The 2025 Players Championship LIVE: Dates, field, tee times, schedule and how to follow as Scheffler eyes three-peat
Scottie Scheffler will be aiming to make more history in Florida this week as he eyes glory again at The Players. The World No.1 took home the title during his incredible 2024 run, becoming the first golfer ever to win the PGA Tour’s Flagship event in back-to-back seasons. Scheffler has won the last two Players ChampionshipsGetty Now, he’s eyeing a third straight crown to equal Jack Nicklaus’ all-time tally in this illustrious tournament. There will be plenty of challengers for Scheffler though, with Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa among the stars looking for victory. The field will do battle at TPC Sawgrass, which boasts the iconic island par-3 17th, one of the most famous holes in world golf. The Players 2025: Date and how to follow The 2025 Players Championship will get started on Thursday, March 13. It will take place at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and will be played over four days until Sunday, March 16. The Stadium Course is a par 72 and will measure 7,245 yards in length. Play on the opening two days will begin a 11:40am. talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action from Florida. 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 will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK too. McIlroy is sure to challenge for his first win of the yearGetty 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 will be 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 will be the star of the field, but McIlroy, who won The Players in 2019, will look to challenge 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 and he’ll be keen to add another. The groups have been announced for the first two rounds, and there is one standout trio. Scheffler, McIlroy and Schauffele are all together, while in another, Ludvig Aberg joins Matsuyama and Justin Thomas. The full field can be found here while tee times for the first two rounds have been confirmed and you can see them here. The latest leaderboard from Florida can be found here once play is up and running. The Players 2025: What has been said? On being grouped with Schauffele and McIlroy, Scheffler said: “I don’t think it would be smart to downplay the fanfare. “I think the fans are a part of the experience when you come out and play tournaments. I believe that I’ve got great support from the fans over the years and I try to embrace that when we’re out there. “They want to see good golf. They’re not out there rooting against us. There might be a few naysayers out there, but that’s just part of it. “Most fans are rooting for some good golf and they want to see some great shots, so as players we enjoy being in front of as many fans as possible, and we should have a good crowd this week with my pairing.”
Scottie Scheffler will be aiming to make more history in Florida this week as he eyes glory again at The Players.
The World No.1 took home the title during his incredible 2024 run, becoming the first golfer ever to win the PGA Tour’s Flagship event in back-to-back seasons.
Now, he’s eyeing a third straight crown to equal Jack Nicklaus’ all-time tally in this illustrious tournament.
There will be plenty of challengers for Scheffler though, with Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa among the stars looking for victory.
The field will do battle at TPC Sawgrass, which boasts the iconic island par-3 17th, one of the most famous holes in world golf.
The Players 2025: Date and how to follow
The 2025 Players Championship will get started on Thursday, March 13.
It will take place at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and will be played over four days until Sunday, March 16.
The Stadium Course is a par 72 and will measure 7,245 yards in length.
Play on the opening two days will begin a 11:40am.
talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action from Florida.
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 will be 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 will be 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 will be the star of the field, but McIlroy, who won The Players in 2019, will look to challenge 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 and he’ll be keen to add another.
The groups have been announced for the first two rounds, and there is one standout trio.
Scheffler, McIlroy and Schauffele are all together, while in another, Ludvig Aberg joins Matsuyama and Justin Thomas.
The full field can be found here while tee times for the first two rounds have been confirmed and you can see them here.
The latest leaderboard from Florida can be found here once play is up and running.
The Players 2025: What has been said?
On being grouped with Schauffele and McIlroy, Scheffler said: “I don’t think it would be smart to downplay the fanfare.
“I think the fans are a part of the experience when you come out and play tournaments. I believe that I’ve got great support from the fans over the years and I try to embrace that when we’re out there.
“They want to see good golf. They’re not out there rooting against us. There might be a few naysayers out there, but that’s just part of it.
“Most fans are rooting for some good golf and they want to see some great shots, so as players we enjoy being in front of as many fans as possible, and we should have a good crowd this week with my pairing.”
