The stars will be out bright and early Thursday morning for the first round of the 2025 Players Championship. Featuring a full field of 144 players, the PGA Tour’s flagship event will see many of those big names play alongside one another the first two days at TPC Sawgrass.

Starting on No. 10, Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Russell Henley will begin his quest to win back-to-back tournaments alongside Shane Lowry and Viktor Hovland. This trio follows the group of Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, and Ludvig Aberg, and precedes the tee time of Jordan Spieth, Wyndham Clark, and Jason Day.

As the day progresses, the marquee group of Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, and Scottie Scheffler (seeking a three-peat at TPC Sawgrass) will headline the afternoon wave. The top three players in the world – owners of three out of the last five Players Championships – begin their tournaments at 1:29 p.m. ET on No. 1.

Other notable groups include Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, and Tommy Fleetwood, immediately following that star-studded trio, as well as Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, and Patrick Cantlay shortly afterwards.

Check out a full slate of Players Championship picks and predictions along with the favorites and odds from our CBS Sports experts, and take a look at the complete list of tee times for Round 1 at TPC Sawgrass below.

2025 Players Championship: Rounds 1 tee times, pairings

All times Eastern

No. 1

• 7:40 a.m. — Chad Ramey, C.T. Pan, Vince Whaley
• 7:51 a.m. — Joel Dahmen, Patrick Rodgers, Chan Kim
• 8:02 a.m. — Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard, Ben Silverman
• 8:13 a.m. — Rafael Campos, Davis Riley, Gary Woodland
• 8:24 a.m. — Joe Highsmith, Matt McCarty, Brian Campbell
• 8:35 a.m. — Patton Kizzire, Lucas Glover, Corey Conners
• 8:46 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Matt Fitzpatrick, Will Zalatoris
• 8:57 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge
• 9:08 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Cam Davis, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• 9:19 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Max Homa, Sungjae Im

No. 10

• 7:40 a.m. — Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, David Lipsky
• 7:51 a.m. — Keith Mitchell, Justin Lower, Nicolai Højgaard
• 8:02 a.m. — Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens
• 8:13 a.m. — Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Tony Finau
• 8:24 a.m. — Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas
• 8:35 a.m. — Russell Henley, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland
• 8:46 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth