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.

Sawgrass is about to turn into a wind tunnel. Gusts of up to 35mph are forecasted to sweep over the Stadium Course on the weekend, as glorious Ponte Vedra is transformed into Pontypridd.

The University of Texas golfer was allegedly seen having his phone taken by McIlroy as he walked off the tee box