The Players Championship 2025 at TPC Sawgrass: Round 4 Sunday tee times and pairings
J.J. Spaun holds a 1-shot lead at The Players following a difficult third round where heavy winds made conditions difficult in Florida.
The weather became the key protagonist on Saturday’s third round at the 2025 The Players at TPC Sawgrass (Florida) with J.J. Spaun emerging with a one-shot lead with the penultimate day played in wind-swept conditions.
The 34-year-old Californian, who earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2022 Valero Texas Open after 147 career starts, hung tough to post a 2-under-par 70 at the TPC Sawgrass course for a 12-under total of 204.
Spaun leads with Bud Cauley alone in second at 11 under after firing a sparkling six-under 66, while Lucas Glover (71) and Alex Smalley (72) were at 9-under.
Scoring was not at all easy for the late starters as winds strengthened from 15-20 mph in the afternoon, with gusts up to 34 mph. The scoreboard fluctuated wildly, and six players held at least a share of the lead.
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, the reigning champion who is bidding for an unprecedented third successive Players victory, stood at 5 under after a 72 that included two bogeys in his last three holes.
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“It was a tough finish for me,” said Scheffler. “I felt like I did some good things there towards the end and just the shots weren’t going exactly where I thought they were going to. ... I did a pretty good job managing it most of the day. It was just really tough out there.”
Due to inclement weather forecast for Sunday afternoon, the PGA Tour moved up start times for Sunday’s final round, with the field teeing off in threesomes from 8-10:01 a.m. ET. Those lower on the leaderboard will start their rounds on the 10th hole.
Final round: tee times & pairings
Tee No. 1
8:00 a.m. – Jesper Svensson, Aaron Rai, Keegan Bradley
8:11 a.m. – Davis Riley, Justin Thomas, Justin Lower
8:22 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa, Mac Meissner
8:33 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Taylor Moore, Taylor Pendrith
8:44 a.m. – Tom Kim, Daniel Berger, Denny McCarthy
8:55 a.m. – Sam Ryder, Scottie Scheffler, Min Woo Lee
9:06 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Davis Thompson, Robert MacIntyre
9:17 a.m. – Jake Knapp, J.T. Poston, Ryan Gerard
9:28 a.m. – Max McGreevy, Patrick Cantlay, Sepp Straka
9:39 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia. Danny Walker, Stephan Jaeger
9:50 a.m. – Alex Smalley, Corey Conners, Rory McIlroy
10:01 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Bud Cauley, Lucas Glover
Tee No. 10
8:00 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Jordan Spieth, Joe Highsmith
8:11 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Harris English, Jacob Bridgeman
8:22 a.m. – Will Zalatoris, Matt Kuchar, Billy Horschel
8:33 a.m. – Russell Henley, Joel Dahmen, Austin Eckroat
8:44 a.m. – Hayden Springer, Beau Hossler, Shane Lowry
8:55 a.m. – Camilo Villegas, Will Chandler, Chandler Phillips
9:06 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im, Matthieu Pavon
9:17 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Isaiah Salinda, Carson Young
9:28 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Si Woo Kim, C.T. Pan
9:39 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rico Hoey, Kurt Kitayama
9:50 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Trey Mullinax, Cameron Young
10:01 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Sami Valimaki, Emiliano Grillo
(all times in ET)
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