The 2025 Players Championship LIVE: Dates, field, tee times, schedule and how to follow with McIlroy in contention and Scheffler struggling
Rory McIlroy is in contention to claim victory at The Players after the first two rounds of action. The four-time major winner is currently nine under par, trailing the leader Min Woo Lee by two. It has been a very strong start from McIlroyGetty Meanwhile, it has been a relatively disappointing start for Scottie Scheffler. The World No.1 is looking to make it three consecutive victories at this tournament, which would equal Jack Nicklaus’ all-time record. However, he is sat on five under par with two rounds to go. The field are doing 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 started on Thursday, March 13. It is being held 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 began at 11:40am. Play on the final two days starts at 12pm, with the leaders coming out at 6pm UK time. 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 made a good start at this year’s PlayersGetty 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 is 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 looking 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, but he’s started this one poorly. The full field can be found here, while tee times for the third 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? Scheffler is disappointed in his performances so far. Speaking after round two, he said: “Regarding the frustration, yeah, for instance, the last two days I felt like I could have scored a lot better. “The amount of good putts I hit that just went right around the hole, whether it be slight misreads, or I think about my putt there on No. 9, [my caddy] Teddy [Scott] and I had a really good read on it, turned a little left early, came back to the right at the end. “The grain’s going to the right, there’s a gentle slope going to the right, my ball goes the other way. “At times last year those were the putts that would go in, and the last few weeks seem like they haven’t been.”
Rory McIlroy is in contention to claim victory at The Players after the first two rounds of action.
The four-time major winner is currently nine under par, trailing the leader Min Woo Lee by two.
Meanwhile, it has been a relatively disappointing start for Scottie Scheffler.
The World No.1 is looking to make it three consecutive victories at this tournament, which would equal Jack Nicklaus’ all-time record.
However, he is sat on five under par with two rounds to go.
The field are doing 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 started on Thursday, March 13.
It is being held 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 began at 11:40am.
Play on the final two days starts at 12pm, with the leaders coming out at 6pm UK time.
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 is 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 looking 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, but he’s started this one poorly.
The full field can be found here, while tee times for the third 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?
Scheffler is disappointed in his performances so far.
Speaking after round two, he said: “Regarding the frustration, yeah, for instance, the last two days I felt like I could have scored a lot better.
“The amount of good putts I hit that just went right around the hole, whether it be slight misreads, or I think about my putt there on No. 9, [my caddy] Teddy [Scott] and I had a really good read on it, turned a little left early, came back to the right at the end.
“The grain’s going to the right, there’s a gentle slope going to the right, my ball goes the other way.
“At times last year those were the putts that would go in, and the last few weeks seem like they haven’t been.”
