Rory McIlroy took matters into his own hands at The Players Championship earlier this week after being heckled by a fan.

Rory McIlroy is fighting atop the leaderboard amid the second round of the 2025 Players Championship on Friday, yet most of the public attention on him is more concerned with what happened during a practice round at TPC Sawgrass earlier this week.

Rory McIlroy was interested only in his good start to The Players Championship on Thursday than discussing a heckling incident in which he took the phone of a University of Texas player who had heckled him during a practice round.

Wyndham Clark withdrew from The Players Championship in the middle of his second round due to a neck injury. Clark had just finished closing out his front nine of the second round with a 4-over 40 when he was shown shaking the hands of playing partners Jordan Spieth and Danny Walker on the Golf Channel broadcast.

Wyndham Clark withdrew from the Players Championship on Friday afternoon after 27 holes because of a neck injury.

There's been a fourth withdrawal from the 2025 Players Championship. Wyndham Clark made the decision after nine holes Friday. He shot an even-par 72 in Thursday's first round but triple-bogeyed the second hole Friday,