The Players Championship delayed opening the gates to Saturday’s third round after a manhunt for a suspect accused of fatally shooting two people in a drugstore parking lot led police to the grounds of TPC Sawgrᴀss.

St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick said at a news conference early Saturday morning that authorities received multiple calls regarding sH๏τs fired in a Walgreens parking lot, roughly a mile from the course, at around 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Two individuals were sH๏τ multiple times. Both those individuals were, of course, transported and have succumbed to their injuries,” Hardwick said, describing it as a “domestic violence situation.”

Law enforcement pursued the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Christian Barrios, into the night and said the trail eventually led them to TPC Sawgrᴀss.

“Our K-9 units actually tracked into TPC, which is, the PGA Tour headquarters is over there. It tracked in there.”

Hardwick said the suspect had contact with multiple individuals on the course, including groundskeepers and security. Barrios had also allegedly picked up a PGA Tour radio and later dropped it.

Barrios then allegedly stole a black BMW and fled. Nᴀssau County authorities pursued the car and forced a crash into the woods where Barrios took off on foot.

The Nᴀssau County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed that Barrios was taken into custody just before 8 a.m. His charges were not immediately known, but Hardwick suggested he had a lengthy criminal history.

“This thug’s criminal history is embarrᴀssing — embarrᴀssing.”

The Players Championship cited “operational considerations” when announcing its delay in opening the gates. Tee times remained unchanged.