The Players Championship
Sudarshan Yellamaraju grinded to make the 36-hole cut at TPC Sawgrass. He made the best of his weekend, ascending to T-5 at the 2026 Players Championship thanks in large part to a 4-under 68 on Sunday.
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Collin Morikawa withdrew from the 2026 Players Championship halfway through Round 1 on Thursday due to a back injury. Morikawa was grabbing his back and bending over. After the WD, he met with the media, saying, “I don’t know what caused it... It’s awful. I feel terrible.”
Smylie Kaufman played with Si Woo Kim in 2017 when Kim won The Players Championship, but not before hitting an electric driver off the deck on the 14th hole. Kaufman tries to recreate the shot.
Take an aerial tour of the back nine on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, along with some insight from the “Live From” crew.
Take an aerial tour of the front nine on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, along with some insight from the “Live From” crew.
The Golf Channel desk debates PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp’s reveal of six themes that will shape the future of the Tour, including more elevated events, a promotion/regulation system, potential postseason match play, and more.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp met with the media at PGA Tour Global Headquarters on Wednesday ahead of the 2026 Players Championship to present six themes for a new Tour competitive model that is currently in the works. They include a season that runs late January to early September; more consistent and larger fields with cuts; opening the season with a big, marquee event at an iconic venue on the West Coast; evaluating large U.S. markets; a promotion and regulation system; and an enhanced postseason with the potential integration of match play. Things are not set in stone, Rolapp emphasizes, but this is currently where the Tour is heading.
In his State of the Tour address Wednesday at The Players Championship, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp addressed concerns over how sponsor invitations are used in signature events.
Some have questions if Akshay Bhatia anchors his long putter. PGA Tour officials addressed the matter with Bhatia Tuesday at The Players Championship.
Scottie Scheffler explained how his expectations differ from media expectations in his press conference at the 2026 Players Championship on Tuesday afternoon.
Adam Scott was asked Tuesday to recall a memory from his 2004 Players Championship victory. What stood out was that some people (or at least one person) had no idea who he was before that triumph.