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2024 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass Round 1 Thursday tee times and pairings
Scottie Scheffler will tee off on Thursday at the PGA Tour’s headquarters Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida.
The Players Championship is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, and interestingly, the tournament has never seen a back-to-back champion. This year, an impressive field of players will return to TPC Sawgrass, one of golf’s most renowned venues, to compete for the largest prize purse of the year. The defending PLAYERS Champion and current World No.1, Scottie Scheffler, is expected to retain the famous trophy following his dominant victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week.
Scheffler is in excellent form and could be the best player in the field. He just won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by firing a 6-under 66 on Sunday, winning by five shots. This was his second Arnold Palmer win in three years, and his eighth PGA Tour win in 25 months. He aims to make history by becoming the first player ever to win the championship in consecutive years. However, he will face strong competition from big names such as 2019 PLAYERS Champion Rory McIlroy and 2021 winner Justin Thomas.
The afternoon surge of players will showcase several stars, including the defending champion Scheffler. However, he faces several challenges in his quest to retain his Players Championship title. Not only has no one ever defended their crown at TPC Sawgrass, but 14 of the last 16 winners have teed off in the morning in Round 1. Tiger Woods and Martin Kaymer were the only two who broke this pattern.
2024 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass Round 1 tee times
Tee 1
| Time (ET) | Group of Players |
|---|---|
| 7:40 a.m. | Ryan Moore, Chesson Hadley, Zac Blair |
| 7:51 a.m. | Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Young |
| 8:02 a.m. | Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Joseph Bramlett |
| 8:13 a.m. | Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge |
| 8:24 a.m. | Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk |
| 8:35 a.m. | Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie |
| 8:46 a.m. | Brice Garnett, Russell Henley, Steve Stricker |
| 8:57 a.m. | Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings |
| 9:08 a.m. | Billy Horschel, Sungjae Im, Webb Simpson |
| 9:19 a.m. | Keegan Bradley, K.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin |
| 9:30 a.m. | David Lipsky, Justin Lower, Tyson Alexander |
| 9:41 a.m. | Robert MacIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune |
| 12:45 p.m. | Doug Ghim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu |
| 12:56 p.m. | Peter Malnati, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley |
| 1:07 p.m. | Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stephan Jaeger |
| 1:18 p.m. | Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Nick Dunlap |
| 1:29 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa |
| 1:40 p.m. | Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas |
| 1:51 p.m. | Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman |
| 2:02 p.m. | Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry |
| 2:13 p.m. | Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia |
| 2:24 p.m. | Garrick Higgo, S.H. Kim, Andrew Novak |
| 2:35 p.m. | Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Hall |
| 2:46 p.m. | Charley Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki |
Tee 10
| Time (ET) | Group of Players |
|---|---|
| 7:40 a.m. | Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery |
| 7:51 a.m. | Michael Kim, Aaron Rai, Carl Yuan |
| 8:02 a.m. | Joel Dahmen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee |
| 8:13 a.m. | Jason Day, Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar |
| 8:24 a.m. | Sam Burns, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 8:35 a.m. | Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth |
| 8:46 a.m. | Ludvig Åberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott |
| 8:57 a.m. | Nick Taylor, Tom Kim, Justin Rose |
| 9:08 a.m. | Erik van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd |
| 9:19 a.m. | C.T. Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox |
| 9:30 a.m. | Martin Laird, Justin Suh, Greyson Sigg |
| 9:41 a.m. | Nate Lashley, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles |
| 12:45 p.m. | Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid |
| 12:56 p.m. | Denny McCarthy, Matt NeSmith, Nicolai Højgaard |
| 1:07 p.m. | Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu |
| 1:18 p.m. | Grayson Murray, Seamus Power, Francesco Molinari |
| 1:29 p.m. | Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson |
| 1:40 p.m. | Nico Echavarria, J.T. Poston, Harris English |
| 1:51 p.m. | Davis Riley, Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun |
| 2:02 p.m. | Luke List, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young |
| 2:13 p.m. | Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam |
| 2:24 p.m. | Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson |
| 2:35 p.m. | Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNealy, Callum Tarren |
| 2:46 p.m. | Chan Kim, David Skinns, Jimmy Stanger |