After a rain-soaked Thursday, the second round of the 2026 Players Championship greeted players with ideal scoring conditions, with some of the game’s biggest stars reaping the benefits.
Ludwig Oberg shot a 9-under 63, almost tying the course record, and took the sole lead at 12 under, followed by Xander Schauffele, who shot a 65 and was close behind at 10 under. Other big names like Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Russell Henry and Matt Fitzpatrick lurk in the top ten. A thrilling weekend awaits at TPC Sawgrass as players battle it out for one of the season’s most coveted trophies.
The big question heading into the weekend is whether the winds will pick up to bring back the solid, fast conditions seen early Thursday morning before the rain, or whether Mother Nature will keep enough moisture on the course for players to continue attacking at Moving Day in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
No matter what, the Stadium Course can always produce some drama on the weekend, and even if someone has a healthy lead or it’s crowded late on Saturday and Sunday, the leaders still have to stare at the island green on the 17th and the dreaded tee shot on the 18th before safely reaching the clubhouse.
See a complete list of third-round tee times at TPC Sawgrass below. Also, check out the complete 2026 Players Championship TV schedule and coverage guide.
2026 Players Championship: Round 3 Tee Times, Pairings
always east
- 8:15am — Seamus Power
- 8:20 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Michael Brennan
- 8:30 a.m. — Danny Walker, Christopher Reitan
- 8:40 a.m. — Rico Hoey, Daniel Berger
- 8:50 am — Zach Bausch, Eric Cole
- 9am — Stephen Yeager, Stephen Fisk
- 9:10am — JT Poston, Kevin Roy
- 9:25 am — Siwoo Kim, Scotty Scheffler
- 9:35 am — Sudarshan Yelamaraju, Ricky Castillo
- 9:45 am — Nico Echavarria, Takumi Kanaya
- 9:55 am — Joe Highsmith, Rory McIlroy
- 10:05 am — Nicolai Hojgaard, Chris Kirk
- 10:15 a.m. — Tony Finau, Robert McIntyre
- 10:25 am — Max McGreevey, Bud Corey
- 10:40 a.m. — Sam Burns, Chris Gottapp
- 10:50am — Adam Scott, Nick Taylor
- 11am — Taylor Pendrith, Sam Stevens
- 11:10am — Matty Schmidt, Max Homa
- 11:20 a.m. — JJ Spaun, Windham Clark
- 11:30 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Keegan Bradley
- 11:45 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka
- 11:55 am — Minwoo Lee, Alex Noren
- 12:05pm — Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama
- 12:15 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Andrew Putnam
- 12:25 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, William Moe
- 12:35 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Sahis Segala
- 12:50 p.m. — Justin Rose, Jason Day
- 1pm — Alex Smalley, Ryo Hisatsune
- 1:10 p.m. — Patrick Rogers, Keith Mitchell
- 1:20 p.m. — Russell Henry, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 1:30 p.m. — Brian Herman, Viktor Hovland
- 1:40 p.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Tommy Fleetwood
- 1:55 pm — Maverick McNeely, Austin Smotherman
- 2:05pm — Lee Hodges, Jacob Bridgman
- 2:15 pm — Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka
- 2:25 p.m. — Cameron Young, Corey Connors
- 2:35 pm — Ludwig Oberg, Sander Schauffele
