2025 Players Championship Thursday TV coverage: How to watch Round 1

You’re reading our viewer’s guide to Thursday’s first round of the 2025 Players Championship. To find complete TV coverage for Friday’s second round, click here.

The 2025 Players Championship gets started Thursday morning with the first round at TPC Sawgrass. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Players Championship TV coverage, streaming info and Round 1 tee times.

How to watch the Players on Thursday

The biggest tournament of the year so far is ready to begin at iconic TPC Sawgrass, where the PGA Tour’s finest will fight for history. Also on the line? A $4.5 million check to the winner.

Scottie Scheffler starts the tournament not just as the World No. 1 and betting favorite, but also as the man who won the Players the last two years.

Trying to break up his shot at an historic Sawgrass three-peat is World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who already has a Signature Event win this season, and World No. 3 Xander Schauffele, who captured two major titles last year. And all three of them will be playing in the same grouping on Thursday.

You can watch the first round of the Players Championship on TV via Golf Channel, which will air coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early coverage and featured group streaming coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET.

Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2025 Players Championship.

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How to watch on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will air first-round TV coverage of the 2025 Players Championship from 1-7 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2025 Players Championship via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer early general coverage and featured group coverage beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App will provide a live simulcast of Golf Channel’s coverage for viewers with an active cable subscription.

2025 Players Championship Round 1 tee times (ET)

Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. – Chad Ramey, C.T. Pan, Vince Whaley
7:51 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Patrick Rodgers, Chan Kim
8:02 a.m. – Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard, Ben Silverman
8:13 a.m. – Rafael Campos, Davis Riley, Gary Woodland
8:24 a.m. – Joe Highsmith, Brian Campbell, Matt McCarty
8:35 a.m. – Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Corey Conners
8:46 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Matt Fitzpatrick, Will Zalatoris
8:57 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge
9:08 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Cam Davis, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:19 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Max Homa, Sungjae Im
9:30 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Will Gordon, Rico Hoey
9:41 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Isaiah Salinda, Aldrich Potgieter
12:45 p.m. – Doug Ghim, Ryan Fox, Sami Valimaki
12:56 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Charley Hoffman, Denny McCarthy
1:07 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Højgaard
1:18 p.m. – Harris English, Billy Horschel, Justin Rose
1:29 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
1:40 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood
1:51 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay
2:02 p.m. – Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Tom Kim
2:13 p.m. – Harry Hall, Chris Gotterup, Si Woo Kim
2:24 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Matt Kuchar, Adam Hadwin
2:35 p.m. – Sam Ryder, Greyson Sigg, Mac Meissner
2:46 p.m. – Max McGreevy, Ryan Gerard, Frankie Capan III

Tee No. 10

7:40 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, David Lipsky
7:51 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Justin Lower, Nicolai Højgaard
8:02 a.m. – Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens
8:13 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Tony Finau
8:24 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas
8:35 a.m. – Russell Henley, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland
8:46 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth
8:57 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor
9:08 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes
9:19 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Luke List, Adam Svensson
9:30 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Matti Schmid, David Skinns
9:41 a.m. – Hayden Springer, Jesper Svensson, Will Chandler
12:45 p.m. – Henrik Norlander, Victor Perez, Ben Kohles
12:56 p.m. – Eric Cole, Ben Griffin, Max Greyserman
1:07 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman, Chandler Phillips
1:18 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An, Adam Schenk
1:29 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Peter Malnati, Kurt Kitayama
1:40 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas
1:51 p.m. – Austin Eckroat, Jake Knapp, Taylor Moore
2:02 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu, Erik van Rooyen
2:13 p.m. – Karl Vilips, Sam Burns, Cameron Young
2:24 p.m. – K.H. Lee, Carson Young, Patrick Fishburn
2:35 p.m. – Trey Mullinax, Ryo Hisatsune, Laurie Canter
2:46 p.m. – Kris Ventura, Kevin Roy, Jackson Suber