PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players Championship is shaping up to be more than just a duel between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods.

There are 18 players within five shots of the lead, including current major champions Adam Scott, Webb Simpson and Rory McIlroy. The list also includes Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson.

The star-studded leaderboard should provide plenty of theater on the tricky Stadium Course. The third round began Saturday morning.

“It’s still stacked up with so many guys with a chance going into the weekend,” Woods said.

Garcia and Woods are the main attraction, playing together in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years.

Garcia made seven straight putts — six of them for birdie — on his way to a 7-under 65 in the second round Friday to match his best score at TPC Sawgrass.

That gave him a one-shot lead over Woods, who took advantage of the par 5s to post his second straight 67. Woods broke his own 36-hole record at Sawgrass by six shots and couldn’t find much wrong with his game right now.

“I’m pretty pleased with where it’s at right now,” Woods said.

Garcia feels good about where he’s at, too. He even seemed undaunted about being paired with Woods.

“I don’t have to measure myself against anybody,” said Garcia, who is at 11-under 133. “I know what I want to try to do, and any given day I can shoot a round like this and any other day he can shoot a good round and beat me. Like we always say, it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon. So there are going to be good days and not so good days, so just got to enjoy the good ones as much as possible.”