The Players Championship started much as it did Friday, with play delayed shortly after it had started. Thankfully the weather cleared up enough for play to resume for a while until interrupted by darkness. Among those delayed by the coming of night was first round leader Steve Jones who finished the day tied for first after nine holes. Seventy one players will show up at 7:30am Sunday morning to complete round two.
Among the best performances of the day came from Joe Durant who finished with seven birdies and an eagle to finish tied for first. He dropped strokes on holes one and five but finished with a seven-under 65. Durant’s favorite hole of the day might well have been the par-five 11th where he posted eagled on an 11-foot putt. Co-leader Lee Westwood looked like he was feeling confident as he finished his day with a 69. That was good enough to nudge him into a tie for first with Joe Durant and first round leader Steve Jones.
Only thirty golfers or so had a chance to make it off the first tee on Friday morning. After 44 minutes, the siren forced players back to the locker rooms as play was postponed. There was early hope that the golfers would be able to get back on the course Friday afternoon, but all of that ended as rain continued to pour down on the TPC course at Sawgrass. Late in the day officials made the decision to call the second round off completely and try to resume at 7am Saturday morning.
Professional golf is about keeping up with the Joneses, it seems. I can’t blame you for thinking there was no golf to watch this Friday, with the PGA Tour experiencing yet another rainout at The Players Championship. But while Steve Jones was 
Thunderstorms have put an early end to the second round at the Indonesia Open, but that’s not what put an end to Colin Montgomerie’s chances of making the field in his 14th straight Masters. Montgomerie sits at -3 (the projected cut line) and is in jeopardy of missing the cut and not making the field for the 2005 Masters. Colin needed a win in this event to move into the top 50 in the world to secure a spot in this year’s first major.
Though I doubt Steve Jones will be around this weekend, he’s put himself in a pretty good spot to prove me wrong. The man who won the 1996 U.S. Open (and hasn’t been heard from since) escaped the mudballs, made some fine putts, and shot a blistering 64 at the TPC at Sawgrass. He leads 
Excitement was the word of the day at the Nabisco Championship’s Dinah Shore Tournament Course. Tied at the top of the leaderboard with 3-under 69 are Mi Hyun-Kim, Rosie Jones, and Karen Stupples. But, watch out ladies! The LPGA’s number one superstar, Annika Sorenstam, is only one stroke behind with a 2-under 70.
This week marks a special week for me. It is the first week that I get to write for The Sand Trap, and it is also time for the Player’s Championship! That is right, this tournament has been my favorite tournament since I can remember, and it is no different this year. The Masters is right around the corner, but as most people know, the PGA players treat The Player’s Championship as the “unspoken” 5th major.
The European Tour heads to Indonesia for the Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open. It is the innaugural even being held at the Cengkareng Golf Club in Jakarta, Indonesia. Colin Montgomerie leads a field that is somewhat hampered by the coinciding Players Championship. The field does include Monty’s Ryder Cup teammate Paul McGinley and other of the Asian Tour’s top players.