At the top is a Canadian with the Swedish-sounding name Adam Svensson.
He is nine strokes under par and two ahead of world number two Scottie Scheffler, USA.
The second round at TPC Sawgrass in North Florida was suspended on Friday due to inclement weather and ended early Saturday morning local time.
Lingmerth mixed and gave a lot when play resumed - on the last seven holes he did not make a single par, but four birdies and three bogeys.
Norén missed the "cut"
There were 68 shots on the round in the end, third best in the entire starting field.
Alex Norén is not playing his best golf right now and missed the "cut" by a three-way margin, after going the two rounds at +5 overall.
At the same time, David Lingmerth seems reborn after a few difficult years and is currently the fittest Swede on the PGA Tour.
Lingmerth second in 2013
He also has fond memories of what is sometimes called "the fifth major".
In his debut at The Players Championship, in 2013, Lingmerth finished second to Tiger Woods.
Now the 35-year-old is playing the competition for the first time since 2018.
In this year's edition, the winner receives a record sum of 4.5 million dollars (roughly SEK 48 million).
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