By Tom Beattie World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler appeared in some distress as he winced his way through proceedings at TPC Sawgrass in an attempt to keep his Players Championship title defence alive. The 27-year-old came into the tournament in Florida looking to equal his efforts from the previous year, where he pulled off a memorable five-shot victory. After winning by the same margin last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, expectations were high that the American would carry on his rich vein of form at Players. The 2022 Masters victor started strong on Thursday at TPC Sawgrass, carding a fi…