The 2025 Players Championship first round starts Thursday at TPC Sawgrass, featuring an elite field competing for a $4.5 million winner's prize.

Two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler headlines the event alongside World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and World No. 3 Xander Schauffele, who will play together in Thursday's featured group.

TV Coverage:

• Golf Channel: 1-7 p.m. ET

Streaming Options:

• PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: Starting at 7:30 a.m. ET
• NBCSports.com and NBC Sports app: 1-7 p.m. ET (cable subscription required)

Notable Round 1 Tee Times (ET):

• 1:29 p.m. - Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
• 8:24 a.m. - Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas
• 8:46 a.m. - Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth
• 1:40 p.m. - Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood
• 1:51 p.m. - Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay

View complete tee times for first and tenth tees from 7:40 a.m. through 2:46 p.m. ET on the tournament website.

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