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One of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour is here as golf fans get ready to watch The Players Championship.
2024 marks the 50th edition of the tournament at TPC Sawgrass which sees the majority of the world’s top 50 battle for the coveted prize and the $4.5m first prize money for the winner. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler comes in as the man to beat after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational by five shots.
That marked his seventh championship win in two years and his consistency is further illustrated by his ability to give himself chances to win events. Scheffler has finished inside the top 12 in 25 of his last 30 tournaments and the last time he missed the cut at an event was August 2022. Therefore, the defending champion may be the favourite in the eyes of many to retain the Players Championship crown.
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But the likes of Rory McIlroy will look to find his best form just a month away from the Masters and get closer to Scheffler at the top of the golf rankings. Having won the title back in 2019, the Northern Irishman certainly knows his way around the course in Florida.
However, the likes of FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland cannot be counted out as he searches for his first win of the season, while Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick aim to make history by becoming the first Englishman to win the Players Championship. To make sure you see who comes out on top at TPC Sawgrass, Mirror Sport has all the details.
How to watch The Players Championship
All action from The Players Championship will be broadcast on Sky Sports Golf, channel 407, and Sky Sports Main Event, channel 401. Live coverage began at 11.30 am on Thursday and the action will begin at the same time on Friday, with the action ending at around 11 pm.
By pressing the red button, fans can access bonus coverage from each round, including featured groups and extra marquee groups. Over the weekend, coverage will commence at approximately midday via the red button, before the action starts on the main channel at 2 pm, with the final day’s events set to end at 10 pm.
Fans can live stream The Players Championship via the Sky Go app and for those who do not have a Sky subscription, it can be accessed with a contract-free NOW TV membership.
Scottie Scheffler enters the Players Championship as the defending champion and the World No. 1 (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)Selected groups at the Players Championship?
Starting at Hole One
1645 Doug Ghim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu
1656 Peter Malnati, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley
1707 Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stephan Jaeger
1718 Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Nick Dunlap
1729 Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa
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1740 Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas
1751 Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman
1802 Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry
1813 Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia
1824 Garrick Higgo,, S.H Kim, Andrew Novak
1835 Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Hall
1846 Charley Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki
Starting at Hole 10
1645 Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid
1656 Denny McCarthy, Matt NeSmith, Nicolai Hojgaard
1707 Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu
1718 Grayson Murray, Seamus Power, Francesco Molinari
1729 Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson
1740 Nico Echavarria, J.T Poston, Harris English
1751 Davis Riley, Corey Conners, J.J Spaun
1802 Luke List, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young
1813 Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam
1824 Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson
1835 Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNealy, Callum Tarren
1846 Chan Kim, David Skinns, Jimmy Stanger