The PGA Tour is set to host its flagship event, The Players Championship. Here’s some need-to-know information:
When and where is The Players Championship?
March 12-15 on the Stadium Course (par 72, 7,352 yards) at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
How to watch The Players Championship
(All times ET; “Live From The Players” on Golf Channel)
Monday, March 9
- 3-5PM: Live From The Players
- 7-9PM: Live From The Players
Tuesday, March 10
- 9AM-5PM: Live From The Players
- 7-9PM: Live From The Players
Wednesday, March 11
- 7:30AM-4PM: Live From The Players
- 6-9PM: Live From The Players
Thursday, March 12
- 10AM-1PM: Live From The Players
- 1-7PM: Round 1 (Golf Channel)
- 7-9PM: Live From The Players
Friday, March 13
- 10AM-1PM: Live From The Players
- 1-7PM: Round 2 (Golf Channel)
- 7-9PM: Live From The Players
Saturday, March 14
- 10AM-2PM: Live From The Players
- 2-7PM: Round 3 (NBC/Peacock)
- 7-9PM: Live From The Players
Sunday, March 15
- 9AM-1PM: Live From The Players
- 1-6PM: Final Round (NBC/Peacock)
- 6-8PM: Live From The Players
Who is in the field at The Players Championship?
There were initially 120 players eligible to compete (qualifying criteria below). With Brooks Koepka’s re-entry into the PGA Tour and his being eligible for this championship, the Tour boosted the field size to 123 to not take away an opportunity from anyone else and allow for full threesomes.
- Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the last played Players Championship
- The top 100 players from the prior season’s FedExCup Fall point list
- Winners of the Masters Tournament from 2021-2025
- Winners of The Players Championship and The Open Championship from 2021-2025
- Winners of the U.S. Open and PGA Championship from 2021-2025
- Winners of the FedExCup from the 2020/21–2025 seasons
- Winner of WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in 2023
- Winners of The Genesis Invitational in the last three years (2024-2026)
- Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in the last three years (2024-2026)
- Winners of the Memorial Tournament in the last three years (2023–2025)
- The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Cognizant Classic
- The top 10 players from the 2026 FedExCup points list through the Cognizant Classic
- The winner of the previous year’s Kaulig Companies Championship (PGA Tour Champions)
- The leading player to earn a PGA Tour card from the prior season’s Race to Dubai ranking
- The leading player from the prior season’s Korn Ferry Tour points list
- If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, PGA Tour members from the 2026 FedExCup
- Points list below 10th position through the Cognizant Classic, in order of their positions on such list
What is The Players Championship purse and prize money?
The purse is $25 million with $4.5 million and 750 FedExCup points going to the winner (click here for 2025 payout).
What is the cut at The Players Championship?
The top 65 players and ties through 36 holes qualify for the final two rounds.
Who won the 2025 Players Championship?
Rory McIlroy won his second Players Championship title (2019), defeating J.J. Spaun in a 3-hole, Monday playoff. Following a four-hour weather delay Sunday, McIlroy and Spaun were knotted when the sun dropped.
Back the following morning for a three-hole aggregate session, McIlroy birdied the par-5 16th and then all but sealed victory when Spaun’s tee shot on the par-3 17th flew over the green and into the water.
