PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Sergio Garcia put together his third straight impressive round at THE PLAYERS Championship. The first two gave him a runner-up finish last year. The 6-under 66 on Thursday was only a great start.
With growing confidence in his balky putting stroke and superb ball-striking that has become his hallmark, Garcia birdied all the par 5s and picked up a bonus birdie with a 50-foot putt on the 14th hole to build a two-shot lead on the frightening Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.
It was a good step toward ending an 0-for-53 drought on the PGA TOUR, the longest of his career.
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