped 2 feet away for a tap-in birdie.

He still has four holes to complete Saturday morning, and there should be two good chances at birdie.

He considered the four holes he had left and said, “A couple of more birdies would be nice.” The Players really doesn’t start until the weekend, especially this one because of the low scoring that could knock out Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson, and most likely already has sent defending champion Rickie Fowler packing.

But the conclusion Saturday morning of the second round could set the table for the final 36 holes.

HOPING TO STICK AROUND: Jordan Spieth was at even par, two shots below the projected cut of 2-under par, when he started his back nine with two straight birdies.

He faces a shot off the pine straw that he will have to fade around the trees and try to get par, and then find one more birdies.

I’ve seen so many tour players make hole-in-ones and hole shots and they’re just like, nothing,” said Wilcox, the 29-year-old free spirit from Alabama.