William McGirt News

Edgerton native Steve Stricker watches his shot from the fairway on the second hole during the first round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

For much of the 2013 season, Scott Stallings has normally started a round slowly and finished strong.

Leonard Thompson, right, a Laurinburg native who won about $8 million on the PGA and Senior golf tours, and Fairmont native William McGirt share a moment on Tuesday at the TPC Stadium Course in Sawgrass, where the Players Championship begins on Thursday.

Six made the secound-round cut and earned the right to play into the weekend in the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links.