Morikawa carded nine birdies, including four on the first five holes, against two bogeys for the second-best score of the day. A day after posting a 2-under 70 to sit in 31st plac

Between Morikawa's war of words with the "Live From" analysts to Rory McIlroy's incident with a fan, it's been a week at TPC Sawgrass.

Collin Morikawa was nearly all smiles during a Friday round at the Players Championship in which he racked up nine birdies to put himself in contention heading into the weekend. The two-time major champ's tone was a bit more serious after when he met with reporters at TPC Sawgrass.