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This weekend, a large portion of golf’s best will travel to Florida to compete in this year’s Players Championship. This year’s winner will enjoy a steep $4.5 million of the $25 million Players Championship purse, which is the second largest among PGA Tour events.
The Players Championship will kick off on Thursday at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. This year, a field of 123 golfers will battle for the biggest title outside of the major championships. This season’s Players Championship field consists of 46 of the top 50 golfers in the world, who will be needed to combat TPC Sawgrass’s world-famous 137-yard, par-3 iconic island green.
Rory McIlroy (2025) and Scottie Scheffler (2023 and 2024) have been the latest winners of The Players Championship. This weekend, other golfers will look to push the envelope and become the first new winner since 2022.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch all the action from TPC Sawgrass this weekend.
Where to watch The Players Championship 2026TV channels: Golf Channel, NBCLive streams: DIRECTV, ESPN+, PeacockThe 2026 Players Championship will air across three different platforms. ESPN+ will carry the main feed and coverage of featured groups and holes all four days.
The Golf Channel will have the main broadcast window on Thursday and Friday, while NBC will pick up coverage for the final hours of play on the weekend.
All Golf Channel and NBC coverage can be streamed via DIRECTV and the portions broadcast on NBC will be available on Peacock. See the full day-by-day broadcast breakdown below.
The Players Championship TV, live stream schedule 2026DayCoverageTime (ET)TV/Live streamThu., March 12Main feed, featured groups and holes7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.ESPN+ Round 1 broadcast1-7 p.m.Golf Channel, DIRECTVFri., March 13Main feed, featured groups and holes7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.ESPN+ Round 2 broadcast1-7 p.m.Golf Channel, DIRECTVSat., March 14Main feed, featured groups and holes8 a.m.-7 p.m.ESPN+ Round 3 broadcast2-7 p.m.NBC, DIRECTV, PeacockSun., March 15Main feed, featured groups and holes7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.ESPN+ Round 4 broadcast1-6 p.m.NBC, DIRECTV, PeacockThe Players Championship radio coverageRadio station: SiriusXM channel 92Listen to The Players Championship live on SiriusXM beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, and 12 p.m. ET on Sunday. Coverage will be available on channel 92 for those in vehicles.
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The Players Championship tee times, leaderboardFind the updated scores and tee times on The Sporting News leaderboard.
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