Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reports from Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. where an informal players meeting on Tuesday night discussed what the future of the PGA Tour schedule could look like and when the new calendar could be announced. Lewis also discusses Lucas Glover being elected chair of the 2026 Player Advisory Council.
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Scheffler went back to old faithful Thursday at The Players – it just didn’t quite live up to that moniker.
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. – Justin Thomas is used to big comebacks around TPC Sawgrass.
Justin Thomas didn’t fare well in his return to competition at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he shot 68 in the opening round of The Players Championship.
TPC Sawgrass’ notorious No. 17 claimed a whole group’s balls during Round 1 of the 2026 Players Championship on Thursday. Gary Woodland, Cam Davis and Kevin Yu all saw their tee shots suffer a wet fate instead of hitting the island green.
Max Homa and Max Greyserman both had extreme scorecards in the first round of The Players Championship.
Here’s a look at adjusted tee times and groupings for the first round following a brief weather suspension.
As expected, rain rolled into the Ponte Vedra Beach area Thursday causing a brief suspension of first-round play in the The Players.
2021 Players champion Justin Thomas started Round 1 of the 2026 tournament with three straight birdies. This is Thomas’ second Tour start of 2026 after missing the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week. Thomas had back surgery in November.
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.”
Morikawa’s Players Championship ended after one hole Thursday at TPC Sawgrass.