Round 1 of the Players Championship had everything. We had an injury force one of the favorites out. We had an underdog emerge as a strong contender. We had big names making waves. Everything the Players Championship could deliver, it did.
So, what’s in store for Round 2? With five players tied atop the leaderboard, each looking for their first win of 2026, there is a lot of pressure to maintain that status, and with weather playing a major factor on Thursday, perhaps what is expected to be a calmer Friday will bring different results.
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Stay here for live updates and highlights from Round 2 of the 2026 Players Championship.
Live leaderboard
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T1. Austin Smotherman: -5 (First round not yet complete)
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T10. Xander Schauffele: -3
How to watch 2026 Players Championship Round 2
Round 2 will start at 7:40 a.m. ET, with live TV coverage beginning on Golf Channel at 1 p.m. ET and going until the round ends at approximately 7 p.m. ET.
Interested fans can stream the event on PGA Tour Live, offering looks at featured groups and featured holes (Nos. 3, 12, 16, 17).
Tee times for Players Championship Round 2
A few players did not complete their first rounds as play was called due to darkness. Those players will close out their first rounds at 8:50 a.m. ET, The Players said. Here are the tee times for Round 2:
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All times Eastern
Hole 1
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7:40 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
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7:52 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
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8:04 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
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8:16 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
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8:28 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, David Ford, Chris Kirk
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8:40 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
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8:52 a.m. – Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
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9:04 a.m. – Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
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9:16 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
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9:28 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
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12:30 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
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12:42 p.m. – Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
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12:54 p.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
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1:06 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
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1:18 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
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1:30 p.m. – Ludvig Aberg, Si Woo Kim
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1:42 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
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1:54 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
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2:06 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
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2:18 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
Hole 10
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7:40 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
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7:52 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
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8:04 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
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8:16 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
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8:28 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
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8:40 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
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8:52 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
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9:04 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
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9:16 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
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9:28 a.m. – Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
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9:40 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
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12:30 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Thorbjorn Olesen, Mac Meissner
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12:42 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
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12:54 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
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1:06 p.m. – Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
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1:18 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
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1:30 p.m. – Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
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1:42 p.m. – Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
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1:54 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
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2:06 p.m. – Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
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2:18 p.m. – Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
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