The third round of the 2026 Players Championship kicks off Saturday, March 14, at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. You can find full Players Championship tee times for Saturday’s third round at the bottom of this article once they are released.
Round 3 Players tee times: What you need to know
With a double bogey to finish the opening round at one over, Jordan Spieth was just as likely to worry about the cut on Friday as he has to get into contention.
But it was the latter reality that came true. Spieth fought off a bogey on his first hole in Round 2, then drained seven birdies, including five in a row at the turn, to charge into contention at the Players Championship. Unfortunately, Spieth finished Friday’s round with another double bogey, dropping him to three under at the halfway point.
Nevertheless, Spieth will surely head into Saturday’s third round at TPC Sawgrass with designs on a huge comeback victory to cement his hot start to the season.
We won’t know exactly when the three-time major champ will tee off on Saturday until Round 2 is complete Friday night. After that, the cut will be made and players will be organized into pairings for Round 3. What we do know if that the leaders will tee off last on Saturday around 2:30 p.m. ET. The players at the bottom of the leaderboard will open Saturday’s play at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET.
With fellow stars like Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy also in the mix, Spieth will have plenty of company battling for position on Saturday.
You can watch Saturday’s third round of the 2026 Players Championship from 2-7 p.m. ET on NBC. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early Saturday streaming coverage starting at 8 a.m. ET, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage. Peacock will provide streaming coverage of NBC’s Saturday broadcast.
Check out the complete Round 3 tee times and groupings for the Players Championship once they are determined.
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2026 Players Championship tee times for Saturday: Round 3 (ET)
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