Rory McIlroy won the Players Championship in 2019.
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The PGA Tour hosts its flagship tournament this week at infamous TPC Sawgrass: the 2021 Players Championship. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament.
Players Championship preview
The last time the crystal Players Championship trophy was awarded on the 18th green at TPC Sawgrass, Rory McIlroy was the recipient and at the top of his game. But that was way back in 2019. At last year’s event, the tournament — and the entire PGA Tour — shut down following one round as the Covid-19 pandemic began to take hold in the United States and the world.
Much has changed in a year, but one thing has remained the same: Rory McIlroy, winless since the fall of 2019, is still looking for his next win. If this is the week he does it, he’ll have to get past a high-powered field that features the top 11 and nearly all of the top 50 men’s players in the world.
Of the top 11 players, no one has experienced as much positive change as Bryson DeChambeau. Since last year’s abridged Players, DeChambeau has become the most talked-about player in the game, and for good reason. He’s won three times in that span, including his breakthrough major victory at the 2020 U.S. Open, and his eighth PGA Tour win at last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. Though he will have to contend with the new “Bryson Rule” this week.
If Rory and Bryson aren’t big enough draws for you, you can also tune in to watch World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and more.
You can find complete information about streaming the 2021 Players Championship online or watching the action on TV below, as well as full first and second round tee times.
Players Championship basics
What: 2021 Players Championship Where: TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. When: Thursday-Sunday, March 11-14 Purse: $15 million ($2.7 million winner’s share) Last year’s champion: Rory McIlroy (2019)
How to watch the Players Championship on TV
With a cable subscription, you can watch the 2021 Players Championship on Golf Channel and NBC. Golf Channel will air six hours of coverage each day Thursday-Friday. NBC takes over the primary broadcast for the weekend’s third and final rounds. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, March 11: 12-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) Friday, March 12: 12-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) Saturday, March 13: 1-6 p.m. ET (NBC) Sunday, March 14: 1-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
How to watch the Players Championship online, streaming
You can stream the 2021 Players Championship online in various ways. You can watch the Golf Channel coverage at golfchannel.com/watch and the NBC broadcasts at nbc.com/live by logging in with your cable credentials. Another way to catch the action is with PGA Tour Live, which also includes featured group coverage, though you’ll need a subscription to access the stream.
In addition, fans can watch featured hole coverage on Saturday and Sunday via ESPN+.
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2021 Players Championship tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
6:45 a.m. – Alex Noren, Xinjun Zhang, Doug Ghim 6:56 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood, Robert MacIntyre 7:07 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Charles Howell III, Tony Finau 7:18 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Kevin Kisner, Henrik Stenson 7:29 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Troy Merritt, Brice Garnett 7:40 a.m. – Brian Gay, Michael Thompson, Sebastián Muñoz 7:51 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Dylan Frittelli, Keegan Bradley 8:02 a.m. – Kevin Na, Carlos Ortiz, Matthew Fitzpatrick 8:13 a.m. – Max Homa, J.T. Poston, Russell Knox 8:24 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Nick Taylor, Austin Cook 8:35 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Henrik Norlander, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 8:46 a.m. – Vaughn Taylor, Jerry Kelly, Joel Dahmen 8:57 a.m. – Scott Brown, Sam Ryder 12:05 p.m. – Cameron Tringale, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith 12:16 p.m. – Brian Harman, Cameron Percy, Bernd Wiesberger 12:27 p.m. – Martin Laird, Tyler Duncan, Joaquin Niemann 12:38 p.m. – Richy Werenski, Aaron Wise, Kevin Streelman 12:49 p.m. – Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth 1:00 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson 1:11 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Adam Scott, Shane Lowry 1:22 p.m. – Andrew Landry, Cameron Champ, Brendan Steele 1:33 p.m. – Jason Kokrak, Francesco Molinari, Jason Day 1:44 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Rory Sabbatini, Cameron Davis 1:55 p.m. – Matt Jones, Maverick McNealy, Will Zalatoris 2:06 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Luke List, Bo Hoag 2:17 p.m. – Brian Stuard, Danny Lee, Beau Hossler
Tee No. 10
6:45 a.m. – Kyle Stanley, Lucas Glover, Tyler McCumber 6:56 a.m. – Russell Henley, Tom Hoge, Scottie Scheffler 7:07 a.m. – C.T. Pan, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar 7:18 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Billy Horschel, Ian Poulter 7:29 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas 7:40 a.m. – Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy 7:51 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Harris English, Hideki Matsuyama 8:02 a.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Paul Casey, Xander Schauffele 8:13 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Corey Conners, Rickie Fowler 8:24 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Adam Long, Andrew Putnam 8:35 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Doc Redman, Harry Higgs 8:46 a.m. – Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark, Victor Perez 8:57 a.m. – Scott Stallings, Adam Schenk 12:05 p.m. – Peter Malnati, Emiliano Grillo, Abraham Ancer 12:16 p.m. – Anirban Lahiri, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Robby Shelton 12:27 p.m. – Branden Grace, Sung Kang, Jimmy Walker 12:38 p.m. – Hudson Swafford, Brandt Snedeker, Scott Piercy 12:49 p.m. – Jim Herman, Ryan Armour, Mackenzie Hughes 1:00 p.m. – Nate Lashley, Ryan Palmer, Zach Johnson 1:11 p.m. – Robert Streb, Marc Leishman, Justin Rose 1:22 p.m. – Chez Reavie, Bubba Watson, Pat Perez 1:33 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Jason Dufner, Danny Willett 1:44 p.m. – James Hahn, Tommy Fleetwood, Harold Varner III 1:55 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard 2:06 p.m. – Ryan Moore, Sepp Straka, Scott Harrington 2:17 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Talor Gooch, Tom Lewis
2021 Players Championship tee times: Round 2 (ET)
Tee No. 1
6:45 a.m. – Peter Malnati, Emiliano Grillo, Abraham Ancer 6:56 a.m. – Anirban Lahiri, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Robby Shelton 7:07 a.m. – Branden Grace, Sung Kang, Jimmy Walker 7:18 a.m. – Hudson Swafford, Brandt Snedeker, Scott Piercy 7:29 a.m. – Jim Herman, Ryan Armour, Mackenzie Hughes 7:40 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Ryan Palmer, Zach Johnson 7:51 a.m. – Robert Streb, Marc Leishman, Justin Rose 8:02 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Bubba Watson, Pat Perez 8:13 a.m. – Patton Kizzire, Jason Dufner, Danny Willett 8:24 a.m. – James Hahn, Tommy Fleetwood, Harold Varner III 8:35 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard 8:46 a.m. – Ryan Moore, Sepp Straka, Scott Harrington 8:57 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Talor Gooch, Tom Lewis 12:05 p.m. – Kyle Stanley, Lucas Glover, Tyler McCumber 12:16 p.m. – Russell Henley, Tom Hoge, Scottie Scheffler 12:27 p.m. – C.T. Pan, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar 12:38 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Billy Horschel, Ian Poulter 12:49 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas 1:00 p.m. – Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlroy 1:11 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Harris English, Hideki Matsuyama 1:22 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Paul Casey, Xander Schauffele 1:33 p.m. – Lanto Griffin, Corey Conners, Rickie Fowler 1:44 p.m. – Brendon Todd, Adam Long, Andrew Putnam 1:55 p.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Doc Redman, Harry Higgs 2:06 p.m. – Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark, Victor Perez 2:17 p.m. – Scott Stallings, Adam Schenk
Tee No. 10
6:45 a.m. – Cameron Tringale, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith 6:56 a.m. – Brian Harman, Cameron Percy, Bernd Wiesberger 7:07 a.m. – Martin Laird, Tyler Duncan, Joaquin Niemann 7:18 a.m. – Richy Werenski, Aaron Wise, Kevin Streelman 7:29 a.m. – Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth 7:40 a.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson 7:51 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Adam Scott, Shane Lowry 8:02 a.m. – Andrew Landry, Cameron Champ, Brendan Steele 8:13 a.m. – Jason Kokrak, Francesco Molinari, Jason Day 8:24 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Rory Sabbatini, Cameron Davis 8:35 a.m. – Matt Jones, Maverick McNealy, Will Zalatoris 8:46 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Luke List, Bo Hoag 8:57 a.m. – Brian Stuard, Danny Lee, Beau Hossler 12:05 p.m. – Alex Noren, Xinjun Zhang, Doug Ghim 12:16 p.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood, Robert MacIntyre 12:27 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, Charles Howell III, Tony Finau 12:38 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Kevin Kisner, Henrik Stenson 12:49 p.m. – Keith Mitchell, Troy Merritt, Brice Garnett 1:00 p.m. – Brian Gay, Michael Thompson, Sebastián Muñoz 1:11 p.m. – Cameron Smith, Dylan Frittelli, Keegan Bradley 1:22 p.m. – Kevin Na, Carlos Ortiz, Matthew Fitzpatrick 1:33 p.m. – Max Homa, J.T. Poston, Russell Knox 1:44 p.m. – Stewart Cink, Nick Taylor, Austin Cook 1:55 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Henrik Norlander, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 2:06 p.m. – Vaughn Taylor, Jerry Kelly, Joel Dahmen 2:17 p.m. – Scott Brown, Sam Ryder
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