PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The Players Championship tees off Thursday morning at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Here’s all you need to know about the 52nd Players.
Tournament nuts and bolts
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Thursday through Sunday at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach.
There is $25 million in prize money at stake, including $4.5 million to the winner.
Rory McIlroy is the reigning champion. He beat JJ Spaun in a three-hole aggregate playoff on a wind-whipped Monday last year. He became just the eighth golfer to win The Players more than once.
The tickets and parking
Stadium passes for Friday and Saturday have sold out and are only available through the secondary resale market. Thursday and Sunday tickets are still available. Ticket information can be found here. Parking is sold out for all tournament days. They can be purchased through the verified secondary market here. Rideshare and shuttle information from the tournament is listed below.
Rideshare: The Players has a rideshare pickup and drop-off location at the Couples Entry off ATP Tour Boulevard. Rideshare vehicles will be staged outside the Couples Entry during peak exit times.
Nocatee shuttles: Shuttles will be available from Friday through Sunday at several locations. Shuttles will operate from Palm Valley Academy (700 Bobcat Lane, 32081) from Friday to Sunday, Valley Ridge Academy (105 Greenleaf Drive, 32081) on Friday and Saturday, and Pine Island Academy (805 Pine Island Rd, 32095) on Saturday and Sunday. Note: The Nocatee shuttle program is extremely popular, and fans may experience long wait times during peak hours. Shuttles operate on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
Downtown shuttles: Shuttles will will run Thursday–Sunday offering round‑trip service from the Marriott Jacksonville Downtown, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, and Southbank Hotel at Jacksonville Riverwalk directly to TPC Sawgrass; shuttle passes are $20 plus tax/fees, non‑refundable, and riders select a pickup time with flexibility to return on any scheduled return shuttle. Cost is $21.50. Click here to purchase.
Bike and golf cart parking: The Players offers complimentary bike and golf cart parking just past Championship Way inside TPC Sawgrass. Fans should enter TPC Sawgrass from the TPC Blvd entrance, by the Sawgrass Marriott, and follow signs to golf and bike parking. Bike and golf cart parking is not available in the general parking lot. Bike racks are provided free of charge, and fans are reminded to bring their own lock to secure their bicycles.
The history
The tournament moved to different locations in its first three years before settling into Sawgrass Country Club (1977-81) across the road from the current location. It moved to TPC Sawgrass in 1982 and has been played on the Stadium Course every year since.
Course record
Greg Norman shot a 24-under 264 in 1994.
All eyes on
McIlroy, of course, will be a star attraction. So will two-time champion Scottie Scheffler, who became the only golfer in tournament history to win back-to-back Players titles (2023-24). A win by Scheffler would move him into a tie with Jack Nicklaus as the only golfers to win The Players three times. Nicklaus won in 1974 (Atlanta Country Club), ’76 (Inverrary Golf & Country Club) and ’78 (Sawgrass Country Club) long before the event moved to its current home at TPC Sawgrass.
Who are the featured groups?
Rory McIlory, Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama are together on Thursday (1:42 p.m. at No. 1 tee) and the No. 10 tee on Friday (8:52 a.m.). Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas are grouped together both days, starting off on the No. 10 tee at 8:52 a.m. Thursday and the No. 1 tee Friday (1:42 p.m.).
Players Championship tee times
Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee
7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee
7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee
12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
2:30 p.m., 9:40 a.m.: Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee
12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman