The PGA Tour’s flagship event on its schedule, the 2023 Players Championship started on Thursday, March 9. The event, featuring a stacked field of the world’s best players – 43 of the top 50 – saw event debutant Chad Ramey take the early lead.
Featuring eight past champions and six FedEx Cup winners, the event saw Ramey stun the fans gathered at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Top names including Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, and Scottie Scheffler fell flat in their attempts to get off to a good start. Ramey carded eight birdies and no bogeys for an opening-round 8-under 64 to lead Collin Morikawa by one shot.
It’ll be interesting to see how the 30-year-old American holds up on Day 2 against the charges of other big names.
2023 Players Championship Day 2 tee times
Day 2 of the 2023 Players Championship will start with David Lipsky, S.H. Kim, and Tyson Alexander teeing off at 6:50 am. Others will follow.
Here are the complete tee times for Friday (All times Eastern):
1st tee
- 6:50 am - David Lipsky, S.H. Kim, Tyson Alexander
- 7:01 am - Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges, Will Gordon
- 7:12 am - Ben Griffin, Matthias Schwab, Justin Lower
- 7:23 am - Sepp Straka, Garrick Higgo, Stewart Cink
- 7:34 am - Chez Reavie, Tom Hoge, Francesco Molinari
- 7:45 am - J.T. Poston, Lucas Glover, Matt Kuchar
- 7:56 am - K.H. Lee, Martin Laird, Gary Woodland
- 8:07 am - Ryan Brehm, Ryan Armour, Scott Stallings
- 8:18 am - Ryan Palmer, Patton Kizzire, Alex Smalley
- 8:29 am - Dylan Frittelli, Jerry Kelly, Wyndham Clark
- 8:40 am - Scott Piercy, James Hahn, Nick Watney
- 8:51 am - Aaron Rai, Dylan Wu, Erik Barnes
- 11:50 am - Danny Willett, Brandon Wu, Davis Thompson
- 12:01 pm - Adam Long, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Montgomery
- 12:12 pm - Tommy Fleetwood, Taylor Pendrith, Callum Tarren
- 12:23 pm - Si Woo Kim, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton
- 12:34 pm - Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
- 12:45 pm - Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler
- 12:56 pm - Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
- 1:07 pm - Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Hideki Matsuyama
- 1:18 pm - Nico Echavarria, Sungjae Im, Harris English
- 1:29 pm - Jhonattan Vegas, Peter Malnati, Ryan Fox
- 1:40 pm - Adam Hadwin, Patrick Rodgers, Greyson Sigg
- 1:51 pm - Nick Hardy, Eric Cole, Harrison Endycott
10th tee
- 6:50 am - Kevin Tway, Russell Knox, Chesson Hadley
- 7:01 am - Andrew Putnam, Maverick McNealy, Doc Redman
- 7:12 am - Beau Hossler, Adam Schenk, Stephan Jaeger
- 7:23 am - Lucas Herbert, Aaron Wise, Jason Day
- 7:34 am - Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
- 7:45 am - Kurt Kitayama, Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele
- 7:56 am - Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
- 8:07 am - Sam Burns, Cameron Young, Sahith Theegala
- 8:18 am - Chris Kirk, Seamus Power, Keegan Bradley
- 8:29 am - Sam Ryder, Davis Riley, Taylor Moore
- 8:40 am - Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Max McGreevy
- 8:51 am - Joseph Bramlett, Justin Suh, Andrew Novak
- 11:50 am - Robby Shelton, Austin Smotherman, Min Woo Lee
- 12:01 pm - Kevin Streelman, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith
- 12:12 pm - Ben An, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Doug Ghim
- 12:23 pm - Michael Thompson, Brendon Todd, Keith Mitchell
- 12:34 pm - Kevin Kisner, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
- 12:45 pm - Trey Mullinax, Cam Davis, Tyler Duncan
- 12:56 pm - Adam Svensson, Joel Dahmen, Robert Streb
- 1:07 pm - J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey, Luke List
- 1:18 pm - Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Harman
- 1:29 pm - Emiliano Grillo, Mark Hubbard, Matt Wallace
- 1:40 pm - Nate Lashley, Troy Merritt, Kelly Kraft
- 1:51 pm - Aaron Baddeley, David Lingmerth, Ben Martin
The 2023 Players Championship TV schedule
The PGA Tour’s 2023 Players Championship will be available on the Golf Channel. Viewers can also stream the event online on ESPN+ and Peacock. SiriusXM will cover the radio broadcast.
Players Championship Friday, round 2 schedule:
TV
- Golf Channel: 12-6 pm
Stream
- ESPN+: 6:45 am-6 pm
- Peacock: 12-6 pm
Radio
- SiriusXM: 11 am-6 pm
Round 3 of The Players Championship tee times will be updated after Day 2.