Ludvig Åberg is in the lead heading into Moving Day at The Players Championship.
Åberg posted a 9-under 63 on Friday at TPC Sawgrass, thanks in part to two eagles and a massive 5-under start through just four holes, to get to 12-under for the week. That gave him a two-shot lead over Xander Schauffele and the rest of the field entering the weekend at the PGA Tour’s marquee event.
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Schauffele seemed like he was going to be in control early after he went 7-under on the day. He’s got one top-10 finish to his name this season — a T7 run at the Genesis Invitational last month — and is coming off a T24 outing last week. Both he and Åberg will head off in the final group on Saturday.
The top two golfers in the world have struggled so far outside of Jacksonville. Scottie Scheffler just barely made the cut, and got to 1-over after a late birdie on Friday. Rory McIlroy, who almost missed the event completely with a back injury, is right there with him.
Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with Moving Day at The Players Championship.
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
Saturday
8 a.m. — 7 p.m. | ESPN+
2 p.m. — 7 p.m. | NBC, Peacock
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
8:15 a.m. — Seamus Power
8:20 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Michael Brennan
8:30 a.m. — Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8:40 a.m. — Rico Hoey, Daniel Berger
8:50 a.m. — Zach Bauchou, Eric Cole
9 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Steven Fisk
9:10 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Kevin Roy
9:25 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Scottie Scheffler
9:35 a.m. — Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Ricky Castillo
9:45 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Takumi Kanaya
9:55 a.m. — Joe Highsmith, Rory McIlroy
10:05 a.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Chris Kirk
10:15 a.m. — Tony Finau, Robert MacIntyre
10:25 a.m. — Max McGreevy, Bud Cauley
10:40 a.m. — Sam Burns, Chris Gotterup
10:50 a.m. — Adam Scott, Nick Taylor
11 a.m — Taylor Pendrith, Sam Stevens
11:10 a.m. — Matti Schmid, Max Homa
11:20 a.m. — J.J. Spaun, Wyndham Clark
11:30 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Keegan Bradley
11:45 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka
11:55 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Alex Noren
12:05 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama
12:15 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Andrew Putnam
12:25 p.m. — jordan Spieth, William Mouw
12:35 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Sahith Theegala
12:50 p.m. — Justin Rose, Jason Day
1 p.m. — Alex Smalley, Ryo Hisatsune
1:10 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell
1:20 p.m. — Russell Henley, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:30 p.m. — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland
1:40 p.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Tommy Fleetwood
1:55 p.m. — Maverick MacNealy, Austin Smotherman
2:05 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Jacob Bridgeman
2:15 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka
2:25 p.m. — Cameron Young, Corey Conners
2:35 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Xander Schauffele
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