The Players Championship 2026 will resume with its first round on Friday, March 13, at 8:50 a.m. ET. The tournament on Thursday was suspended due to darkness at 7:37 p.m. ET, and four players are yet to complete their round one. The game will resume on Friday, while the second round will start at 7:40 a.m. ET.

After Thursday’s round, Maverick McNealy took the lead in the game, tied with Lee Hodges, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, and Austin Smotherman, who is yet to complete his round one. The other three players who are to complete their opening round are Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, and AJ Ewart.

This week’s The Players Championship features some top-ranked golfers, including Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Chris Gotterup, and many others. Notably, the play on Thursday was initially affected by inclement weather, and the tournament was delayed for 21 minutes. However, it was again suspended due to darkness.

The Players Championship 2026 Round 2 tee times

Golfers will tee off in the second round of The Players Championship on Friday, March 13, in groups of three. Players will tee off on the first and tenth tee holes.

Tom Hoge will start his game on the first tee hole in a group with Denny McCarthy and Nicolai Højgaard, while on the tenth Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, and Sam Stevens will tee off on the tenth hole.

Below are the tee times of The Players Championship 2026 (all times in ET):

Tee No. 1

• 7:40 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
• 7:52 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
• 8:04 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
• 8:16 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
• 8:28 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, David Ford, Chris Kirk
• 8:40 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
• 8:52 a.m. – Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
• 9:04 a.m. – Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
• 9:16 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
• 9:28 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
• 12:30 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
• 12:42 p.m. – Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
• 12:54 p.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
• 1:06 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
• 1:18 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
• 1:30 p.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
• 1:42 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
• 1:54 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
• 2:06 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
• 2:18 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer

Tee No. 10

• 7:40 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
• 7:52 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
• 8:04 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
• 8:16 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
• 8:28 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
• 8:40 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
• 8:52 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
• 9:04 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
• 9:16 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
• 9:28 a.m. – Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
• 9:40 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
• 12:30 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
• 12:42 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
• 12:54 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
• 1:06 p.m. – Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
• 1:18 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
• 1:30 p.m. – Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
• 1:42 p.m. – Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
• 1:54 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 2:06 p.m. – Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
• 2:18 p.m. – Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith