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The Players
Players Championship field 2026

published: Aug 28, 2025

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updated: Mar 11, 2026

Players Championship field 2026

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Here is the full list of every player who is eligible to compete at the 2026 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass…

144 players are set to take on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass for the 52nd Championship, which promises to be a cracker.

This golf tournament at Ponte Vedra Beach has been graced by the greats: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods. All of these players have won the event in its illustrious history.

It is a golf course that every PGA Tour fan is familiar with – one of the many reasons why it is regarded as the sport’s fifth major championship.

There might be a $25 million purse and a field littered with golf’s biggest stars but, unlike the PGA Tour’s Signature Events with limited fields and sometimes no cuts, this tournament is a full-field format, offering plenty of opportunities for glory.

Rory McIlroy is the defending champion after edging to victory in 2025 by beating J.J. Spaun in a playoff that extended into Monday.

There will be much anticipation to see McIlroy and the rest of his PGA Tour colleagues take on the island green on the 17th hole and the rest of the challenges that Pete Dye’s TPC Sawgrass presents.

The field is made up of winners of PGA Tour events through the final week before The Players and many other players from the FedEx Cup rankings and various other permutations, as well as the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Here is every player who is eligible for the Players Championship field 2026:

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Ludvig Aberg

Ben An

Zach Bauchou

Daniel Berger

Christiaa Bezuidenhout

Akshay Bhatia

Keegan Bradley

Michael Brennan

Jacob Bridgeman

Sam Burns

Brian Campbell

Patrick Cantlay

Ricky Castillo

Bud Cauley

Wyndham Clark

Corey Conners

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Eric Cole

Joel Dahmen

Cam Davis

Jason Day

Thomas Detry

Zecheng Dou

Nico Echavarria

Harris English

A.J. Ewart

Tony Finau

Steven Fisk

Matt Fitzpatrick

Tommy Fleetwood

Rickie Fowler

Ryan Fox

Ryan Gerard

Lucas Glover

Chris Gotterup

Max Greyserman

Ben Griffin

Emiliano Grillo

Harry Hall

Brian Harman

Russell Henley

Garrick Higgo

Joe Highsmith

Ryo Hisatsune

Lee Hodges

Rico Hoey

Tom Hoge

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Nicolai Hojgaard

Rasmus Hojgaard

Max Homa

Viktor Hovland

Mark Hubbard

Mackenzie Hughes

Sungjae Im

Stephan Jaeger

Miguel Angel Jimenez

Takumi Kanaya

Johnny Keefer

Michael Kim

S.H Kim

Si Woo Kim

Chris Kirk

Kurt Kitayama

Jake Knapp

Brooks Koepka

Min Woo Lee

Haotong Li

Shane Lowry

Robert MacIntyre

Hideki Matsuyama

Denny McCarthy

Matt McCarty

Max McGreevey

Rory McIlroy

Maverick McNealy

Mac Meissner

Keith Mitchell

Taylor Moore

Collin Morikawa

Will Mouw

Andrew Novak

Thorbjorn Olesen

Matthieu Pavon

Taylor Pendrith

Marco Penge

Chandler Phillips

J.T Poston

Aldrich Potgeiter

Andrew Putnam

Aaron Rai

Chad Ramey

Davis Riley

Patrick Rodgers

Justin Rose

Kevin Roy

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Adam Schenk

Matti Schmid

iain carter

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Adam Scott

Alex Smalley

Austin Smotherman

Jordan Smith

J.J. Spaun

Jordan Spieth

Sam Stevens

Sepp Straka

Nick Taylor

Sahith Theegala

Justin Thomas

Davis Thompson

Michael Thorbjornsen

Sami Valimaki

Jhonattan Vegas

Karl Vilips

Danny Walker

Vince Whaley

Gary Woodland

Cameron Young

Sundarshan Yellamaraju

Kevin Yu

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About the author

Matt Chivers
Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as the Masters, The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to many of the biggest names in the sport.

Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.

What’s in Matt’s bag: Cleveland HiBore XL Driver driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, Benross BR-Pro irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.

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