McIlroy shared the lead at various points at TPC Sawgrass but will instead head into the weekend just off the pace

Rory McIlroy continues to sit on the front page of the leaderboard, but TPC Sawgrass still finds ways to put its claws into him at The PLAYERS Championship.

Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy are both in the mix at The Players Championship, and the Englishman has been full of praise for his Northern Irish Ryder Cup team-mate