The unofficial fifth round of the major will finally take place at the PGA Tour’s The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It’s time for TPC Sawgrass to shine and let its “island” green cause carnage.
This week, some of the biggest names on the PGA Tour will battle it out for a piece of the $25 million prize pool.
Here is all the information for the 3rd Annual Florida Swing Event.
Players Championship:
where: TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course (Par 72 7,275 yards)
when: March 14th to 17th
wallet: $2,500,000
FedEx Cup Points: 750
Defending champion: Scotty Scheffler
How to watch Players Championship:
This week, NBC and Golf Channel will share telecasts of The Players Championship. Golf Channel will broadcast the first two rounds, with NBC taking over for the weekend.
Kevin Kisner could return to The Players’ booth as Paul Azinger’s permanent successor.
Fans can watch “Live from the Players” on Golf Channel, with broadcast teams performing shows on-site throughout the week. Coverage will be held almost all day on Tuesday and Wednesday. Golf Channel will be broadcast live from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both days.
The network will also be livestreamed before and after each tournament date.
The full schedule is below.
Thursday in March. 14: 1-7pm ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, March 15th: 1-7pm ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, March 16th: 2-7pm ET (NBC)
Sunday March 17th: 1-6pm ET (NBC)
How to stream The Players Championship:
ESPN+ will provide a stream of The Players Championship starting at 7:30 a.m. ET. The network also offers daily featured group coverage.
ESPN+ main feed broadcast times are:
Thursday, March 14th:
Stream 1: Main feed (7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Featured (1pm to 7pm);
Stream 2: Marquee (8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Special feature (1pm to 7pm)
Stream 3: Featured (8:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Featured Holes (1pm to 7pm)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8am-7pm ET)
Friday, March 15th:
Stream 1: Main feed (7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Featured (2pm to 7pm);
Stream 2: Marquee (8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Special feature (2pm to 7pm)
Stream 3: Featured (8:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Featured Holes (2pm to 7pm)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8am-7pm ET)
Saturday, March 16th:
Stream 1: Main feed (8am-2pm ET). Featured (1pm to 6pm);
Stream 2: Marquee (9am-2pm ET). Special feature (1pm to 6pm)
Stream 3: Featured (8:45 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET). Featured Holes (1pm to 6pm)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET)
Sunday March 17th:
Stream 1: Main feed (7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Featured (1pm to 6pm);
Stream 2: Marquee (8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Special feature (1pm to 6pm)
Stream 3: Featured (8:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET). Featured Holes (1pm to 6pm)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8am-6pm ET)
Peacock will simulcast Golf Channel broadcasts throughout the four days.Reports can be streamed peacock here.
The Players Championship Featured/Marquee Group
Thursday
Featured groups
8:35 a.m. ET — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth (10th hole)
1:40 p.m. ET — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas (1st hole)
Friday
Featured groups
8:35 a.m. ET — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas (10th hole)
1:40 p.m. ET — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth (1st hole)
Players Championship Preview:
Ten of the top 12 players in the Official World Golf Ranking will be competing this week in Florida looking for a big win. Known as his unofficial fifth major due to the impressive field, this week does not disappoint.
Following his overwhelming performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will aim for back-to-back races at TPC Sawgrass.
Switching putters ahead of Bay Hill paid off in a big way, as he made 16 of 16 putts from inside 15 feet on Sunday alone.
Schaeffler is Odds-on favorites +500 per DraftKings. Will he be able to defend his title and fight off the others, or will someone else usurp his throne?
Rory McIlroy, who came in at +1200 odds, may have been another blowout on Sunday in Orlando, but don’t count him out at The Players. He is one of the best drivers on Tour right now and that will help him tackle this track.
Staying on the fairway is a must at TPC Sawgrass, so if McIlroy can put it all together he could win another Goldman Trophy.
Also participating are Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris. Hovland didn’t do much at Bay Hill last week, but he likes TPC Sawgrass. He finished T9 in 2022 and T3 last year, so it might be time for him to win his first event in 2024.
Thomas and Zalatoris played very well in Orlando, but couldn’t keep up with Scheffler.
Other players who could surprise people this week include Ludwig Oberg, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa and Shane Lowry.
The Players Championship Round 1 Tee Times (ET):
1st hole
7:40 a.m. — Ryan Moore, Cheson Hadley, Zach Blair
7:51 a.m. — Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Young
8:02 a.m. — Alex Nolen, Thomas Detrie, Joseph Bramlett
8:13 am — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge
8:24 am — Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk
8:35 a.m. — Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie
8:46 am — Bryce Garnett, Russell Henry, Steve Stricker
8:57 am — Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings
9:08 am — Billy Horschel, Sung-jae Im, Webb Simpson
9:19 am — Keegan Bradley, K.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin
9:30 a.m. — David Lipsky, Justin Lauer, Tyson Alexander
9:41 am — Robert McIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune
12:45 p.m.—Doug Jim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu
12:56 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Bo Hossler, Alex Smalley
1:07 pm — Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stefan Yeager
1:18 pm — Jake Knapp, Matthew Pavone, Nick Dunlap
1:29 pm — Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa
1:40 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas
1:51 pm — Windham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman
2:02 pm — Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry
2:13 p.m. — Austin Ekrot, Sahis Segala, Akshay Bhatia
2:24 pm — Garrick Higo, SH Kim, Andrew Novak
2:35 p.m. — Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Hall
2:46 pm — Charlie Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki
10th hole
7:40 a.m. — Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery
7:51 a.m. — Michael Kim, Aaron Lai, Karl Yuan
8:02 am — Joel Damen, Christian Bezuidenhout, Minwoo Lee
8:13 am — Jason Day, Shi Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar
8:24 a.m. — Sam Barnes, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood
8:35 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth
8:46 am — Ludwig Oberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott
8:57 am — Nick Taylor, Tom Kim, Justin Rose
9:08 am — Eric Van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd
9:19am — CT Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox
9:30am — Martin Laird, Justin Hsu, Grayson Sigg
9:41 am — Nate Lashley, Robbie Shelton, Ben Coles
12:45pm — Byung-hoon Ahn, Patrick Rogers, Matty Schmidt
12:56 p.m. — Denny McCarthy, Matt Nesmith, Nicolai Hojgaard
1:07 p.m. — Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu
1:18 p.m. — Grayson Murray, Sheamus Power, Francesco Molinari
1:29 pm — Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson
1:40 p.m. — Nico Echavarria, JT Poston, Harris English
1:51 pm — Davis Riley, Corey Connors, JJ Spahn
2:02 pm — Luke List, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young
2:13 pm — Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam
2:24 pm — Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson
2:35 pm — Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNeely, Callum Talen
2:46 pm — Chan Kim, David Skins, Jimmy Stanger
Players Championship Round 2 Tee Times (ET):
Hole 1:
7:40 a.m. — Byung-hoon Ahn, Patrick Rogers, Matty Schmidt
7:51 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Matt Nesmith, Nicolai Hojgaard
8:02 am — Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu
8:13 a.m. — Grayson Murray, Sheamus Power, Francesco Molinari
8:24 am — Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson
8:35 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, JT Poston, Harris English
8:46 am — Davis Riley, Corey Connors, JJ Spahn
8:57 am — Luke List, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young
9:08 am — Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam
9:19 am — Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson
9:30am — Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNeely, Callum Talen
9:41 am — Chan Kim, David Skins, Jimmy Stanger
12:45 p.m. — Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery
12:56 p.m. — Michael Kim, Aaron Lai, Karl Yuan
1:07 pm — Joel Damen, Christian Bezuidenhout, Minwoo Lee
1:18 pm — Jason Day, Shi Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar
1:29 pm — Sam Barnes, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood
1:40 p.m. — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth
1:51 pm — Ludwig Oberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott
2:02 pm — Nick Taylor, Tom Kim, Justin Rose
2:13 pm — Eric Van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd
2:24 p.m. — CT Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox
2:35 pm — Martin Laird, Justin Hsu, Grayson Sigg
2:46 pm — Nate Lashley, Robbie Shelton, Ben Coles
10th hole
7:40 a.m. — Doug Jim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu
7:51 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Bo Hossler, Alex Smalley
8:02 a.m. — Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stefan Yeager
8:13 am — Jake Knapp, Matthew Pavone, Nick Dunlap
8:24 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa
8:35 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas
8:46 am — Windham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman
8:57 am — Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry
9:08 am — Austin Ekrot, Sahis Segala, Akshay Bhatia
9:19 am — Garrick Higo, SH Kim, Andrew Novak
9:30am — Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Hall
9:41 am — Charlie Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki
12:45 p.m. — Ryan Moore, Cheson Hadley, Zach Blair
12:56 p.m. — Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Young
1:07 p.m. — Alex Nolen, Thomas Detrie, Joseph Bramlett
1:18 pm — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge
1:29 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk
1:40 pm — Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie
1:51 pm — Bryce Garnett, Russell Henry, Steve Stricker
2:02 pm — Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings
2:13 pm — Billy Horschel, Sung-jae Im, Webb Simpson
2:24 pm — Keegan Bradley, K.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin
2:35 p.m. — David Lipsky, Justin Lauer, Tyson Alexander
2:46 pm — Robert McIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune
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