The 52nd edition of THE PLAYERS Championship is underway from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

With two eagles on the front nine and a 9-under 63 in Round 2, Ludvig Åberg surged to the top of the leaderboard at 12-under. Xander Schauffele is two shots behind in solo second after a 65, and Cameron Young is in solo third at 9-under after a Friday 67.

Justin Thomas stayed in contention with his second straight 68. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Rory McIlroy both birdied their closing holes in Round 2 to move just inside the cut line.

See full coverage details below.

How to watch (all times ET, subject to change)

Special programming alerts:

• PGA TOUR LIVE Betcast presented by DraftKings: Get your betting coverage and analysis for THE PLAYERS on ESPN+ throughout the week for an all-day, watch-and-bet experience for golf fans.
  • Saturday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Sunday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Television:

• Saturday: 2-7 p.m., NBC, Peacock
• Sunday: 1-6 p.m., NBC, Peacock

PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+:

• Saturday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Sunday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+ and consists of four streams:

• Main feed (Stream 1): Primary tournament coverage featuring the best action from across the course
• Marquee group (Stream 2): New "marquee group" showcasing every shot from each player in the group
• Featured groups (Stream 3): Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
• Betcast presented by DraftKings (Stream 4): Betting coverage and analysis throughout the week

PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.COM/liveaudio:

• Saturday: 1-7 p.m.
• Sunday: noon-6 p.m.

Featured groups

SATURDAY

• 9:25 a.m. (Featured group): Scottie Scheffler, Si Woo Kim
• 9:55 a.m. (Marquee group): Rory McIlroy, Joe Highsmith
• 10:15 a.m. (Featured group): Tony Finau, Robert MacIntyre

Featured holes

• Nos. 16 (par 5), 17 (par 3)