Players Championship 2026: Round 1 and Round 2 Tee Times at TPC Sawgrass
Find out when the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka are teeing off in the first and second round of the PGA Tour's flagship event of the season.
The PGA Tour has released the tee times and pairings for the opening two rounds of the 2026 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course, where 47 of the world’s top 50 players will compete in the Tour’s flagship event.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy is in a race against time to defend his title. The Northern Irishman confirmed to Golf Channel that his back pain is proving “a bit more stubborn” than first anticipated. McIlroy withdrew from last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he remains hopeful of teeing it up in the first round at Sawgrass.
McIlroy is chasing a third Players Championship title, which would also put him alongside Jack Nicklaus as a three-time winner. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is pursuing the same milestone after back-to-back victories in 2023 and 2024.
Seven former champions are in the field this week: McIlroy, Scheffler, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day, Si Woo Kim and Justin Thomas. Scott is making his 25th appearance at Sawgrass, the most of anyone in the field.
The 123-player field also includes several debutants and a notable return for Brooks Koepka, who is playing the event for the first time since 2022 after regaining eligibility to compete on the PGA Tour.
Scroll down to check out the first and second round tee times at the 2026 Players Championship...
The Players Championship: Round 1 Tee Times - Thursday 12 March
1st tee
Time | Players |
|---|---|
7:40 | Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner |
7:52 | Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips |
8:04 | Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman |
8:16 | Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland |
8:28 | Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay |
8:40 | Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty |
8:52 | Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley |
9:04 | Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick |
9:16 | Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston |
9:28 | Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith |
12:30 | Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens |
12:42 | Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim |
12:54 | Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune |
1:06 | Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott |
1:18 | J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry |
1:30 | Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth |
1:42 | Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama |
1:54 | Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee |
2:06 | Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai |
2:18 | Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya |
2:30 | Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart |
10th tee
Time | Players |
|---|---|
7:40 | Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey |
7:52 | Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen |
8:04 | Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan |
8:16 | Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren |
8:28 | Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau |
8:40 | Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim |
8:52 | Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas |
9:04 | Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre |
9:16 | Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im |
9:28 | Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer |
12:30 | Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard |
12:42 | Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge |
12:54 | Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody |
1:06 | Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger |
1:18 | Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk |
1:30 | Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark |
1:42 | Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith |
1:54 | Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns |
2:06 | Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners |
2:18 | Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman |
The Players Championship: Round 2 Tee Times - Friday 13 March
1st tee
Time | Players |
|---|---|
7:40 | Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard |
7:52 | Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge |
8:04 | Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody |
8:16 | Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger |
8:28 | Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk |
8:40 | Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark |
8:52 | Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith |
9:04 | Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns |
9:16 | Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners |
9:28 | Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman |
12:30 | Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey |
12:42 | Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen |
12:54 | Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan |
1:06 | Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren |
1:18 | Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau |
1:30 | Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim |
1:42 | Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas |
1:54 | Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre |
2:06 | Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im |
2:18 | Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer |
10th tee
Time | Players |
|---|---|
7:40 | Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens |
7:52 | Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim |
8:04 | Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune |
8:16 | Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott |
8:28 | J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry |
8:40 | Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth |
8:52 | Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama |
9:04 | Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee |
9:16 | Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai |
9:28 | Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya |
9:40 | Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart |
12:30 | Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner |
12:42 | Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips |
12:54 | Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman |
1:06 | Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland |
1:18 | Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay |
1:30 | Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty |
1:42 | Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley |
1:54 | Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick |
2:06 | Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston |
2:18 | Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith |
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