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A turnaround for Jason Day at The Players Championship (The Associated Press)

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Shane Lowry, of Ireland, watches his shot from the 18th fairway during the first round of The Players …

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- For all the talk about how Jordan Spieth would bounce back from his collapse at the Masters, Jason Day had his own score to settle at The Players Championship.

His last round at the TPC Sawgrass was an 81, the highest score of the day, to miss the cut.

He was 18 shots better on Thursday, in the record book as the fifth player in Stadium Course history with a 9-under 63 and two shots better than anyone else.