PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The pre-tournament banter turned out to be the best part of the Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler grouping at the Players Championship on Thursday.
The actual golf? Not so great.
Woods led the way with an even-par 72 that included a rinsed tee shot at the 18th hole and a 10-foot bogey-saving putt. Fowler had 74 and Mickelson -- who played in the long-sleeved shirt he debuted during a Masters practice round -- played the last 5 holes in 7 over par to shoot 79.