One of the biggest events of the year, The Players Championship, comes from TPC Sawgrass in Florida.
A year ago, Rory McIlroy beat JJ Spaun in a Monday playoff to claim the title for the second time, and he is expected to line up to defend his title this week.
There is a slight question mark over his involvement because he withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational before he started the third round with a back injury.
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That was seen as a precautionary measure, but he provided an update on Monday, describing the issue as “stubborn.”
As things stand, McIlroy plans to head to TPC Sawgrass on Wednesday, and, assuming he is fit to play, he will be grouped with Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama in the first two rounds.
The three are scheduled to start at 1.42pm ET (5.42pm GMT) on in the first round and 8.52am ET (12.52pm GMT) in the second round.
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Another big group sees Scottie Scheffler, who won the tournament in 2023 and 2024, alongside Tommy Fleetwood and 2021 winner Justin Thomas.
The three begin at 8.52am ET (12.52pm GMT) in the first round and 1.42pm ET (5.42pm GMT) in the second round.
Scottie Scheffler is a two-time winner
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Check out all of The Players Championship tee times for the first two rounds, including featured groups…
The Players Championship Featured Groups
Round One (ET/GMT)
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8.52am (12.52pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas8.28am (12.28pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau8.40am (12.40pm): Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim1.42pm (5.42pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama1.30pm (5.30pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
Round Two (ET/GMT)
8.52am (12.52pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama8.40am (12.40pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth9.04am (1.04pm): Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee1.42pm (5.42pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas1.18pm (5.18pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony FinauThe Players Championship Tee Times
Round One
1st Tee (ET/GMT)
7.40am (11.40am): Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner7.52am (11.52am): Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips8.04am (12.04pm): Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman8.16am (12.16pm): Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland8.28am (12.28pm): Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay8.40am (12.40pm): Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty8.52am (12.52pm): Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley9.04am (1.04pm): Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick9.16am (1.16pm): Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston9.28am (1.28pm): Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith12.30pm (4.30pm): Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens12.42pm (4.42pm): Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim12.54pm (4.54pm): Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune1.06pm (5.06pm): Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott1.18pm (5.18pm): J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry1.30pm (5.30pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth1.42pm (5.42pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama1.54pm (5.54pm): Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee2.06pm (6.06pm): Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai2.18pm (6.18pm): Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya2.30pm (6.30pm): Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamara, AJ Ewart
Round One
10th Tee (ET/GMT)
7.40am (11.40am): Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey7.52am (11.52am): Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen8.04am (12.04pm): Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan8.16am (12.16pm): Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren8.28am (12.28pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau8.40am (12.40pm): Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim8.52am (12.52pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas9.04am (1.04pm): Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre9.16am (1.16pm): Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im9.28am (1.28pm): Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer12.30pm (4.30pm): Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard12.42pm (4.42pm): Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge12.54pm (4.54pm): Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody1.06pm (5.06pm): Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger1.18pm (5.18pm): Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk1.30pm (5.30pm): Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark1.42pm (5.42pm): Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith1.54pm (5.54pm): Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns2.06pm (6.06pm): Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners2.18pm (6.18pm): Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
Round Two
1st Tee (ET/GMT)
7.40am (11.40am): Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard7.52am (11.52am): Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge8.04am (12.04pm): Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody8.16am (12.16pm): Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger8.28am (12.28pm): Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk8.40am (12.40pm): Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark8.52am (12.52pm): Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith9.04am (1.04pm): Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns9.16am (1.16pm): Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners9.28am (1.28pm): Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman12.30pm (4.30pm): Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey12.42pm (4.42pm): Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen12.54pm (4.54pm): Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan1.06pm (5.06pm): Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren1.18pm (5.18pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau1.30pm (5.30pm): Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim1.42pm (5.42pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas1.54pm (5.54pm): Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre2.06pm (6.06pm): Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im2.18pm (6.18pm): Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
Round Two
10th Tee (ET/GMT)
7.40am (11.40am): Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens7.52am (11.52am): Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim8.04am (12.04pm): Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune8.16am (12.16pm): Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott8.28am (12.28pm): J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry8.40am (12.40pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth8.52am (12.52pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama9.04am (1.04pm): Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee9.16am (1.16pm): Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai9.28am (1.28pm): Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya9.40am (1.40pm): Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart12.30pm (4.30pm): Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner12.42pm (4.42pm): Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips12.54pm (4.54pm): Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman1.06pm (5.06pm): Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland1.18pm (5.18pm): Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay1.30pm (5.30pm): Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty1.42pm (5.42pm): Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley1.54pm (5.54pm): Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick2.06pm (6.06pm): Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston2.18pm (6.18pm): Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan SmithHow To Watch The Players Championship
ET
Thursday March 12th: 7.30am – 7.00pm (ESPN+), 1.00pm – 7.00pm (Golf Channel)Friday March 13th: 7.30am – 7.00pm (ESPN+), 1.00pm – 7.00pm (Golf Channel)Saturday March 14th: 8.00am – 7.00pm (ESPN+), 2.00pm – 7.00pm (NBC/Peacock)Sunday March 15th: 7.30am – 6.00pm (ESPN+), 1.00pm – 6.00pm (NBC/Peacock)
GMT
Thursday March 12th: 11.30am Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports GolfFriday March 13th: 11.30am Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports GolfSaturday March 14th: 1.00pm (Sky Sports Golf), 8.00pm Sky Sports Main EventSunday March 15th: 11.30am Sky Sports Main Event, 1.00pm Sky Sports Golf, 7.00pm Sky Sports Main Event