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The Players Championship begins Thursday at TPC Sawgrass’ Players Stadium Course.
Reigning champion and World No. 1 Rory McIlroy returns to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a year after defeating Jim Furyk by one shot at 16 under.
McIlroy, grouped with No. 3 Brooks Koepka and No. 2 Jon Rahm, is part of the featured groups for the first two rounds. McIlroy’s group tees off Thursday at 1:51 p.m. from the first tee.
Other featured groups include Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele; Matt Kuchar, Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia; and Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff.
Tee times for the first round of the Players Championship can be read below.
All times are listed in Eastern.
Round 1
1st tee
| Time | Players |
| 7:40 a.m. | Brian Harman, Rory Sabbatini, Sepp Straka |
| 7:51 a.m. | Scott Brown, Lucas Glover, Cameron Tringale |
| 8:02 a.m. | Aaron Baddeley, Scott Stallings, Michael Thompson |
| 8:13 a.m. | J.B. Holmes, Brice Garnett, Ryan Armour |
| 8:24 a.m. | Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker |
| 8:35 a.m. | Chez Reavie, Graeme McDowell, Daniel Berger |
| 8:46 a.m. | Jim Herman, Sung Kang, Louis Oosthuizen |
| 8:57 a.m. | Cameron Champ, Nate Lashley, Kevin Tway |
| 9:08 a.m. | Dylan Frittelli, Scott Piercy, Pat Perez |
| 9:19 a.m. | Corey Conners, Charles Howell III, Russell Knox |
| 9:30 a.m. | Ryan Moore, Danny Lee, Abraham Ancer |
| 12:41 p.m. | Adam Hadwin, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 12:45 p.m. | Luke List, Carlos Ortiz, Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| 12:56 p.m. | Patrick Rodgers, Sam Burns, Bernd Wiesberger |
| 1:97 p.m. | Peter Malnati, Bud Cauley, Victor Perez |
| 1:18 p.m. | Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff |
| 1:29 p.m. | Matt Kuchar, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia |
| 1:40 p.m. | Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele |
| 1:51 p.m. | Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm |
| 2:02 p.m. | Brandt Snedeker, Jim Furyk, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 2:13 p.m. | Andrew Putnam, Tony Finau, Zach Johnson |
| 2:24 p.m. | Kevin Na, Jason Day, Patton Kizzire |
| 2:35 p.m. | Emiliano Grillo, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Roger Sloan |
| 2:46 p.m. | Kevin Streelman, Bronson Burgoon, Mark Hubbard |
10th tee
| Time | Players |
| 7:40 a.m. | Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun, Denny McCarthy |
| 7:56 a.m. | Brian Stuard, Matt Every, Brian Gay |
| 8:02 a.m. | Jhonattan Vegas, Scottie Scheffler, Matt Wallace |
| 8:13 a.m. | Sungjae Im, Gary Woodland, Bryson DeChambeau |
| 8:24 a.m. | Patrick Reed, Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama |
| 8:35 a.m. | Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson |
| 8:46 a.m. | Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth |
| 8:57 a.m. | Tyrrell Hatton, Max Homa, Paul Casey |
| 9:08 a.m. | Marc Leishman, J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari |
| 9:19 a.m. | Nick Taylor, Lanto Griffin, Keith Mitchell |
| 9:30 a.m. | Branden Grace, Harris English, Joel Dahmen |
| 9:41 a.m. | Chesson Hadley, Jason Kokrak, Tom Hoge |
| 12:45 p.m. | Retief Goosen, Talor Gooch, Sam Ryder |
| 12:56 p.m. | Matt Jones, Adam Schenk, Jazz Janewattananond |
| 1:07 p.m. | Kyle Stanley, Martin Laird, Wyndham Clark |
| 1:18 p.m. | Cameron Smith, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter |
| 1:29 p.m. | Brendon Todd, Sebastián Muñoz, Ryan Palmer |
| 1:40 p.m. | Kevin Kisner, Troy Merritt, Danny Willett |
| 1:51 p.m. | Andrew Landry, Tyler Duncan, Billy Horschel |
| 2:02 p.m. | C.T. Pan, Adam Long, Si Woo Kim |
| 2:13 p.m. | Joaquin Niemann, Shane Lowry, Aaron Wise |
| 2:24 p.m. | Chris Stroud, Nick Watney, Byeong Hun An |
| 2:35 p.m. | Charley Hoffman, Vaughn Taylor, Harold Varner III |
| 2:46 p.m. | Mackenzie Hughes, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Erik van Rooyen |
Viewing Information
Thursday
Golf Channel
Morning Drive: 7-9 a.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Players Championship: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 7-9 p.m.
NBC Sports Gold
PGA Tour Live: 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday
Golf Channel
Morning Drive: 7-9 a.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Players Championship: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 7-9 p.m.
NBC Sports Gold
PGA Tour Live: 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday
Golf Channel
Morning Drive: 7-9 a.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 7-9 p.m.
NBC
The Players Championship: 2-7 p.m.
NBC Sports Gold
PGA Tour Live: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday
Golf Channel
Morning Drive: 7-9 a.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Golf Central Live From the Players: 6-8 p.m.
NBC
The Players Championship: 1-6 p.m.
NBC Sports Gold
PGA Tour Live: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.