Players Championship 2016: Tee Times, TV and Live Stream Schedule for Saturday

The 2016 Players Championship has moved into the weekend, though there is still some leftover action from Friday’s second round to be taken care of with weather forcing some players off the course early. 

One of those players is Jason Day, who is currently atop the leaderboard at 14 under par through 14 holes in the second round. He wasn’t playing at the same pace as his dazzling opening-round 63 but still looked to be in command of his game. 

Here’s the full leaderboard after Friday’s action:

Tee times for all players have not been officially announced but play will resume at 9:15 a.m. ET with 33 left to finish the second round. 

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Day and Rory McIlroy have been the stories of the Players Championship through two days. Day set the pace with a course record on Thursday, carrying a two-stroke lead into the second round. 

Per ESPN Stats & Info, Day’s opening-round success has resulted in good things in the past:

This is the third time Jason Day has held outright 18-hole lead on the PGA Tour. He went on to win on the other two occasions. #THEPLAYERS

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 13, 2016

Through his first eight holes on Friday before the weather took him off the course, Day was playing perfect golf. He had five birdies and no bogeys, pushing his score to 14 under par. 

It’s a testament to Day’s talent and preparation that he was able to put together such a strong round, particularly when compared to his 81 in the first round at this tournament last year. 

After shooting 63 on Thursday, Day explained to ESPN’s Jason Sobel the big difference between this year and last year:

To shoot 81 and then 63 is a bit of a — 18 shots difference is a lot. 

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I feel like I’m a lot more prepared this year than I was last year, especially with how I was playing last year. I was playing pretty decent golf coming into this …

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