American golfer J.J. Spaun signed off with a spectacular long-range putt to take a one shot lead into what will be an uncustomary early final round of The Players Championship, as the threat of severe storms led tournament organizers in Florida to push Sunday’s start time forward.

Scheffler is a combined 37-under-par the last two years at TPC Sawgrass, 12 shots better than any other player.