How to watch the Players Championship in the UK: TV channel, schedule, tee times

Mar 11, 2026, 04:57 AM ET

The PGA Tour hosts its flagship event from TPC Sawgrass this week as Rory McIlroy looks to defend his crown at the Players Championship.

McIlroy returns as defending champion of the event — often dubbed golf’s fifth major — after beating JJ Spaun in a thrilling playoff in 2025, although he has injury concerns before the tournament.

He can become the first back-to-back winner since Scottie Scheffler, who arrives in Florida as the pre-tournament favourite but faces strong competition, with Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg and Tommy Fleetwood among the stars in contention.

Brooks Koepka, meanwhile, features at The Players for the first time since leaving LIV Golf and is part of a strong field, with 47 of the world’s top 50 set to battle for the $25million (£18.7m) purse.

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When and where is the Players Championship?

The Players Championship runs from Thursday, March 12 to Sunday, March 15 and has been a fixture on the PGA Tour calendar since its launch in 1974.

Since 1982, it has been held at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The venue sits at the PGA Tour’s global headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and the par-72 layout features one of the most iconic holes in golf — the par-three 17th.

The 137-yard “Stadium Hole” requires players to hit to a green surrounded almost entirely by water. It is widely known as an “island green,” although the putting surface is technically connected to land by a narrow strip at the back.

How to watch in the UK

Subscribers in the UK can watch all the action on Sky Sports Golf, with over 40 hours of live golf across the four days.

Featured Groups, Featured Holes and bonus groups will also be available to watch on Sky Sports+.

Coverage begins at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday before starting at 1 p.m. over the weekend.

Much of the action will also be simulcast live on Sky Sports Main Event.

Thursday, March 12
Round 1: 11.30 a.m. – Sky Sports Golf

Friday, March 13
Round 2: 11.30 a.m. – Sky Sports Golf

Saturday, March 14
Round 3: 1 p.m. – Sky Sports Golf

Sunday, March 15
Round 4: 1 p.m. – Sky Sports Golf

Prize money

1st place: $4,500,000
2nd place: $2,725,500
3rd place: $1,725,000
4th place: $1,225,000
5th place: $1,025,000
6th place: $906,250
7th place: $843,750
8th place: $781,250
9th place: $731,250
10th place: $681,250