The Players Championship 2026 Round 1 Tee Times & Players Groups, Pairs, How to watch on Thursday
These groupings feature star-studded matchups, including defending champion Rory McIlroy with Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama (1:42 p.m. ET, No. 1 tee), and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler with Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas (8:52 a.m. ET, No. 10 tee).
How to Watch The Players Championship Round 1, TV/Streaming Info
Golf Channel (1–7 p.m. ET), PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ (featured groups and holes from early morning), Peacock for additional coverage.
Here is a look at all of the tee times for First Round 1: All times Eastern
The Players Championship first round tee times, groups, How to watch on Thurday
Tee time —— Players
No. 1 Tee – Round 1 (Thursday, March 12)
7:40 a.m. – Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
7:52 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
8:04 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
8:16 a.m. – Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
8:28 a.m. – Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
8:40 a.m. – Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
8:52 a.m. – Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
9:04 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:16 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
9:28 a.m. – Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
12:30 p.m. – Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
12:42 p.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
12:54 p.m. – Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
1:06 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
1:18 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
1:42 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1:54 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
2:06 p.m. – Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
2:18 p.m. – Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
2:30 p.m. – Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
No. 10 Tee – Round 1 (Thursday, March 12)
7:40 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
7:52 a.m. – Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
8:04 a.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8:16 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
8:28 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8:40 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
8:52 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
9:04 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
9:16 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
9:28 a.m. – Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
12:30 p.m. – Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
12:42 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
12:54 p.m. – Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
1:06 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
1:18 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
1:30 p.m. – Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
1:42 p.m. – Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
1:54 p.m. – Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
2:06 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
2:18 p.m. – Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
The Players Championship Round 2 tee times, groups for Friday matchups
No. 1 tee Times
7:40 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
7:52 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
8:04 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
8:16 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
8:28 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
8:40 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
8:52 a.m. – Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
9:04 a.m. – Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
9:16 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
9:28 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
12:30 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
12:42 p.m. – Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:54 p.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
1:06 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
1:18 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
1:30 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
1:42 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
1:54 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
2:06 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
2:18 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
No. 10 tee Times
7:40 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
7:52 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
8:04 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
8:16 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
8:28 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
8:40 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
8:52 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
9:04 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
9:16 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
9:28 a.m. – Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
9:40 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
12:30 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
12:42 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
12:54 p.m. –Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
1:06 p.m. – Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
1:18 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
1:30 p.m. – Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
1:42 p.m. – Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
1:54 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:06 p.m. – Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
2:18 p.m. – Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
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