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Players leader Sergio Garcia was almost late for his opening-round tee time

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Rory McIlroy and Webb Simpson laughed as Sergio Garcia jogged onto the 10th tee early Thursday morning at The Players Championship.

The Spaniard, who would later shoot the round of the day at TPC Sawgrass, wasn’t late for his 7:40 a.m. ET tee time off the Stadium Course’s 10th tee, but he was close.

Garcia underestimated the amount of time it would take him to walk from the practice range to the 10th tee, which is situated on the far side of the sprawling TPC Sawgrass clubhouse.