Martin Laird's run at the top of the 2012 Players Championship hasn't quite died yet, but it isn't fully resuscitated yet, either. Through his first nine holes, Laird sits at 5-under after nine holes, putting him five strokes behind leader Rickie Fowler.
Laird started the day at 6-under and made his first bogey of the round on Hole No. 3. He had two more bogeys on Holes 5 and 7, but he squeezed in a birdie on Hole No. 6. He finished the ninth hole with a birdie on the par-5 challenge.
Rickie Fowler has fired off a 7-under for the round to take a 10-under overall. Matt Kuchar and Kevin Na trail by one stroke each.
Here is the current top 10:
| Pos. | Name | Overall | Hole | Round |
| 1 | Rickie Fowler | -10 | 17 | -7 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | -9 | 8 | -1 |
| T2 | Kevin Na | -9 | 7 | -1 |
| T4 | Ben Curtis | -7 | 12 | -2 |
| T4 | Zach Johnson | -7 | 7 | 1 |
| T6 | Jhonattan Vegas | -6 | F | -4 |
| T6 | Brian Davis | -6 | 11 | E |
| T6 | Charlie Wi | -6 | 9 | E |
| T9 | Johnson Wagner | -5 | F | -3 |
| T9 | Jimmy Walker | -5 | 14 | -2 |
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