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THE PLAYERS Championship 2023 tee times, field, purse, odds and how to watch

By Cody Williams

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 07: A general view of the 17th hole prior to THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 07, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 07: A general view of the 17th hole prior to THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 07, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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THE PLAYERS Championship tee times, purse, odds and how to watch and stream the PGA Tour’s flagship event at TPC Sawgrass this week. 

It’s time for the annual trip to TPC Sawgrass in Ponta Vedra Beach, FL for THE PLAYERS Championship, the flagship event for the PGA Tour. There will be no defending champion playing this year with Cameron Smith having gone to LIV Golf, so that means the best players in the world will be vying to take up the vacant throne and take hold of massive prize money and prestige on the line.

Rory McIlroy will be headlining the field as the favorite and as the past champion at THE PLAYERS Championship finished T2 last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. However, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm are also in the field looking to challenge him while the likes of Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and many more try to get their first taste of victory at TPC Sawgrass.

This is a beautiful event at an iconic venue that should be absolutely thrilling to watch, as always, and not just for the drama on the (in)famous 17th hole and the island green on the Par 3. So let’s check out THE PLAYERS Championship tee times, the purse and prize money on the line, the odds for who will win and most importantly how fans can watch and stream the PGA Tour this week.

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THE PLAYERS Championship tee times, field 2023

As you’d expect for the flagship event on the PGA Tour, the field is absolutely stacked with 43 of the Top 50 players in the world in the latest OWGR teeing it up along with eight previous winners of this event and six former FedExCup champions. Unfortunately, defending champion Cameron Smith is not in the field after his defection to join LIV Golf at the conclusion of last season.

Now let’s take a look at the tee times this week for THE PLAYERS Championship.

Thursday Tee Times (* denotes teeing off No. 10, all times EST)

  • 6:50 a.m. – Robby Shelton, Austin Smotherman, Min Woo Lee
  • 6:50 a.m.* – Danny Willett, Brandon Wu, Davis Thompson
  • 7:01 a.m. – Kevin Streelman, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith
  • 7:01 a.m.* – Adam Long, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Montgomery
  • 7:12 a.m. – Byeon Hun An, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Doug Ghim
  • 7:12 a.m.* – Tommy Fleetwood, Taylor Pendrith, Callum Tarren
  • 7:23 a.m. – Michael Thompson, Brendon Todd, Keith Mitchell
  • 7:23 a.m.* – Si Woo Kim, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton
  • 7:34 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
  • 7:34 a.m.* – Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
  • 7:45 a.m. – Trey Mullinax, Cam Davis, Tyler Duncan
  • 7:45 a.m.* – Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler
  • 7:56 a.m. – Adam Svensson, Joel Dahmen, Robert Streb
  • 7:56 a.m.* – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
  • 8:07 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey, Luke List
  • 8:07 a.m.* – Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Hideki Matsuyama
  • 8:18 a.m. – Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Harman
  • 8:18 a.m.* – Nico Echavarria, Sungjae Im, Harris English
  • 8:29 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Mark Hubbard, Matt Wallace
  • 8:29 a.m.* – Jhonattan Vegas, Peter Malnati, Ryan Fox
  • 8:40 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Troy Merritt, Kelly Kraft
  • 8:40 a.m.* – Adam Hadwin, Patrick Rodgers, Greyson Sigg
  • 8:51 a.m. – Aaron Baddeley, David Lingmerth, Ben Martin
  • 8:51 a.m.* – Nick Hardy, Eric Cole, Harrison Endycott
  • 11:50 a.m. – Kevin Tway, Russell Knox, Chesson Hadley
  • 11:50 a.m.* – David Lipsky, S.H. Kim, Tyson Alexander
  • 12:01 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Maverick McNealy, Doc Redman
  • 12:01 p.m.* – Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges, Will Gordon
  • 12:12 p.m. – Beau Hossler, Adam Schenk, Stephan Jaeger
  • 12:12 p.m.* – Ben Griffin, Matthias Schwab, Justin Lower
  • 12:23 p.m. – Lucas Herbert, Aaron Wise, Jason Day
  • 12:23 p.m.* – Sepp Straka, Garrick Higgo, Stewart Cink
  • 12:34 p.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
  • 12:34 p.m.* – Chez Reavie, Tom Hoge, Francesco Molinari
  • 12:45 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele
  • 12:45 p.m.* – J.T. Poston, Lucas Glover, Matt Kuchar
  • 12:56 p.m. – Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
  • 12:56 p.m.* – K.H. Lee, Martin Laird, Gary Woodland
  • 1:07 p.m. – Sam Burns, Cameron Young, Sahith Theegala
  • 1:07 p.m.* – Ryan Brehm, Lanto Griffin, Scott Stallings
  • 1:18 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Seamus Power, Keegan Bradley
  • 1:18 p.m.* – Ryan Palmer, Patton Kizzire, Alex Smalley
  • 1:29 p.m. – Sam Ryder, Davis Riley, Taylor Moore
  • 1:29 p.m.* – Dylan Frittelli, Jerry Kelly, Wyndham Clark
  • 1:40 p.m. – Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Max McGreevy
  • 1:40 p.m.* – Scott Piercy, James Hahn, Nick Watney
  • 1:51 p.m. – Joseph Bramlett, Justin Suh, Andrew Novak
  • 1:51 p.m.* – Aaron Rai, Dylan Wu, Erik Barnes

Friday Tee Times (* denotes teeing off No. 10, all times EST)

  • 6:50 a.m.* – Kevin Tway, Russell Knox, Chesson Hadley
  • 6:50 a.m. – David Lipsky, S.H. Kim, Tyson Alexander
  • 7:01 a.m.* – Andrew Putnam, Maverick McNealy, Doc Redman
  • 7:01 a.m. – Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges, Will Gordon
  • 7:12 a.m.* – Beau Hossler, Adam Schenk, Stephan Jaeger
  • 7:12 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Matthias Schwab, Justin Lower
  • 7:23 a.m.* – Lucas Herbert, Aaron Wise, Jason Day
  • 7:23 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Garrick Higgo, Stewart Cink
  • 7:34 a.m.* – Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
  • 7:34 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Tom Hoge, Francesco Molinari
  • 7:45 a.m.* – Kurt Kitayama, Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele
  • 7:45 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Lucas Glover, Matt Kuchar
  • 7:56 a.m.* – Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
  • 7:56 a.m. – K.H. Lee, Martin Laird, Gary Woodland
  • 8:07 a.m.* – Sam Burns, Cameron Young, Sahith Theegala
  • 8:07 a.m. – Ryan Brehm, Lanto Griffin, Scott Stallings
  • 8:18 a.m.* – Chris Kirk, Seamus Power, Keegan Bradley
  • 8:18 a.m. – Ryan Palmer, Patton Kizzire, Alex Smalley
  • 8:29 a.m.* – Sam Ryder, Davis Riley, Taylor Moore
  • 8:29 a.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Jerry Kelly, Wyndham Clark
  • 8:40 a.m.* – Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Max McGreevy
  • 8:40 a.m. – Scott Piercy, James Hahn, Nick Watney
  • 8:51 a.m.* – Joseph Bramlett, Justin Suh, Andrew Novak
  • 8:51 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Dylan Wu, Erik Barnes
  • 11:50 a.m.* – Robby Shelton, Austin Smotherman, Min Woo Lee
  • 11:50 a.m. – Danny Willett, Brandon Wu, Davis Thompson
  • 12:01 p.m.* – Kevin Streelman, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith
  • 12:01 p.m. – Adam Long, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Montgomery
  • 12:12 p.m.* – Byeon Hun An, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Doug Ghim
  • 12:12 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Taylor Pendrith, Callum Tarren
  • 12:23 p.m.* – Michael Thompson, Brendon Todd, Keith Mitchell
  • 12:23 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton
  • 12:34 p.m.* – Kevin Kisner, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
  • 12:34 p.m. – Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
  • 12:45 p.m.* – Trey Mullinax, Cam Davis, Tyler Duncan
  • 12:45 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler
  • 12:56 p.m.* – Adam Svensson, Joel Dahmen, Robert Streb
  • 12:56 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
  • 1:07 p.m.* – J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey, Luke List
  • 1:07 p.m. – Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Hideki Matsuyama
  • 1:18 p.m.* – Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Harman
  • 1:18 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Sungjae Im, Harris English
  • 1:29 p.m.* – Emiliano Grillo, Mark Hubbard, Matt Wallace
  • 1:29 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Peter Malnati, Ryan Fox
  • 1:40 p.m.* – Nate Lashley, Troy Merritt, Kelly Kraft
  • 1:40 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Patrick Rodgers, Greyson Sigg
  • 1:51 p.m.* – Aaron Baddeley, David Lingmerth, Ben Martin
  • 1:51 p.m. – Nick Hardy, Eric Cole, Harrison Endycott

THE PLAYERS Championship purse for 2023


THE PLAYERS Championship purse this year is set at a whopping $25 million, the biggest purse on the PGA Tour this season. The winner will take home a massive $4.5 million this week while the Top 5 finishers at TPC Sawgrass will take home at least $1 million.

THE PLAYERS Championship odds 2023: Who are the favorites at TPC Sawgrass?

Let’s take a look at the Top 10 favorites to win this week according to the odds for THE PLAYERS Championship at FanDuel Sportsbook.

  • Rory McIlroy +850
  • Scottie Scheffler +1000
  • Jon Rahm +1100
  • Patrick Cantlay +1600
  • Justin Thomas +1900
  • Max Homa +2100
  • Collin Morikawa +2400
  • Viktor Hovland +2700
  • Xander Schauffele +2800
  • Tony Finau +2800
  • Jason Day +2900

Other notable odds in the field this week in Ponta Vedra include Will Zalatoris (+3200), Tyrrell Hatton (+3400), Tom Kim (+3700), Jordan Spieth (+4100), Rickie Fowler (+5000), Chris Kirk (+7500) and Hideki Matsuyama (+8500).

How to watch THE PLAYERS Championship 2023: PGA Tour Live schedule, TV schedule and live stream info

This week’s tournament will be broadcast on PGA Tour Live, Golf Channel and NBC. Here’s a look at the day-by-day breakdown of the coverage for THE PLAYERS with streaming links for how to watch.

Thursday, March 9

  • PGA Tour Live, ESPN+ (6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ET) – Main Feed (6:45 a.m.-12 p.m. ET), Featured Groups (7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET), Marquee Group (7:45 a.m.-12 p.m. ET), Featured Holes (7:15a.m.-6 p.m. ET)
  • Golf Channel, FuboTV and NBC Sports (12-6 p.m. ET)

Friday, March 10

  • PGA Tour Live, ESPN+ (6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ET) – Main Feed (6:45 a.m.-12 p.m. ET), Featured Groups (7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET), Marquee Group (7:45 a.m.-12 p.m. ET), Featured Holes (7:15a.m.-6 p.m. ET)
  • Golf Channel, FuboTV and NBC Sports (12-6 p.m. ET)

Saturday, March 11

  • PGA Tour Live, ESPN+ (7:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ET) – Main Feed (7:45 a.m.-1 p.m. ET), Marquee Groups (8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. ET), Featured Groups (8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET), Featured Holes (8:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET)
  • NBC, FuboTV and NBC Sports (1-6 p.m. ET)

Sunday, March 12

  • PGA Tour Live, ESPN+ (7:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ET) – Main Feed (7:45 a.m.-1 p.m. ET), Marquee Groups (8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. ET), Featured Groups (8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET), Featured Holes (8:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET)
  • NBC, FuboTV and NBC Sports (2:30-6 p.m. ET)

Fans can stream the action throughout the week at TPC Sawgrass on PGA Tour Live through ESPN+, which is available with a free trial upon signing up for a subscription to the service. Fans can also stream Golf Channel coverage on NBC Sports and the NBC Sports app along with the NBC coverage on NBC Sports and streaming on Peacock as well.

There is also the option for the Golf Channel and NBC coverage to sign up for FuboTV to stream and new subscribers will be eligible for a 7-day free trial.

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