The Players Championship 2025: When and where to watch, prize money, live stream details, tee times

After an exciting week at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, the PGA Tour action will continue this week at the The Players Championship held at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. This event will attract one of the biggest playing fields this year.

The Players Championship is one of the top events on the PGA Tour schedule. Due to it’s rich history and long pursue, many consider this event as the ‘fifth’ major championship of golf.

This year will be the 51st edition of this event. Last year history was made in this event as Scottie Scheffler became the first golfer to go back-to-back. He will now enter the tournament on Thursday with his eyes set on a historic three-peat.

To win again, Scheffler will have to go against some of the biggest names on the tour. Stars like Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Ludvig Aberg will all be teeing off this week.

Let’s delve a bit deeper and find out more details regarding this iconic event.

When and Where to watch The Players Championship 2025?

As mentioned above, The Players Championship will take place this week. It will be held from Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16 at the iconic home, The Players Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass in Florida.

Unlike last week, where there were two PGA Tour events taking place simultaneously, this week The Players Championship will be the lone event. This is because unlike the Arnold Palmer Championship, this event will have a huge field.

The live coverage of this event will be on Golf Channel on Thursday and Friday. As for the weekend, the action will switch to NBC/Peacock. The Players Championship can also be viewed on the NBC Sports App and ESPN+ in the United States.

Here is the schedule for the USA viewers:

• Thursday, March 13: 1-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app)
• Friday, March 14: 1-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app)
• Saturday, March 15: 2-7 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
• Sunday, March 16: 1-7 pm. ET (NBC/Peacock)

As for the viewers from the United Kingdom, the action will be broadcasted on the Sky Sports channel and Sky Sports App. The live action in the UK will start around 11:30 a.m. (UK time) and will last until 11 p.m.

The Players Championship 2025 Prize Money Payout

The big events of the PGA Tour are known for their huge prize money. While the signature events and the major championships have a purse prize of $20 million, The Players Championship actually offers more money than this.

This event has a purse prize of a whopping $25,000,000. This is the highest amount of money on any PGA Tour events, $5 million more than the signature events and the major championships.

The winner of the event takes away $4.5 million, the biggest share in PGA Tour history. From the last two years, Scottie Scheffler is the one who has bagged this huge winning cheque.

Apart from his huge share, there are 750 FedEx Cup points on the line for the winner as well. This is 50 more points than the other elevated events of the PGA Tour.

The Players Championship 2025 Round 1 and 2 tee times

Like almost every other PGA Tour event, this tournament will include a cut. That means after the round two, players who are below the cutline will not be allowed to play over the weekend.

With the event having a large field of 144 players, the golfers are paired in groups of threesomes. Some of them will start off at the first tee while others will start off the tenth tee.

2025 Players Championship tee times Round 1 (ET) Tee No. 1:

7:40 a.m. – Chad Ramey, C.T. Pan, Vince Whaley
7:51 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Patrick Rodgers, Chan Kim
8:02 a.m. – Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard, Ben Silverman
8:13 a.m. – Rafael Campos, Davis Riley, Gary Woodland
8:24 a.m. – Joe Highsmith, Brian Campbell, Matt McCarty
8:35 a.m. – Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Corey Conners
8:46 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Matt Fitzpatrick, Will Zalatoris
8:57 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge
9:08 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Cam Davis, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:19 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Max Homa, Sungjae Im
9:30 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Will Gordon, Rico Hoey
9:41 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Isaiah Salinda, Aldrich Potgieter
12:45 p.m. – Doug Ghim, Ryan Fox, Sami Valimaki
12:56 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Charley Hoffman, Denny McCarthy
1:07 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Hojgaard
1:18 p.m. – Harris English, Billy Horschel, Justin Rose
1:29 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
1:40 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood
1:51 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay
2:02 p.m. – Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Tom Kim
2:13 p.m. – Harry Hall, Chris Gotterup, Si Woo Kim
2:24 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Matt Kuchar, Adam Hadwin
2:35 p.m. – Sam Ryder, Greyson Sigg, Mac Meissner
2:46 p.m. – Max McGreevy, Ryan Gerard, Frankie Capan III

2025 Players Championship tee times Round 1 (ET) Tee No. 10:

7:40 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, David Lipsky
7:51 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Justin Lower, Nicolai Hojgaard
8:02 a.m. – Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens
8:13 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Tony Finau
8:24 a.m. – Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas
8:35 a.m. – Russell Henley, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland
8:46 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth
8:57 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor
9:08 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes
9:19 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Luke List, Adam Svensson
9:30 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Matti Schmid, David Skinns
9:41 a.m. – Hayden Springer, Jesper Svensson, Will Chandler
12:45 p.m. – Henrik Norlander, Victor Perez, Ben Kohles
12:56 p.m. – Eric Cole, Ben Griffin, Max Greyserman
1:07 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman, Chandler Phillips
1:18 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An, Adam Schenk
1:29 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Peter Malnati, Kurt Kitayama
1:40 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas
1:51 p.m. – Austin Eckroat, Jake Knapp, Taylor Moore
2:02 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu, Erik van Rooyen
2:13 p.m. – Karl Vilips, Sam Burns, Cameron Young
2:24 p.m. – K.H. Lee, Carson Young, Patrick Fishburn
2:35 p.m. – Trey Mullinax, Ryo Hisatsune, Laurie Canter
2:46 p.m. – Kris Ventura, Kevin Roy, Jackson Suber

2025 Players Championship tee times Round 2 (ET) Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. – Henrik Norlander, Victor Perez, Ben Kohles
7:51 a.m. – Eric Cole, Ben Griffin, Max Greyserman
8:02 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman, Chandler Phillips
8:13 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An, Adam Schenk
8:24 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Peter Malnati, Kurt Kitayama
8:35 a.m. – Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas
8:46 a.m. – Austin Eckroat, Jake Knapp, Taylor Moore
8:57 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu, Erik van Rooyen
9:08 a.m. – Karl Vilips, Sam Burns, Cameron Young
9:19 a.m. – K.H. Lee, Carson Young, Patrick Fishburn
9:30 a.m. – Trey Mullinax, Ryo Hisatsune, Laurie Canter
9:41 a.m. – Kris Ventura, Kevin Roy, Jackson Suber
12:45 p.m. – Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, David Lipsky
12:56 p.m. – Keith Mitchell, Justin Lower, Nicolai Hojgaard
1:07 p.m. – Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens
1:18 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Tony Finau
1:29 p.m. – Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas
1:40 p.m. – Russell Henley, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland
1:51 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth
2:02 p.m. – Thomas Detry, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor
2:13 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes
2:24 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Luke List, Adam Svensson
2:35 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Matti Schmid, David Skinns
2:46 p.m. – Hayden Springer, Jesper Svensson, Will Chandler

2025 Players Championship tee times Round 2 (ET) Tee No. 10

7:40 a.m. – Doug Ghim, Ryan Fox, Sami Valimaki
7:51 a.m. – Andrew Putnam, Charley Hoffman, Denny McCarthy
8:02 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Hojgaard
8:13 a.m. – Harris English, Billy Horschel, Justin Rose
8:24 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
8:35 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood
8:46 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay
8:57 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Tom Kim
9:08 a.m. – Harry Hall, Chris Gotterup, Si Woo Kim
9:19 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Matt Kuchar, Adam Hadwin
9:30 a.m. – Sam Ryder, Greyson Sigg, Mac Meissner
9:41 a.m. – Max McGreevy, Ryan Gerard, Frankie Capan III
12:45 p.m. – Chad Ramey, C.T. Pan, Vince Whaley
12:56 p.m. – Joel Dahmen, Patrick Rodgers, Chan Kim
1:07 p.m. – Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard, Ben Silverman
1:18 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Davis Riley, Gary Woodland
1:29 p.m. – Joe Highsmith, Brian Campbell, Matt McCarty
1:40 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Corey Conners
1:51 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Matt Fitzpatrick, Will Zalatoris
2:02 p.m. – Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge
2:13 p.m. – Aaron Rai, Cam Davis, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2:24 p.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Max Homa, Sungjae Im
2:35 p.m. – Nate Lashley, Will Gordon, Rico Hoey
2:46 p.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Isaiah Salinda, Aldrich Potgieter