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The stars of the PGA Tour head to TPC Sawgrass for one of the biggest events in the golfing calendar, with round-the-clock coverage of The Players exclusively live on Sky Sports.

Sky Sports is offering extended live coverage of the PGA Tour's flagship event, where the majority of the world's top 50 will compete for a bumper $25m tournament purse and a $4.5m first prize.

Scottie Scheffler returns as a two-time defending champion, having become the first player in history to win the event in successive seasons, with the world No 1 now having the chance to match Jack Nicklaus' all-time tally of three Players Championship wins.

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Live coverage of The Players will begin from Thursday and Friday at 11.30am and follow the action from before the opening tee shot until after the close of play, with the action then live from 1pm on both days over the weekend.

What can I watch on Sky Sports+?

There will be more options to consume The Players than ever before thanks to Sky Sports+, with six bonus feeds on top of the four additional feeds available each week during PGA Tour coverage.

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Sky Sports+ is live and already integrated into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app. You can head to the 'Watch' section on the Sky Sports app to access all Sky Sports+ live streams via event centres.

The Sky Sports+ linear channel will have marquee group coverage from each of the first three days, starting at 12.30pm over the first two rounds and 3pm on the Saturday.

The PGA Tour's main feed, another Featured Group and a Featured Holes feed will be available all four rounds on Sky Sports+, along with SIX bonus groups to follow some of the other players in the field.

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Sky Sports Golf's Henni Zuel takes a closer look at the iconic TPC Sawgrass course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Key TV times (all UK times and live on Sky Sports Golf)

Thursday - 1130-2300 - The Players LIVE!

Friday -1130-2300 - The Players LIVE!

Saturday - 1300-2300 - The Players LIVE!

Sunday - 1300-2230 - The Players LIVE!

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Thursday's Marquee Group and Featured Group coverage (UK times)

1224 Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas

1235 Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Russell Henley

1246 Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Wyndham Clark

1729 Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele

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Take a look at how Scottie Scheffler overcame injury issues in 2024 at The Players Championship to defend his title. He'll be targeting an historic three-peat at TPC Sawgrass this week

1740 Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood

Who is involved in Thursday's Bonus Groups?

Bonus Group 1: 1246 - Matt Fitzpatrick, Sahith Theegala, Will Zalatoris

Bonus Group 2: 1308 - Aaron Rai, Cam Davis, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Bonus Group 3: 1319 - Robert MacIntyre, Max Homa, Sungjae Im

Bonus Group 4: 1308 - Seamus Power, J.T. Poston, Mackenzie Hughes

Bonus Group 5: 1718 - Justin Rose, Harris English, Billy Horschel

Bonus Group 6: 1813 - Harry Hall, Chris Gutterup, Si Woo Kim

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How else can I follow The Players?

Daily one-hour highlights will be available on Sky Sports Golf each morning, with the channel showing documentaries and features from past editions of the event, while the final round will be repeated - in full - the Monday after the tournament.

Skysports.com and mobile app will deliver news, interviews, highlights and leaderboard scores throughout the week, with a live text blogging running through all four tournament rounds.

The Players is part of a huge week on Sky Sports, with the start of the F1 season, a big weekend of Premier League, SPL and EFL football, Premier League darts, Indian Wells tennis and much more!

Who will win The Players? Watch from March 13-16 live on Sky Sports. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW.