Rory McIlroy is near the top of the PLAYERS Championship, but he had to earn his 5-under 67 the hard way as his struggles off the tee continue.

Rory McIlroy stirred up controversy after he seized a fan's phone at The Players Championship in response to some intense heckling on Tuesday. McIlroy was in the midst of a practice round at Florida's TPC Sawgrass,

Few have the experience of playing the Stadium Course as McIlroy and certainly not three of the players directly ahead of him on the leaderboard.