It was a low-scoring first round of the 2024 Players Championship.
Rory McIlroy had 10 birdies to start the day, and he and Xander Schauffele set the pace with opening 7-under 65s in the opening round at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. McIlroy was also involved in a protracted on-course discussion about a ball that went into the water.
Then in the afternoon, Wyndham Clark, who finished second last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, matched the pair with a 65 of his own.
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler opened with a 5-under 67.
Fifteen players didn’t finish their opening round, which was suspended due to darkness at 7:32 p.m. ET.
The first round of THE PLAYERS Championship was suspended due to darkness at 7:32 p.m. ET and will resume at 8:50 a.m. Friday.
The second round will begin as scheduled at 7:40 a.m.
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) March 14, 2024
What about the rough? There was plenty of discussion about how much it was grown out, which kept several balls from finding water.
The Players Stadium Course ranks No. 1 in Florida on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access layouts in each state. It also ranks No. 23 on Golfweek’s Best list of modern courses in the U.S., and it ranks No. 10 among all resort courses in the U.S.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ has a massive coverage plan called All-Access, which will include 21 feeds showing every shot of every group on every hole on Friday morning. There will be more than 30 streams on Saturday and Sunday, in addition to a Main Feed, Featured Groups, Featured Holes (the par-3 No. 3, the drivable par-4 12th, and the par-5 16th) and Marquee Group feeds each day. Fans will also be able to see every shot at the par-3 No. 17 island green at TPC Sawgrass.
The purse at the Players is $25 million with $4.5 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 750 FedEx Cup points. It’s the richest event on the PGA Tour.
From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round of the 2024 Players Championship. All times listed are ET.
Friday tee times
1st tee
| Tee times | Players |
| 7:40 a.m. |
Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid |
| 7:51 a.m. |
Denny McCarthy, Matt NeSmith, Nicolai Hojgaard |
| 8:02 a.m. |
Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu |
| 8:13 a.m. |
Grayson Murray, Seamus Power, Francesco Molinari |
| 8:24 a.m. |
Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson |
| 8:35 a.m. |
Nico Echavarria, J.T. Poston, Harris English |
| 8:46 a.m. |
Davis Riley, Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun |
| 8:57 a.m. |
Luke List, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young |
| 9:08 a.m. |
Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam |
| 9:19 a.m. |
Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNealy, Callum Tarren |
| 9:41 a.m. |
Chan Kim, David Skinns, Jimmy Stanger |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery |
| 12:56 p.m. |
Michael Kim, Aaron Rai, Carl Yuan |
| 1:07 p.m. |
Joel Dahmen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee |
| 1:18 p.m. |
Jason Day, Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar |
| 1:29 p.m. |
Sam Burns, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth |
| 1:51 p.m. |
Ludvig Aberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott |
| 2:02 p.m. | |
| 2:13 p.m. |
Erik van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd |
| 2:24 p.m. |
C.T. Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox |
| 2:35 p.m. |
Martin Laird, Justin Suh, Greyson Sigg |
| 2:46 p.m. |
Nate Lashley, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles |
10th tee
| Tee times | Players |
| 7:40 a.m. |
Doug Ghim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu |
| 7:51 a.m. |
Peter Malnati, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley |
| 8:02 a.m. |
Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stephan Jaeger |
| 8:13 a.m. |
Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Nick Dunlap |
| 8:24 a.m. |
Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa |
| 8:35 a.m. |
Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas |
| 8:46 a.m. |
Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman |
| 8:57 a.m. |
Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry |
| 9:08 a.m. |
Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia |
| 9:19 a.m. |
Garrick Higgo, S.H. Kim, Andrew Novak |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Hall |
| 9:41 a.m. |
Charley Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Ryan Moore, Chesson Hadley, Zac Blair |
| 12:56 p.m. |
Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Young |
| 1:07 p.m. |
Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Joseph Bramlett |
| 1:18 p.m. |
Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge |
| 1:29 p.m. |
Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie |
| 1:51 p.m. |
Brice Garnett, Russell Henley, Steve Stricker |
| 2:02 p.m. |
Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings |
| 2:13 p.m. |
Billy Horschel, Sungjae Im, Webb Simpson |
| 2:24 p.m. |
Keegan Bradley, K.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin |
| 2:35 p.m. |
David Lipsky, Justin Lower, Tyson Alexander |
| 2:46 p.m. |
Robert MacIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune |
How to watch, listen
ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Players Championship on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.
Friday, March 15
Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-7 p.m
Sirius XM: 12-7 p.m
ESPN+: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m
Saturday, March 16
NBC: 2-7 p.m.
Sirius XM: 1-7 p.m
ESPN+: 8 a.m.-7 p.m
Sunday, March 17
NBC: 1-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: 12-6 p.m
ESPN+: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m
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