A hot and muggy day at TPC Sawgrass saw 82 double-bogeys or worse as most players finished at or around par in the first round of the 2017 Players Championship. 

The highlight of the day was Sergio Garcia carding the eighth hole-in-one in the history of the 17th hole at The Players in his first action since winning his only major at the Masters last month. 

 

The other big story of the day is Adam Scott, who stepped to the 17th tee as the solo leader and then lost it with back-to-back double bogeys on the course's final two holes. He finished the day as one of more than a dozen players tied at two-under, outside the top 15 on the leaderboard. 

 

A couple of circus putts on back nine eagles powered another great first round from William McGirt, who is five-under and tied for the lead. After matching his strong early round in the Masters, the key here will be keeping it going into Friday and then the weekend. 

 

A bogey-free round with three birdies on the back nine powered Mackenzie Hughes' late climb up the leaderboard and is tied for first at five-under. The young Canadian will be one of the first players out on the course on Friday with a chance to remain out of the spotlight while in the chase for the title. 

 

J.B. Holmes, Alex Noren and Chez Reavie are tied for third at four-under. 12 players are tied for seventh at three-under after day one.