The Players Championship Tee Times

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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.

Rory McIlroy with The Players Championship trophy

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 during the Arnold Palmer Invitational — Scottie Scheffler is a two-time winner

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)

8.52am (12.52pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
8.28am (12.28pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8.40am (12.40pm): Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
1.42pm (5.42pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1.30pm (5.30pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth

Round Two (ET/GMT)

8.52am (12.52pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama'
8.40am (12.40pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
9.04am (1.04pm): Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
1.42pm (5.42pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
1.18pm (5.18pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau

Round One

1st Tee (ET/GMT)

7.40am (11.40am): Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
7.52am (11.52am): Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
8.04am (12.04pm): Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
8.16am (12.16pm): Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
8.28am (12.28pm): Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
8.40am (12.40pm): Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
8.52am (12.52pm): Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
9.04am (1.04pm): Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
9.16am (1.16pm): Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
9.28am (1.28pm): Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
12.30pm (4.30pm): Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
12.42pm (4.42pm): Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
12.54pm (4.54pm): Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
1.06pm (5.06pm): Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
1.18pm (5.18pm): J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
1.30pm (5.30pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
1.42pm (5.42pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1.54pm (5.54pm): Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
2.06pm (6.06pm): Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
2.18pm (6.18pm): Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
2.30pm (6.30pm): Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamara, AJ Ewart

Round One

10th Tee (ET/GMT)

7.40am (11.40am): Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
7.52am (11.52am): Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
8.04am (12.04pm): Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8.16am (12.16pm): Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
8.28am (12.28pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8.40am (12.40pm): Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
8.52am (12.52pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
9.04am (1.04pm): Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
9.16am (1.16pm): Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
9.28am (1.28pm): Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
12.30pm (4.30pm): Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
12.42pm (4.42pm): Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
12.54pm (4.54pm): Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
1.06pm (5.06pm): Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
1.18pm (5.18pm): Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
1.30pm (5.30pm): Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
1.42pm (5.42pm): Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
1.54pm (5.54pm): Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
2.06pm (6.06pm): Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
2.18pm (6.18pm): Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman

Round Two

1st Tee (ET/GMT)

7.40am (11.40am): Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
7.52am (11.52am): Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
8.04am (12.04pm): Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
8.16am (12.16pm): Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
8.28am (12.28pm): Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
8.40am (12.40pm): Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
8.52am (12.52pm): Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
9.04am (1.04pm): Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
9.16am (1.16pm): Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
9.28am (1.28pm): Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
12.30pm (4.30pm): Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
12.42pm (4.42pm): Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
12.54pm (4.54pm): Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
1.06pm (5.06pm): Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
1.18pm (5.18pm): Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
1.30pm (5.30pm): Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
1.42pm (5.42pm): Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
1.54pm (5.54pm): Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
2.06pm (6.06pm): Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
2.18pm (6.18pm): Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer

Round Two

10th Tee (ET/GMT)

7.40am (11.40am): Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
7.52am (11.52am): Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
8.04am (12.04pm): Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
8.16am (12.16pm): Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
8.28am (12.28pm): J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
8.40am (12.40pm): Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
8.52am (12.52pm): Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
9.04am (1.04pm): Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
9.16am (1.16pm): Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
9.28am (1.28pm): Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
9.40am (1.40pm): Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
12.30pm (4.30pm): Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
12.42pm (4.42pm): Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
12.54pm (4.54pm): Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
1.06pm (5.06pm): Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
1.18pm (5.18pm): Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
1.30pm (5.30pm): Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
1.42pm (5.42pm): Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
1.54pm (5.54pm): Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
2.06pm (6.06pm): Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
2.18pm (6.18pm): Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith

How To Watch The Players Championship

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 Golf
Friday March 13th: 11.30am Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Golf
Saturday March 14th: 1.00pm (Sky Sports Golf), 8.00pm Sky Sports Main Event
Sunday March 15th: 11.30am Sky Sports Main Event, 1.00pm Sky Sports Golf, 7.00pm Sky Sports Main Event

Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories.

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Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course.

Kevin Cook’s acclaimed 2007 biography, Tommy’s Honour, about golf’s founding father and son, remains one of his all-time favourite sports books.

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