The 2021 Players Championship begins on Thursday, March 11 at TPC Sawgrass, where a ridiculously strong field will compete to win the PGA Tour’s premier event. You can find full first round tee times at the bottom of this post.
Notable groupings for Players Championship Round 1
What can you say about Bryson DeChambeau? Since last year’s Players Championship was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown, DeChambeau has taken the PGA Tour by storm, winning three times including his triumph at the 2020 U.S. Open, all powered by his monstrous drives. If you have any doubt about Bryson’s skills, just look to last week, where he outlasted several challengers to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He’s even in the heads of the PGA Tour, who came up with a new local rule for TPC Sawgrass to stymie Bryson this week.
The PGA Tour just nixed Bryson DeChambeau’s shortcut at TPC Sawgrass
For Thursday’s first round, DeChambeau will tee off at 1:00 p.m. ET alongside World No. 1 Dustin Johnson and reigning PGA champion Collin Morikawa. They’ll start the day on the 1st hole.
Other notable groupings for the opening round include Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia and Webb Simpson (7:40 a.m. ET); Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and Jon Rahm (12:49 p.m. ET); Phil Mickelson, Charles Howell III and Tony Finau (7:07 a.m. ET); and Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, and Patrick Cantlay (7:29 a.m. ET).
Check out the full first round tee times for the 2021 Players Championship below.
2021 Players Championship Round 1 tee times (All times 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
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