We’ve got 18 holes to go at TPC Sawgrass.
Ludvig Åberg is carrying a three-shot lead into the final round of The Players Championship on Sunday, eyeing what would easily be the biggest win of the European Ryder Cup star’s career so far. Åberg, after a 9-under 63 on Friday, carded a 1-under 71 on Saturday to maintain his lead over the field.
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He’ll head off in the final group alongside Michael Thorbjornsen, who rallied from his opening-round 74 to get to 10-under on the week. While a three-shot deficit isn’t an unreasonable climb, Aberg is in full control entering the final day of play just outside of Jacksonville, Florida.
Scottie Scheffler jumped up the leaderboard after yet another slow start on Saturday, too. He got to 4-under for the week after posting back-to-back rounds in the 70s in the first half of the tournament. Rory McIlroy, who was dealing with a back injury in the days leading up to the tournament, is still at 1-over. While it would take a massive round and a bit of luck for Scheffler to actually make a move on a win this week, McIlroy is out of striking distance.
Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with the final round of The Players Championship on Sunday.
The Players Championship 2026 basics
Course: TPC Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
2025 Winner: Rory McIlroy
FedExCup Points: 750
Purse: $25 million
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How To Watch The Players Championship
All times ET
Sunday
7:30 a.m. — 6 p.m. | ESPN+
1 p.m. — 6 p.m. | NBC, Peacock
The Players Championship third round tee times
All times ET
7:35 a.m. — Takumi Kanaya
7:40 a.m. — Ricky Castillo, Danny Walker
7:49 a.m. — Steven Fisk, Kristoffer Reitan
7:58 a.m. — Rico Hoey, Daniel Berger
8:07 a.m. — Tony Finau, Seamus Power
8:16 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Michael Brennan
8:25 a.m. — Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
8:35 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Rory McIlroy
8:45 a.m. — Eric Cole, Kevin Roy
8:55 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Sam Stevens
9:10 a.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Chris Kirk
9:20 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, J.T. Poston
9:30 a.m. — Andrew Putnam, Lee Hodges
9:40 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Alex Noren
9:50 a.m. — Adam Scott, Taylor Pendrith
10 a.m — Zach Bauchou, Stephan Jaeger
10:10 a.m. — Ryan Gerard, Chad Ramey
10:20 a.m. — Matti Schmid, Wyndham Clark
10:30 a.m. — Max McGreevy, Nick Taylor
10:40 a.m. — Sam Burns, Max Homa
10:55 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Joe Highsmith
11:05 a.m. — Keith Mitchell, Tommy Fleetwood
11:15 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Jason Day
11:25 a.m. — Chris Gotterup, Akshay Bhatia
11:35 a.m. — Maverick McNealy, Scottie Scheffler
11:45 a.m. — Alex Smalley, Patrick Rodgers
11:55 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Brooks Koepka
12:05 p.m. — Sudarshan Yellamaraju, J.J. Spaun
12:15 p.m. — Ryu Hisatsune, Russell Henley
12:25 p.m. — William Mouw, Justin Rose
1240 p.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Sepp Straka
12:50 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Austin Smotherman
1 p.m. — Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre
1:10 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Corey Conners
1:20 p.m. — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland
1:30 p.m. — Cam Young, Mat Fitzpatrick
1:40 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Michael Thorbjornsen
