TPC Sawgrass’ 17th hole is ready for Round 1 of the 2026 Players Championship. Follow live updates from Thursday below.
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The first round of the 2026 Players Championship has arrived. The best players on the PGA Tour are at TPC Sawgrass to take on the Stadium Course in Thursday’s first round. That includes World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and, barring a last-minute withdrawal, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. Below, we’ll provide Players Championship live updates all day long on Thursday, including from our writers on-site at Sawgrass, as well as Players leaderboard updates and more.
Here’s a few things to know as you follow along on Thursday:
How to watch Round 1
First-round coverage kicks off at 7:30 a.m. ET on PGA Tour Live on ESPN+. Golf Channel’s TV coverage starts at 1 p.m. ET. You can check out the complete information on 2026 Players Championship TV coverage and streaming details for Round 1 here.
Notable Round 1 tee times
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
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
LIVE UPDATES: Players Championship Round 1
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