Rory McIlroy continues to sit on the front page of the leaderboard, but TPC Sawgrass still finds ways to put its claws into him at The PLAYERS Championship.

Lucas Glover, J.J. Spaun and Camilo Villegas each shot a 6-under 66, but the top of the leaderboard is jammed after Thursday.

Rory McIlroy was interested only in his good start to The Players Championship on Thursday than discussing a heckling incident in which he took the phone of a University of Texas player who had heckled him during a practice round.

Faced with questions about confronting a Players Championship heckler, Rory McIlroy said he preferred not to discuss the matter. The post Rory McIlroy ducks heckling-fan questions at Players Championship appeared first on Golf.

Rory McIlroy is fighting atop the leaderboard amid the second round of the 2025 Players Championship on Friday, yet most of the public attention on him is more concerned with what happened during a practice round at TPC Sawgrass earlier this week.

Rory McIlroy refused to comment on the phone he grabbed from a spectator's hand during Wednesday's practice round.

The University of Texas golfer was allegedly seen having his phone taken by McIlroy as he walked off the tee box

Rory McIlroy took matters into his own hands at The Players Championship earlier this week after being heckled by a fan.