2026 The Players Championship tee times and pairings: Saturday's Round 3
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2026 The Players Championship tee times and pairings: Saturday’s Round 3

A photo of golfer Xander Schauffele WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - AUGUST 21: Xander Schauffele of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the BMW Championship at Wilmington Country Club on August 21, 2022 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)


The 2026 The Players Championship Saturday tee times and groupings for the third round have been released, with pairings featuring the best golfers in the world competing at TPC Sawgrass' Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

The 2026 The Players Championship format featured a field of 123 players competing in the Jacksonville event. For the third round, the remaining field of 73 will go off the 1st tee. Seamus Power starts the day as a single.

After the opening two rounds, there was a cut to the top 65 and ties for the final two rounds.

The 2026 The Players Championship third round is set to start at 8:15 a.m. local time -- or 8:15 a.m. Eastern time -- with the 1st tee time of the day going off the 1st tee. Tee times run through 2:35 p.m. local time -- or 2:35 p.m. Eastern time -- with the final group of the day.

2026 The Players Championship Saturday: How to watch, TV times, streaming schedule

You can watch the 2026 The Players Championship third round on TV starting at 2 p.m. Eastern on NBC.

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Viewers can watch the 2026 The Players Championship live stream through PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ starting at 8 a.m. Eastern.

2026 The Players Championship tee times for Round 3

All times local and Eastern

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TIME PLAYER 1 PLAYER 2
8:15 a.m. Seamus Power N/A
8:20 a.m. Patrick Cantlay Michael Brennan
8:30 a.m. Danny Walker Kristoffer Reitan
8:40 a.m. Rico Hoey Daniel Berger
8:50 a.m. Zach Bauchou Eric Cole
9:00 a.m. Stephan Jaeger Steven Fisk
9:10 a.m. J.T. Poston Kevin Roy
9:25 a.m. Si Woo Kim Scottie Scheffler
9:35 a.m. Sudarshan Yellamaraju Ricky Castillo
9:45 a.m. Nico Echavarria Takumi Kanaya
9:55 a.m. Joe Highsmith Rory McIlroy
10:05 a.m. Nicolai Højgaard Chris Kirk
10:15 a.m. Tony Finau Robert MacIntyre
10:25 a.m. Max McGreevy Bud Cauley
10:40 a.m. Sam Burns Chris Gotterup
10:50 a.m. Adam Scott Nick Taylor
11:00 a.m. Taylor Pendrith Sam Stevens
11:10 a.m. Matti Schmid Max Homa
11:20 a.m. J.J. Spaun Wyndham Clark
11:30 a.m. Taylor Moore Keegan Bradley
11:45 a.m. Akshay Bhatia Brooks Koepka
11:55 a.m. Min Woo Lee Alex Noren
12:05 p.m. Rickie Fowler Hideki Matsuyama
12:15 p.m. Ryan Gerard Andrew Putnam
12:25 p.m. Jordan Spieth William Mouw
12:35 p.m. Chad Ramey Sahith Theegala
12:50 p.m. Justin Rose Jason Day
1:00 p.m. Alex Smalley Ryo Hisatsune
1:10 p.m. Patrick Rodgers Keith Mitchell
1:20 p.m. Russell Henley Matt Fitzpatrick
1:30 p.m. Brian Harman Viktor Hovland
1:40 p.m. Michael Thorbjornsen Tommy Fleetwood
1:55 p.m. Maverick McNealy Austin Smotherman
2:05 p.m. Lee Hodges Jacob Bridgeman
2:15 p.m. Justin Thomas Sepp Straka
2:25 p.m. Cameron Young Corey Conners
2:35 p.m. Ludvig Ã…berg Xander Schauffele

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