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The 2025 Players Championship LIVE: Dates, field, tee times, schedule and how to follow as Rory McIlroy takes on JJ Spaun
Rory McIlroy is back in action today at The Players as he takes on JJ Spaun in a playoff, live on the talkSPORT network. The four-time major winner started Sunday four shots behind overnight leader Spaun but then managed to get three in front. McIlroy is going for the title at TPC SawgrassGetty After lightning delays last night, the ‘unofficial 5th major’ concludes on St Patrick’s Day with the pair tied at -12 under through four days. McIlroy said afterwards: “It’s been a long day. I got off to a great start before play was halted. And once we got back out there, I made the perfect start again with a birdie at 12. “On the way in, I feel like I gave myself chances to close the door and win this golf tournament – and I didn’t quite do that. “I’m going to have to do it the hard way, stay one more night and try to do it tomorrow.” The Players 2025: Date and how to follow The 2025 Players Championship started on Thursday, March 13. It is being held at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and has been played over four days before Monday’s play-off. The Stadium Course is a par 72 and will measure 7,245 yards in length. At 1pm, talkSPORT 2 will take McIlroy and American’s Spaun 3-hole playoff, including TPC Sawgrass’ famous island green 17th, live! To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The event is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK too. McIlroy is looking to win his second Players titleGetty Recent Players champions 2024: Scottie Scheffler −20 2023: Scottie Scheffler −17 2022: Cameron Smith −13 2021: Justin Thomas −14 2019: Rory McIlroy −16 2018: Webb Simpson −18 2017: Kim Si-woo −10 2016: Jason Day −15 2015: Rickie Fowler −12 2014: Martin Kaymer −13 The Players 2025: Field and tee times The field for this year’s Players Championship was 120 players before the cut after Friday’s second round. This has been reduced from 144 after changes were made to some events on the PGA Tour to promote a better flow of play. Scheffler is the star of the field, but McIlroy, who won The Players in 2019, is challenging again following his brilliant victory at Pebble Beach in early February. World No.5 Hideki Matsuyama also already has one tournament win under his belt in 2025, but he missed the cut this time out. The full field can be found here, while tee times for the final round have been confirmed, and you can see them here. The latest leaderboard from Florida can be found here. The Players 2025: What has been said? McIlroy says he “should be going home with the trophy” ahead of Monday’s play-off, live on talkSPORT 2. “I feel like I gave myself chances to close the door and win this golf tournament but I didn’t quite do that,” said McIlroy. “So I am going to have to do it the hard way.” “I think this amount of pressure is the most I’ve ever been under,” said Spaun. “To make some clutch shots on the back nine gives me some self belief. “[McIlroy is] going to be tough to beat, but on this final stretch of 16, 17 and 18 anything can happen.”
Rory McIlroy is back in action today at The Players as he takes on JJ Spaun in a playoff, live on the talkSPORT network.
The four-time major winner started Sunday four shots behind overnight leader Spaun but then managed to get three in front.
After lightning delays last night, the ‘unofficial 5th major’ concludes on St Patrick’s Day with the pair tied at -12 under through four days.
McIlroy said afterwards: “It’s been a long day. I got off to a great start before play was halted. And once we got back out there, I made the perfect start again with a birdie at 12.
“On the way in, I feel like I gave myself chances to close the door and win this golf tournament – and I didn’t quite do that.
“I’m going to have to do it the hard way, stay one more night and try to do it tomorrow.”
The Players 2025: Date and how to follow
The 2025 Players Championship started on Thursday, March 13.
It is being held at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and has been played over four days before Monday’s play-off.
The Stadium Course is a par 72 and will measure 7,245 yards in length.
At 1pm, talkSPORT 2 will take McIlroy and American’s Spaun 3-hole playoff, including TPC Sawgrass’ famous island green 17th, live!
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
The event is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK too.
Recent Players champions
2024: Scottie Scheffler −20
2023: Scottie Scheffler −17
2022: Cameron Smith −13
2021: Justin Thomas −14
2019: Rory McIlroy −16
2018: Webb Simpson −18
2017: Kim Si-woo −10
2016: Jason Day −15
2015: Rickie Fowler −12
2014: Martin Kaymer −13
The Players 2025: Field and tee times
The field for this year’s Players Championship was 120 players before the cut after Friday’s second round.
This has been reduced from 144 after changes were made to some events on the PGA Tour to promote a better flow of play.
Scheffler is the star of the field, but McIlroy, who won The Players in 2019, is challenging again following his brilliant victory at Pebble Beach in early February.
World No.5 Hideki Matsuyama also already has one tournament win under his belt in 2025, but he missed the cut this time out.
The full field can be found here, while tee times for the final round have been confirmed, and you can see them here.
The latest leaderboard from Florida can be found here.
The Players 2025: What has been said?
McIlroy says he “should be going home with the trophy” ahead of Monday’s play-off, live on talkSPORT 2.
“I feel like I gave myself chances to close the door and win this golf tournament but I didn’t quite do that,” said McIlroy.
“So I am going to have to do it the hard way.”
“I think this amount of pressure is the most I’ve ever been under,” said Spaun.
“To make some clutch shots on the back nine gives me some self belief.
“[McIlroy is] going to be tough to beat, but on this final stretch of 16, 17 and 18 anything can happen.”
