2026 Players Championship Friday TV coverage: How to watch Round 2

The 2026 Players Championship continues on Friday with the second round at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Here’s what you need to know to watch the tournament on Friday, including full Players Championship TV coverage, streaming details and Round 2 tee times.

How to watch Players Championship on Friday

A brutal opening day at TPC Sawgrass saw numerous rollercoaster rounds. It left World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler grinding on the range in the pouring rain after he finished off a 72. And it left Rory McIlroy, who is nursing a back injury, to fight for the cut on Friday after shooting 74.

The same can be said for Jordan Spieth, who will be eyeing the cut line in Round 2 after making a double bogey at 18 to finish his first round at one over.

But not everyone struggled on Day 1 of the Players. Five players are tied for the lead at five under, including Sahith Theegala. Austin Smotherman has a birdie putt on his final hole to reach 16 under, but he’ll sleep on it and complete his round Friday morning before the second round gets underway.

Two-time major champion Justin Thomas came back from an ugly missed cut last week to fire a 68 on Thursday. He’ll start Friday’s second round one shot off the lead.

You can watch the second round of the Players Championship on TV via Golf Channel beginning on Friday at 1 p.m. ET. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive streaming coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET on Friday, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage all day Friday.

Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the second round of the 2026 Players Championship.

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How to watch on TV Friday

Golf Channel will carry second-round TV coverage of the 2026 Players Championship from 1-7 p.m. ET on Friday.

How to stream online Friday

You can stream the second round of the 2026 Players Championship on PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer streaming coverage beginning on Friday at 7:30 a.m. ET in addition to featured group and hole coverage.

2026 Players Championship Round 2 tee times (ET)

Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
7:52 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
8:04 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
8:16 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
8:28 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, David Ford, Chris Kirk
8:40 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
8:52 a.m. – Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
9:04 a.m. – Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
9:16 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
9:28 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
12:30 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
12:42 p.m. – Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:54 p.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
1:06 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
1:18 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
1:30 p.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
1:42 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
1:54 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
2:06 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
2:18 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer

Tee No. 10

7:40 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
7:52 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
8:04 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
8:16 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
8:28 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
8:40 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
8:52 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
9:04 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
9:16 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
9:28 a.m. – Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
9:40 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
12:30 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
12:42 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
12:54 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
1:06 p.m. – Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
1:18 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
1:30 p.m. – Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
1:42 p.m. – Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
1:54 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:06 p.m. – Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
2:18 p.m. – Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith