PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Entry to the Players Championship was delayed Saturday morning due to a nearby fatal shooting that occurred Friday night at a Ponte Vedra Beach Walgreens.
The suspect fled onto PGA Tour property near the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course and stole a car.
Two people were killed and St John’s County Sheriff Rob Hardwick told local media that the suspect was at large throughout the night but was later apprehended near the Florida-Georgia border.
The PGA Tour announced just after 7:30 a.m. that admittance to the course would be delayed until 9 a.m. with tee times remaining the same for the third round.
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