The 2026 The Players Championship field is set with the passing of the PGA Tour tournament entry deadline. The field is set for this FedEx Cup event, played at TPC Sawagrass' Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, from March 12-15, 2026.
The Players Championship field is headlined by the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and more. McIlroy is the defending champion.
This is set to be an 120-player field is played out over four days, with this event marking the 10th tournament of the 2026 PGA Tour schedule.
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The 120-player tournament is being played in its originally intended slot, continuing the 2026 PGA Tour season in Florida with their Crown Jewel, major-level event that offers 750 FedEx Cup points nd 80 Official World Golf Ranking points to the winner.
We do not have Monday qualifiers for this event, which will be played Thursday though Sunday.
The The Players Championship alternate list has already been set, with the top name on the list set to replace any withdrawn players.
The field will be playing for a $25 million purse, with 47 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking among the top contenders.
2026 The Players Championship field
Top 50 players in 2026 The Players Championship field
| RANK | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy |
| 3 | Tommy Fleetwood |
| 4 | Justin Rose |
| 5 | Collin Morikawa |
| 6 | Chris Gotterup |
| 7 | Russell Henley |
| 8 | Robert MacIntyre |
| 9 | J.J. Spaun |
| 10 | Xander Schauffele |
| 11 | Ben Griffin |
| 12 | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 13 | Sepp Straka |
| 14 | Justin Thomas |
| 15 | Harris English |
| 16 | Alex Noren |
| 17 | Viktor Hovland |
| 19 | Jacob Bridgeman |
| 20 | Keegan Bradley |
| 21 | Cameron Young |
| 22 | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 23 | Ludvig Åberg |
| 24 | Maverick McNealy |
| 26 | Ryan Gerard |
| 27 | Shane Lowry |
| 28 | Si Woo Kim |
| 29 | Sam Burns |
| 30 | Kurt Kitayama |
| 31 | Patrick Cantlay |
| 32 | Min Woo Lee |
| 33 | Aaron Rai |
| 34 | Nico Echavarria |
| 35 | Marco Penge |
| 37 | Jason Day |
| 38 | Corey Conners |
| 39 | Akshay Bhatia |
| 40 | Matt McCarty |
| 41 | Jake Knapp |
| 42 | Andrew Novak |
| 43 | Kristoffer Reitan |
| 44 | Ryan Fox |
| 45 | Michael Brennan |
| 46 | Sam Stevens |
| 47 | Pierceson Coody |
| 48 | Rasmus Højgaard |
| 49 | Sami Valimaki |
| 50 | Nicolai Højgaard |
