Se publican los horarios completos de salida para las rondas 1 y 2 del Players Championship 2026

Tras los grupos destacados anunciados a principios de esta semana, la PGA Tour ha publicado los horarios completos de salida y emparejamientos para las dos primeras rondas del 52º Players Championship en TPC Sawgrass. El campeón defensor Rory McIlroy y el número 1 del mundo Scottie Scheffler encabezan el programa, con notables ausencias como la de Tiger Woods.

La PGA Tour anunció los horarios completos de salida el domingo 8 de marzo para las rondas iniciales del Players Championship 2026, que comienza el jueves en el Players Stadium Course en Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Se trata de la 52ª edición, con 46 de los 50 mejores jugadores del Official World Golf Ranking.  nnComo se destacó anteriormente, el campeón defensor Rory McIlroy (ganador del playoff en 2025) sale desde el tee del 1 a la 1:42 p.m. ET junto a Xander Schauffele y el ganador de 2021 Hideki Matsuyama. El número 1 del mundo Scottie Scheffler, que busca su tercer título, comienza a las 8:52 a.m. ET desde el tee del 10 junto a Tommy Fleetwood y Justin Thomas.  nnOtros grupos destacados incluyen:  n- El líder de la FedExCup Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg y el campeón de 2017 Si Woo Kim a las 8:40 a.m. desde el 10.  n- Akshay Bhatia (recién vencedor del Arnold Palmer Invitational), Brooks Koepka y Tony Finau a las 8:28 a.m. desde el 10.  n- Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley y Robert MacIntyre a las 9:04 a.m. desde el 10—todos jugadores del top 20 y participantes en la Ryder Cup 2025.  n- Los favoritos de los aficionados Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler (ganador en 2015) y Jordan Spieth a la 1:30 p.m. desde el 1, todos con resultados del top 11 la semana pasada en Bay Hill.  nnTiger Woods está ausente, recuperándose de una rotura del tendón de Aquiles izquierdo (marzo de 2025) y una cirugía lumbar de octubre. Ha jugado The Players solo tres veces desde su victoria en 2013. Justin Thomas dijo: «Siempre voy a estar a favor de que juegue. Creo que para el bien del golf y del torneo, no creo que haya nadie que esté en contra».  nnLos horarios completos de salida para el jueves (comenzando desde los tees 1 y 10) y el viernes están disponibles en el sitio web de la PGA Tour.

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