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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The PGA Tour’s biggest event on its own calendar will feature some of the biggest names playing alongside one another this week just outside Jacksonville. Showcasing a field of 123 players filled with multiple-time major champions, FedEx Cup winners and past victors at TPC Sawgrass, the 2026 Players Championship will highlight the best that the PGA Tour has to offer.
Among the headliners is Brooks Koepka, who makes his return to TPC Sawgrass in his first season back with the PGA Tour. He is paired with Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Akshay Bhatia and fan favorite Tony Finau in Round 1. The trio kicks off a run of sound groupings beginning at 8:28 a.m. ET off the 10th tee.
Following that threesome is Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg and Si Woo Kim at 8:40 a.m with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler getting his Players Championship underway at 8:52 a.m. alongside Tommy Fleetwood and prior Players champion Justin Thomas.
As the play progresses into the afternoon, additional stars will step onto the golf course. A popular group on the grounds will be that of Sahith Theegala, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler, who tee off No. at 1:30 p.m. Reigning champion Rory McIlroy, two-time major champion Xander Schauffele and former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama follow immediately at 1:42 p.m.
Scheffler is a substantial favorite at nearly 4-1 to win The Players, well ahead of McIlroy, who comes in second at 13-1, per DraftKings. The Ulsterman is presently dealing with back spasms; his availability for The Players is considered up in the air.
Take a look at the complete list of tee times for Round 1 at TPC Sawgrass below.
2026 Players Championship: Rounds 1 tee times, pairings
All times Eastern
No. 1
7:40 a.m. — Mark Hubbard, Thorbjorn Olesen, Mac Meissner7:52 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips8:04 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman8:16 a.m. — Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland8:28 a.m. — Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay8:40 a.m. — Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty8:52 a.m. — Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley9:04 a.m. — Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick9:16 a.m. — Michael Brennan, J.T. Poston, Harris English9:28 a.m. — Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith12:30 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens12:42 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim12:54 p.m. — Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune1:06 p.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott1:18 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry1:30 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth1:42 p.m. — Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama1:54 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee2:06 p.m. — Brian Campbell, Karl Villips, Aaron Rai2:18 p.m. — Matti Schmid, Takumi Kanaya, Max McGreevy2:30 p.m. — Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
No. 10
7:40 a.m. — Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey7:52 a.m. — Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen8:04 a.m. — Rasmus Hojgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan8:16 a.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren8:28 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau8:40 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim8:52 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas9:04 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre9:16 a.m. — Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im9:28 a.m. — Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer12:30 p.m. — Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Hojgaard12:42 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge12:54 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody1:06 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger1:18 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk1:30 p.m. — Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark1:42 p.m. — Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith1:54 p.m. — Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns2:06 p.m. — Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners2:18 p.m. — Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman