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The biggest names on the PGA Tour will head to TPC Sawgrass this week to contend The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy returns as the defending champion and is bidding to win the event for the third time, but arrives carrying a back injury that ruled him out mid-tournament from the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
You can watch The Players Championship 2026 live streams from anywhere with a VPN.
► Dates: Thursday, March 12 to Sunday, March 16
• U.S. — Golf Channel & NBC via Sling / Peacock / ESPN+
• U.K. — Sky Sports
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While plenty of eyes will be on McIlroy to see whether his body can hold up, it is not just the Northern Irishman who will be drawing attention as there is a stacked field in Florida. Scottie Scheffler is eyeing a third title in four years and enters as the pre-tournament favorite after back-to-back top 10 finishes.
FedExCup leader Collin Morikawa has enjoyed an excellent start to the season and will hope to be at the top of the leaderboard, while Tommy Fleetwood will hope to dust off his poor showing last week and become the first Englishman to win the tournament.
Other contenders include Akshay Bhatia, who arrives fresh off an impressive victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and his fellow Americans Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele. Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka will also hope to rediscover his best form in the PGA’s flagship event after a tough few tournaments since leaving LIV Golf.
With Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg also in action, and with a staggering purse of $25million up for grabs, it should be another thrilling tournament that you won’t want to miss.
Below is a complete guide on where to watch 2026 The Players Championship live streams, together with U.S. broadcast schedules and international TV channels.
How to watch 2026 The Players Championship live streams from anywhere
2026 The Players Championship live streams will be shown on different channels across the world, but what if you're not in your home country and want to watch it on your usual service?
The answer is to use a VPN, or virtual private network. A VPN will let you tune into your home coverage from wherever you are — meaning that if you're abroad, you can use one of the best VPN services to watch the golf live as if you were in your lounge. Our favorite right now is NordVPN and you can find out why in our NordVPN review.
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Download and install a VPN — as we say, our top choice is NordVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location — open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location.
3. Go to the broadcaster's stream — head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home.
How to watch The Players Championship 2026 live streams in the U.S.
The Players Championship 2026 is being shown on the Golf Channel on Thursday and Friday, while NBC has extensive coverage on Saturday and Sunday.
That means there are a number of options when it comes to live streams including the aforementioned Sling TV.
Another option is the ESPN App, which features exclusive early starts and "Featured Group" feeds daily.
YouTube TV, Hulu+Live TV, and the DirecTV Stream MySports Genre Pack will let you tune in too.
Finally, Peacock starts at $10.99/month or $109.99/year, however, this will only show the third and fourth rounds.
If you're traveling outside of the US, you can make use of NordVPN to catch the action.
The Players Championship US TV schedule
Thursday, March 12: ESPN+ 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m / Golf Channel 1-7 p.m. ET
Friday, March 13: ESPN+ 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. / Golf Channel 1-7 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 14: NBC/Peacock: 2-7 p.m. / ESPN+: 8-7 p.m.
Sunday, March 15: NBC/Peacock: 1-6 p.m. / ESPN+: 7:30-6 p.m.
How to watch The Players Championship live streams in Canada
Residents of Canada will need TSN to catch the The Players Championship 2026 live streams, with coverage of all four rounds on TSN4.
If you don't have cable, the TSN Plus streaming service costs CA$8 a month or $80 each year.
Traveling outside of the Great White North? Access TSN+'s stream by using NordVPN.
How to watch The Players Championship 2026 live streams in the U.K.
All four days of The Players Championship will be shown live on Sky Sports in the U.K., across its Main Event and Golf channels.
Sky Sports subscribers can watch the golf on the go on mobile devices via Sky Go, which has dedicated apps for iOS, iPadOS and Android devices, along with Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Looking to sign up? Head to Sky TV deals and packages for today's best prices. Or if you don't want to commit to a full Sky package, Now Sports Memberships offers no-contract plans starting at £14.99 for a day pass or £34.99 monthly.
To access your usual streaming service from outside the U.K. you'll need to download NordVPN, as detailed above.
How to watch The Players Championship 2026 live streams in Australia
The Players Championship from Florida is being shown on Fox Sports on TV and Kayo Sports online in Australia.
Kayo costs from $30/month, after your choice of either a 7-day free trial or first month for $1.
Not in Austraila right now? Try NordVPN to unlock your domestic streams from anywhere.
The Players Championship Round 1 & 2 tee times
(All times ET)
Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee
7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee
7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee
12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
2:30 p.m., 9:40 a.m.: Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee
12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
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