Players 2024: Tee times and pairings for the first and second round at TPC Sawgrass

Players 2024: Tee times and pairings for the first and second round at TPC Sawgrass

Jared C. Tilton

The big 5-0. That’s what the Players Championship is turning this year as the golf world comes back to TPC Sawgrass for the drama—and sometimes carnage—that traditionally plays out at Pete Dye’s Stadium Course.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler, fresh off a victory at the last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, hopes to become the first repeat winner in the history of the event. But he’ll have his work cut out for him with eight other past champions in the field—Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Si Woo Kim, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott—along with 47 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The 144-player field will be competing for the richest prize in on the PGA Tour. The overall purse is $25 million with the winner taking home $4.5 million.

 

TPC’s stadium concept was the idea of then-PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman. The 1980 design was pure Pete Dye, who set out to test the world’s best golfers by mixing demands of distance with target golf. Most greens are ringed by random lumps, bumps and hollows, what Dye calls his “grenade attack architecture.” His ultimate target hole is the heart-pounding sink-or-swim island green 17th, which offers no bailout, perhaps unfairly in windy Atlantic coast conditions. The 17th has spawned over a hundred imitation island greens in the past 40 years. To make the layout even more exciting during tournament play, Steve Wenzloff of PGA Tour Design Services recently remodeled several holes, most significantly the 12th, which is now a drivable par 4.

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Tee Times (all times EDT)

THURSDAY/FIRST ROUND

First tee

7:40 AM — Ryan Moore, Chesson Hadley,Zac Blair

7:51 AM — Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Young

8:02 AM — Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Joseph Bramlett

8:13 AM — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge

8:24 AM — Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk

8:35 AM — Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie

8:46 AM — Brice Garnett, Russell Henley, Steve Stricker

8:57 AM — Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings

9:08 AM — Billy Horschel, Sungjae Im, Webb Simpson

9:19 AM — Keegan Bradley, K.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin

9:30 AM — David Lipsky, Justin Lower, Tyson Alexander

9:41 AM — Robert MacIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune

12:45 PM — Doug Ghim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu

12:56 PM — Peter Malnati, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley

1:07 PM — Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stephan Jaeger

1:18 PM — Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Nick Dunlap

1:29 PM — Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa

1:40 PM — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas

1:51 PM — Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman

2:02 PM — Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry

2:13 PM — Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia

2:24 PM — Garrick Higgo, S.H. Kim, Andrew Novak

2:35 PM — Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Hall

2:46 PM — Charley Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki

10th tee

7:40 AM — Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery

7:51 AM — Michael Kim, Aaron Rai, Carl Yuan

8:02 AM — Joel Dahmen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee

8:13 AM — Jason Day, Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar

8:24 AM — Sam Burns, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood

8:35 AM — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth

8:46 AM — Ludvig Åberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott

8:57 AM — Nick Taylor, Tom Kim, Justin Rose

9:08 AM — Erik van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd

9:19 AM — C.T. Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox

9:30 AM — Martin Laird, Justin Suh, Greyson Sigg

9:41 AM — Nate Lashley, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles

12:45 PM — Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid

12:56 PM — Denny McCarthy, Matt NeSmith, Nicolai Højgaard

1:07 PM — Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu

1:18 PM — Grayson Murray, Seamus Power, Francesco Molinari

1:29 PM — Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson

1:40 PM — Nico Echavarria, J.T. Poston, Harris English

1:51 PM — Davis Riley, Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun

2:02 PM — Luke List, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young

2:13 PM — Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam

2:24 PM — Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson

2:35 PM — Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNealy, Callum Tarren

2:46 PM — Chan Kim, David Skinns, Jimmy Stanger

FRIDAY/SECOND ROUND

First tee

7:40 AM — Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid

7:51 AM — Denny McCarthy, Matt NeSmith, Nicolai Højgaard

8:02 AM — Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu

8:13 AM — Grayson Murray, Seamus Power, Francesco Molinari

8:24 AM — Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson

8:35 AM — Nico Echavarria, J.T. Poston, Harris English

8:46 AM — Davis Riley, Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun

8:57 AM — Luke List, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young

9:08 AM — Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam

9:19 AM — Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson

9:30 AM — Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNealy, Callum Tarren

9:41 AM — Chan Kim, David Skinns, Jimmy Stanger

12:45 PM — Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery

12:56 PM — Michael Kim, Aaron Rai, Carl Yuan

1:07 PM — Joel Dahmen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee

1:18 PM — Jason Day, Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar

1:29 PM — Sam Burns, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood

1:40 PM — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth

1:51 PM — Ludvig Åberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott

2:02 PM — Nick Taylor, Tom Kim, Justin Rose

2:13 PM — Erik van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd

2:24 PM — C.T. Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox

2:35 PM — Martin Laird, Justin Suh, Greyson Sigg

2:46 PM — Nate Lashley, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles

10th tee

7:40 AM — Doug Ghim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu

7:51 AM — Peter Malnati, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley

8:02 AM — Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stephan Jaeger

8:13 AM — Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Nick Dunlap

8:24 AM — Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa

8:35 AM — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas

8:46 AM — Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman

8:57 AM — Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry

9:08 AM — Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia

9:19 AM — Garrick Higgo, S.H. Kim, Andrew Novak

9:30 AM — Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Hall

9:41 AM — Charley Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki

12:45 PM — Ryan Moore, Chesson Hadley, Zac Blair

12:56 PM — Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Young

1:07 PM — Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Joseph Bramlett

1:18 PM — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge

1:29 PM — Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk

1:40 PM — Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie

1:51 PM — Brice Garnett, Russell Henley, Steve Stricker

2:02 PM — Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings

2:13 PM — Billy Horschel, Sungjae Im, Webb Simpson

2:24 PM — Keegan Bradley, K.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin

2:35 PM — David Lipsky, Justin Lower, Tyson Alexander

2:46 PM — Robert MacIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune