The tee times for the 2026 Players Championship have been revealed, headlined by some blockbuster groups for the annual PGA Tour event at TPC Sawgrass.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will play alongside FedExCup winner Tommy Fleetwood and former champion Justin Thomas, while Brooks Koepka will be joined by Akshay Bhatia and Tony Finau. Australia’s Min Woo Lee has been grouped with Chris Gotterup and Justin Rose.
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Elsewhere, Rory McIlroy has cast a shadow over his defense of the Players Championship after revealing that the back problem which forced his withdrawal from the Arnold Palmer Invitational needed more treatment.
The Golf Channel television network quoted a text sent by McIlroy which said the Northern Ireland star was delaying his arrival at TPC Sawgrass this week to Wednesday.
“The back is being a bit more stubborn that we thought, so I’m staying at home today and tomorrow to continue treatment in South Florida with the hope to travel to Ponte Vedra on Wednesday at some point,” McIlroy was quoted by the network as saying.
On Saturday, McIlroy withdrew from the third round of the Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill after feeling a “small twinge” in his back while warming up in the gym.
He later complained of muscle spasms in his lower back after hitting balls on the driving range, prompting his decision to withdraw.
McIlroy’s back problem comes at a critical period of the season for the five-time major winner.
He had been hoping to defend his Players crown in Florida this week before turning his attention to the defense of his Masters title at Augusta next month.
McIlroy is slated to join Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama the first two rounds.
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2026 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP TEE TIMES
All times AEDT
Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee
10:40 pm, 3:30 am: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
10:52 pm, 3:42 am: Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
11:04 pm, 3:54 am: Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
11:16 pm, 4:06 am: Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
11:28 pm, 4:18 am: Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
11:40 pm, 4:30 am: Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
11:52 pm, 4:42 am: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
12:04 am, 4:54 am: Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:16 am, 5:06 am: Michael Brennan, Harris English, JT Poston
12:28 am, 5:18 am: Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee
10:40 pm, 3:30 am: Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
10:52 pm, 3:42 am: Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
11:04 pm, 3:54 am: Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
11:16 pm, 4:06 am: Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
11:28 pm, 4:18 am: Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
11:40 pm, 4:30 am: Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
11:52 pm, 4:42 am: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
12:04 am, 4:54 am: Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
12:16 am, 5:06 am: Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
12:28 am, 5:18 am: Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee
3:30 am, 10:40 pm: Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
3:42 am, 10:52 pm: Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
3:54 am, 11:04 pm: Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
4:06 am, 11:16 pm: Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
4:18 am, 11:28 pm: JJ Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
4:30 am, 11:40 pm: Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
4:42 am, 11:52 pm: Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
4:54 am, 12:04 am: Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
5:06 am, 12:16 am: Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
5:18 am, 12:28 am: Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
5:30 am, 12:40 am: Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, AJ Ewart
Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee
3:30 am, 10:40 pm: Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
3:42 am, 10:52 pm: Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
3:54 am, 11:04 pm: Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
4:06 am, 11:16 pm: Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
4:18 am, 11:28 pm: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
4:30 am, 11:40 pm: Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
4:42 am, 11:52 pm: Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
4:54 am, 12:04 am: Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
5:06 am, 12:16 am: Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
5:18 am, 12:28 am: Matthieu Pavon, SH Kim, Austin Smotherman
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