How to watch the 2023 Players Championship on Thursday: Round 1 TV schedule, streaming

The 2023 Players Championship begins Thursday morning with the opening round at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. Here’s what you need to know to watch Round 1 on TV or online.

Previewing Players Round 1

This time last year, Scottie Scheffler was taking the PGA Tour by storm, winning four times in the spring to earn the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Despite briefly reclaiming the top ranking with a win at WM Phoenix open last month, Scheffler is once again playing second fiddle to current No. 1 Jon Rahm.

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Scheffler almost got some payback last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but eventually finished T4, failing to move up in the rankings. He was bested by World No. 3 Rory McIlroy, who finished runner-up.

Now all three players are grouped together for Thursday’s opening round at TPC Sawgrass, where the fight for World No. 1 continues.

You can stream the first round of the Players Championship via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ beginning at 6:45 a.m. ET on Thursday, or you can watch the telecast on Golf Channel starting at 12 p.m. ET.

Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round of the 2023 Players Championship.

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How to watch Players Championship on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will air the opening round of the 2023 Players Championship on TV with a six-hour telecast from 12-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream Players Championship online Thursday

You can stream the opening round of the 2023 Players Championship on Thursday via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will have exclusive coverage beginning at 6:45 a.m. ET, in addition to featured group coverage and a simulcast of the Golf Channel coverage. Fans can also stream the first round of Golf Channel TV coverage via ESPN+ and Peacock.

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2023 Players Championship Round 1 tee times (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

6:50 a.m. – Robby Shelton, Austin Smotherman, Min Woo Lee
7:01 a.m. – Kevin Streelman, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith
7:12 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Doug Ghim
7:23 a.m. – Michael Thompson, Brendon Todd, Keith Mitchell
7:34 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
7:45 a.m. – Trey Mullinax, Cam Davis, Tyler Duncan
7:56 a.m. – Adam Svensson, Joel Dahmen, Robert Streb
8:07 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey, Luke List
8:18 a.m. – Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Harman
8:29 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Mark Hubbard, Matt Wallace
8:40 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Troy Merritt, Kelly Kraft
8:51 a.m. – Aaron Baddeley, David Lingmerth, Ben Martin
11:50 a.m. – Kevin Tway, Russell Knox, Chesson Hadley
12:01 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Maverick McNealy, Doc Redman
12:12 p.m. – Beau Hossler, Adam Schenk, Stephan Jaeger
12:23 p.m. – Lucas Herbert, Aaron Wise, Jason Day
12:34 p.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
12:45 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele
12:56 p.m. – Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
1:07 p.m. – Sam Burns, Cameron Young, Sahith Theegala
1:18 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Seamus Power, Keegan Bradley
1:29 p.m. – Sam Ryder, Davis Riley, Taylor Moore
1:40 p.m. – Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Max McGreevy
1:51 p.m. – Joseph Bramlett, Justin Suh, Andrew Novak

Tee No. 10

6:50 a.m. – Danny Willett, Brandon Wu, Davis Thompson
7:01 a.m. – Adam Long, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Montgomery
7:12 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Taylor Pendrith, Callum Tarren
7:23 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton
7:34 a.m. – Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
7:45 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler
7:56 a.m. – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
8:07 a.m. – Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Hideki Matsuyama
8:18 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Sungjae Im, Harris English
8:29 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Peter Malnati, Ryan Fox
8:40 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Patrick Rodgers, Greyson Sigg
8:51 a.m. – Nick Hardy, Eric Cole, Harrison Endycott
11:50 a.m. – David Lipsky, S.H. Kim, Tyson Alexander
12:01 p.m. – Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges, Will Gordon
12:12 p.m. – Ben Griffin, Matthias Schwab, Justin Lower
12:23 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Garrick Higgo, Stewart Cink
12:34 p.m. – Chez Reavie, Tom Hoge, Francesco Molinari
12:45 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Lucas Glover, Matt Kuchar
12:56 p.m. – K.H. Lee, Martin Laird, Gary Woodland
1:07 p.m. – Ryan Brehm, Ryan Armour, Scott Stallings
1:18 p.m. – Ryan Palmer, Patton Kizzire, Alex Smalley
1:29 p.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Jerry Kelly, Wyndham Clark
1:40 p.m. – Scott Piercy, James Hahn, Nick Watney
1:51 p.m. – Aaron Rai, Dylan Wu, Erik Barnes