The PLAYERS Championship 2023: Tee Times, Field, & Weather
The PGA Tour will stop at TPC Sawgrass this weekend for the highly-anticipated Players Championship.
The PGA Championship is the second-last elevated event ahead of the 2023 Masters. The world’s best golfers will be teeing off at Ponte Vedra Beach for a shot at historic $25 million purse, the biggest purse on the PGA Tour this year.
Compared to 2022, the weather should be a breeze at The Players Championship with only two days of potential rain stoppage.
Scroll down below for more information about The Players Championship 2023 tee times, field, and weather forecast.
The Players Championship 2023 Field
It’s the biggest PGA Tour event of the year, as the field travels to TPC Sawgrass for the 49th Players Championship.
The field is loaded once again this week with 43 of the top 50 players in the OWGR and 49 of the top 50 players in the FedExCup Playoffs participating at TPC Sawgrass. Not only is a $25 million purse on the line but winning The Players Championship results in 600 FedExCup points.
After a great finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rory McIlroy has the best odds to win at +1000. Not far behind, both Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler have the second-shortest odds coming in at +1100 at the top golf betting sites.
The Players Championship 2023 Tee Times
The PGA Tour heads to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida this week, which means tee times will start around 6:50 a.m. ET.
The first group which features Robby Shelton, Austin Smotherman, Min Woo Lee on Thursday at 6:50 a.m. ET from Hole 1.
The Players Championship 2023 Featured Groups for Round 1
The Players Championship has some great featured groups including the world’s three best golfers facing off against each other. The big three in Rahm, Scheffler and McIlroy will kick off The Players Championship at 7:56 a.m.
The first featured group to tee off on Thursday morning is Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay at 7:34 a.m. ET. Meanwhile, JMax Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth will round off the featured groups teeing off at 12:28 p.m. ET.
Below, we’ll highlight the feature groups to watch in Round 1 and when they tee off.
- 7:34 a.m. ET: Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
- 7:45 a.m. ET: Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler
- 7:56 a.m. ET: Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
- 12:34 p.m. ET: Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
- 12:45 p.m. ET: Kurt Kitayama, Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele
- 12:56 p.m. ET: Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
For a breakdown of all of the tee times from Round 1, scroll down below.
The Players Championship 2023 Featured Groups for Round 2
The featured groups in Round 2 also begin early with Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry teeing off at 7:34 a.m. ET.
Below, we’ll list the tee times for the pairings to watch out for in Round 2 of the The Players Championship.
- 7:34 a.m. ET: Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
- 7:45 a.m. ET: Kurt Kitayama, Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele
- 7:56 a.m. ET: Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
- 12:34 p.m. ET: Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
- 12:45 p.m. ET: Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler
- 12:56 p.m. ET: Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
The Players Championship 2023 Weather Forecast
The stadium course at TPC Sawgrass measures 7,250 yards filled with many water hazards and doglegs. While the course itself is designed to expose everyone’s weaknesses, the weather will have a small part to play at The Players Championship.
The wind conditions look fair with gusts reaching as high as 14 mph throughout the weekend. As always, The Players Championship will be hit with some rain. While the rain is limited to Friday and Sunday, there’s a good chance for delay if there’s a continuous downpour.
