The Players Championship is here, and Scottie Scheffler is eyeing a historic three-peat at the PGA Tour’s marquee event at TPC Sawgrass.
Scheffler claimed the title in each of the past two seasons on Tour, first with a five-shot win in 2023 and then a one-shot win over Xander Schauffele and others last season with his 8-under final round. If the top-ranked golfer in the world can pull that off again, he’d be the first golfer in history to win the event in three-straight seasons.
This year’s tournament marks the fifth Signature Event of the Tour’s season, following last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. It’s also the last significant event on the schedule before the Masters next month. The Players Championship will carry a $25 million purse again this season, which will net the winner a massive $4.5 million check.
Here’s everything you need to know for the first two rounds of The Players Championship this week in northern Florida.
Marquee Groups
All times ET
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Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas | 8:24 a.m. Thursday, 1:29 p.m. Friday
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Russell Henley, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland | 8:35 a.m. Thursday, 1:40 p.m. Friday
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Wyndham Clark, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day | 8:46 a.m. Thursday, 1:51 p.m. Friday
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Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele | 1:29 p.m. Thursday, 8:24 a.m. Friday
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Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood | 1:40 p.m. Thursday, 8:35 a.m. Friday
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Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Rickie Fowler | 1:51 p.m. Thursday, 8:46 a.m. Friday
First Round Tee Times
All times ET
1st tee
7:40 a.m.: Chad Ramey, C.T. Pan, Vince Whaley
7:51 a.m.: Joel Dahmen, Patrick Rodgers, Chan Kim
8:02 a.m.: Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard, Ben Silverman
8:13 a.m.: Rafael Campos, Davis Riley, Gary Woodland
8:24 a.m.: Joe Highsmith, Brian Campbell, Matt McCarty
8:35 a.m.: Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Corey Conners
8:46 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Matt Fitzpatrick, Will Zalatoris
8:57 a.m.: Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge
9:08 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Cam Davis, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:19 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Max Homa, Sungjae Im
9:30 a.m.: Nate Lashley, Will Gordon, Rico Hoey
9:41 a.m.: Alejandro Tosti, Isaiah Salinda, Aldrich Potgieter
12:45 p.m.: Doug Ghim, Ryan Fox, Sami Valimaki
12:56 p.m.: Andrew Putnam, Charley Hoffman, Denny McCarthy
1:07 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Højgaard
1:18 p.m.: Harris English, Billy Horschel, Justin Rose
1:29 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
1:40 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood
1:51 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay
2:02 p.m.: Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Tom Kim
2:13 p.m.: Harry Hall, Chris Gotterup, Si Woo Kim
2:24 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Matt Kuchar, Adam Hadwin
2:35 p.m.: Sam Ryder, Greyson Sigg, Mac Meissner
2:46 p.m.: Max McGreevy, Ryan Gerard, Frankie Capan III
10th tee
7:40 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, David Lipsky
7:51 a.m.: Keith Mitchell, Justin Lower, Nicolai Højgaard
8:02 a.m.: Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens
8:13 a.m.: Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Tony Finau
8:24 a.m.: Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas
8:35 a.m.: Russell Henley, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland
8:46 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth
8:57 a.m.: Thomas Detry, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor
9:08 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes
9:19 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Luke List, Adam Svensson
9:30 a.m.: Bud Cauley, Matti Schmid, David Skinns
9:41 a.m.: Hayden Springer, Jesper Svensson, Will Chandler
12:45 p.m.: Henrik Norlander, Victor Perez, Ben Kohles
12:56 p.m.: Eric Cole, Ben Griffin, Max Greyserman
1:07 p.m.: J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman, Chandler Phillips
1:18 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An, Adam Schenk
1:29 p.m.: Taylor Pendrith, Peter Malnati, Kurt Kitayama
1:40 p.m.: Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas
1:51 p.m.: Austin Eckroat, Jake Knapp, Taylor Moore
2:02 p.m.: Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu, Erik van Rooyen
2:13 p.m.: Karl Vilips, Sam Burns, Cameron Young
2:24 p.m.: K.H. Lee, Carson Young, Patrick Fishburn
2:35 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Ryo Hisatsune, Laurie Canter
2:46 p.m.: Kris Ventura, Kevin Roy, Jackson Suber
Second Round Tee Times
All times ET
1st tee
7:40 a.m.: Henrik Norlander, Victor Perez, Ben Kohles
7:51 a.m.: Eric Cole, Ben Griffin, Max Greyserman
8:02 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman, Chandler Phillips
8:13 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An, Adam Schenk
8:24 a.m.: Taylor Pendrith, Peter Malnati, Kurt Kitayama
8:35 a.m.: Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas
8:46 a.m.: Austin Eckroat, Jake Knapp, Taylor Moore
8:57 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu, Erik van Rooyen
9:08 a.m.: Karl Vilips, Sam Burns, Cameron Young
9:19 a.m.: K.H. Lee, Carson Young, Patrick Fishburn
9:30 a.m.: Trey Mullinax, Ryo Hisatsune, Laurie Canter
9:41 a.m.: Kris Ventura, Kevin Roy, Jackson Suber
12:45 p.m.: Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, David Lipsky
12:56 p.m.: Keith Mitchell, Justin Lower, Nicolai Højgaard
1:07 p.m.: Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens
1:18 p.m.: Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Tony Finau
1:29 p.m.: Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas
1:40 p.m.: Russell Henley, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland
1:51 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth
2:02 p.m.: Thomas Detry, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor
2:13 p.m.: J.T. Poston, Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes
2:24 p.m.: Chris Kirk, Luke List, Adam Svensson
2:35 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Matti Schmid, David Skinns
2:46 p.m.: Hayden Springer, Jesper Svensson, Will Chandler
10th tee
7:40 a.m.: Doug Ghim, Ryan Fox, Sami Valimaki
7:51 a.m.: Andrew Putnam, Charley Hoffman, Denny McCarthy
8:02 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Højgaard
8:13 a.m.: Harris English, Billy Horschel, Justin Rose
8:24 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
8:35 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood
8:46 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay
8:57 a.m.: Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Tom Kim
9:08 a.m.: Harry Hall, Chris Gotterup, Si Woo Kim
9:19 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Matt Kuchar, Adam Hadwin
9:30 a.m.: Sam Ryder, Greyson Sigg, Mac Meissner
9:41 a.m.: Max McGreevy, Ryan Gerard, Frankie Capan III
12:45 p.m.: Chad Ramey, C.T. Pan, Vince Whaley
12:56 p.m.: Joel Dahmen, Patrick Rodgers, Chan Kim
1:07 p.m.: Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard, Ben Silverman
1:18 p.m.: Rafael Campos, Davis Riley, Gary Woodland
1:29 p.m.: Joe Highsmith, Brian Campbell, Matt McCarty
1:40 p.m.: Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Corey Conners
1:51 p.m.: Sahith Theegala, Matt Fitzpatrick, Will Zalatoris
2:02 p.m.: Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge
2:13 p.m.: Aaron Rai, Cam Davis, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2:24 p.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Max Homa, Sungjae Im
2:35 p.m.: Nate Lashley, Will Gordon, Rico Hoey
2:46 p.m.: Alejandro Tosti, Isaiah Salinda, Aldrich Potgieter
How to watch The Players Championship
The Players Championship will start on ESPN+ and the Golf Channel each day, and NBC will take live coverage of the ends of the third and fourth rounds this weekend. It can also be seen on Peacock.
All times ET
Thursday, March 13 | First Round
Friday, March 14 | Second Round
Saturday, March 15 | Third Round
Sunday, March 16 | Third Round
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