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After a rain-soaked Thursday, golfers were treated to ideal scoring conditions in the second round of the 2026 Players Championship — and some of the biggest stars in the game took advantage. Ludvig Åberg nearly matched the course record with a 9-under 63 to climb into the solo lead at 12 under, as Xander Schauffele shot a 65 to stay on his heels at 10 under.
Other notable names like Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley and Matt Fitzpatrick lurk inside the top 10, setting up viewers for a thrilling weekend at TPC Sawgrass as the best in the world battle it out for one of the most coveted trophies of the season in Round 3 at The Players Championship.
The big question going into the weekend is whether the winds pick up to help bring back the firm, fast conditions we saw early on Thursday before the rain came, or whether Mother Nature will keep enough moisture in the course for players to continue attacking on Moving Day in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
No matter what, the Stadium Course always manages to produce some weekend drama, and whether someone has a healthy lead or it’s bunched up late on Saturday and Sunday, the leaders still have to stare down the island green on No. 17 and the terrifying tee shot on No. 18 before they safely arrive at the clubhouse.
Take a look at the complete list of tee times for Round 3 at TPC Sawgrass below and check out a complete 2026 Players Championship TV schedule and coverage guide.
2026 Players Championship: Rounds 3 tee times, pairings
All times Eastern
- 8:15 a.m. — Seamus Power
- 8:20 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Michael Brennan
- 8:30 a.m. — Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
- 8:40 a.m. — Rico Hoey, Daniel Berger
- 8:50 a.m. — Zach Bauchou, Eric Cole
- 9 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Steven Fisk
- 9:10 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Kevin Roy
- 9:25 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Scottie Scheffler
- 9:35 a.m. — Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Ricky Castillo
- 9:45 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Takumi Kanaya
- 9:55 a.m. — Joe Highsmith, Rory McIlroy
- 10:05 a.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Chris Kirk
- 10:15 a.m. — Tony Finau, Robert MacIntyre
- 10:25 a.m. — Max McGreevy, Bud Cauley
- 10:40 a.m. — Sam Burns, Chris Gotterup
- 10:50 a.m. — Adam Scott, Nick Taylor
- 11 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Sam Stevens
- 11:10 a.m. — Matti Schmid, Max Homa
- 11:20 a.m. — J.J. Spaun, Wyndham Clark
- 11:30 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Keegan Bradley
- 11:45 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka
- 11:55 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Alex Noren
- 12:05 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama
- 12:15 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Andrew Putnam
- 12:25 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, William Mouw
- 12:35 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Sahith Theegala
- 12:50 p.m. — Justin Rose, Jason Day
- 1 p.m. — Alex Smalley, Ryo Hisatsune
- 1:10 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell
- 1:20 p.m. — Russell Henley, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 1:30 p.m. — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland
- 1:40 p.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Tommy Fleetwood
- 1:55 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Austin Smotherman
- 2:05 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Jacob Bridgeman
- 2:15 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka
- 2:25 p.m. — Cameron Young, Corey Conners
- 2:35 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Xander Schauffele
