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2026 Players Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 12–15, 2026 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course) |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 123 players |
| Prize fund | US$25,000,000 |
| Winner's share | US$4,500,000 |
| Location map | |
The 2026 Players Championship will be a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, to be held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from March 12–15. Officially, it will be the 52nd edition of The Players Championship tournament, but the 49th as a standalone tournament.
Venue
[edit]Field
[edit]The field consists of 123 players meeting various criteria; they include tournament winners on the PGA Tour since the previous Players Championship, recent winners of major championships, The Players and World Golf Championships, and leading players in the FedEx Cup standings from the current and preceding seasons.[1] Due to Brooks Koepka competing, the field was increased to 123 under the rules of the PGA Tour Returning Member Program.[2]
Eligibility criteria
[edit]This list details the eligibility criteria for the 2025 Players Championship and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players are eligible is indicated in parentheses.
1. Winners of PGA Tour events since the 2025 Players Championship
- Akshay Bhatia (9,12,14)
- Keegan Bradley (12,14)
- Michael Brennan (12,14)
- Jacob Bridgeman (11,12,14,15)
- Brian Campbell (12)
- Ricky Castillo
- Nico Echavarría (12,14,15)
- Steven Fisk (12)
- Tommy Fleetwood (7,12,14)
- Ryan Fox (12,14)
- Ryan Gerard (12,14,15)
- Chris Gotterup (12,14,15)
- Ben Griffin (12,14)
- Brian Harman (6,12)
- Garrick Higgo (12)
- Viktor Hovland (7,10,12,14)
- Kurt Kitayama (12,14)
- Min Woo Lee (12,14,15)
- Rory McIlroy (2,3,7,12,14)
- Collin Morikawa (6,12,14,15)
- William Mouw (12)
- Andrew Novak (12,14)
- Aldrich Potgieter (12)
- Justin Rose (12,14)
- Xander Schauffele (5,6,12,14)
- Scottie Scheffler (2,3,5,6,7,9,10,12,14,15)
- Adam Schenk (12)
- J. J. Spaun (4,12,14)
- Sepp Straka (12,14)
- Justin Thomas (3,5,12,14)
- Sami Välimäki (12,14)
- Cameron Young (12,14)
2. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2021–2025)
- Hideki Matsuyama (11,12,14,15)
3. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2021–2025)
4. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2021–2025)
- Wyndham Clark (12)
- Matt Fitzpatrick (12,14)
5. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2021–2025)
6. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2021–2025)
7. Recent winners of the FedEx Cup (2021–2025)
- Patrick Cantlay (12,14)
8. Recent winners of the WGC Match Play (2023)
- Sam Burns (12,14)
9. Recent winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational (2024–2026)
- Russell Henley (12,14)
10. Recent winners of the Memorial Tournament (2023–2025)
11. Recent winners of the Genesis Invitational (2024–2026)
- Ludvig Åberg (12,14)
12. Top 100 from the previous season's FedEx Cup points list
- Daniel Berger
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Bud Cauley
- Eric Cole
- Corey Conners (14)
- Cameron Davis
- Jason Day (14)
- Harris English (14)
- Tony Finau
- Rickie Fowler
- Lucas Glover
- Max Greyserman
- Emiliano Grillo
- Harry Hall
- Joe Highsmith
- Ryo Hisatsune
- Rico Hoey
- Tom Hoge
- Nicolai Højgaard (14)
- Rasmus Højgaard (14)
- Mark Hubbard
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Im Sung-jae
- Stephan Jäger
- Takumi Kanaya
- Michael Kim
- Kim Si-woo (14,15)
- Chris Kirk
- Jake Knapp (14,15)
- Shane Lowry (14)
- Robert MacIntyre (14)
- Denny McCarthy
- Matt McCarty (14)
- Max McGreevy
- Maverick McNealy (14)
- Mac Meissner
- Keith Mitchell
- Thorbjørn Olesen
- Taylor Pendrith
- Chandler Phillips
- J. T. Poston
- Aaron Rai (14)
- Chad Ramey
- Davis Riley
- Patrick Rodgers
- Erik van Rooyen
- Kevin Roy
- Matti Schmid
- Alex Smalley
- Jordan Spieth
- Sam Stevens (14)
- Nick Taylor
- Davis Thompson
- Michael Thorbjornsen
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Karl Vilips
- Danny Walker
- Vince Whaley
- Gary Woodland
- Kevin Yu
13. Top 100 (medical)
14. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking following the Cognizant Classic
15. Top 10 in the current season's FedEx Cup points standings after the Cognizant Classic
16. Kaulig Companies Championship champion from previous year
- Miguel Ángel Jiménez will not play.
17. Leading player who earned a PGA Tour card from the 2025 Race to Dubai
18. Leading points winner from the Korn Ferry Tour during the previous year
19. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings after the Cognizant Classic
Ineligible players
[edit]The following players meet criteria, but having been contracted with LIV Golf, are suspended by the PGA Tour and ineligible to compete:
- An Byeong-hun (12)
- Bryson DeChambeau (4,14)
- Thomas Detry (12)
- Tyrrell Hatton (14)
- Phil Mickelson (5)
- Jon Rahm (2,4)
- Patrick Reed (14)
- Cameron Smith (3,6)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bolton, Rob. "Qualifiers for all 2026 Signature Events, The Players and majors". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ "How it works: PGA Tour Returning Member Program". PGA Tour. January 12, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.