Where will the 2023 Players Championship be held? All you need to know about the venue

The Players Championship is scheduled to take place this week at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The tournament is the PGA Tour's flagship event, with some of the top-ranked golfers around the globe competing in head-to-head competitions.

The TPC Sawgrass golf course is pretty popular for its 17th hole, which is regarded as one of the toughest holes in golf. Over the past 20 years, around 925 balls have been missed into the water surrounding the hole.

The 2023 edition of The Players Championship will have its inaugural round on Thursday, March 9, and will continue until Sunday, March 12. The Players Championship feature 43 of the top 50 golfers from the Official World Golf Rankings, including Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Justin Thomas, and many others.

However, defending champion Cameron Smith now plays in LIV Golf and is barred from competing in the PGA Tour events.

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2023 Players Championship tee times for Round 1

The Players Championship will start at 6:50 am ET. Austin Smotherman will take the first shot of the day alongside Min Woo Lee and Robby Shelton on the first hole, while Danny Willett, Brandon Wu, and Davis Thompson will be on the 10th hole.

Here is a list of the complete tee times for The Players Championship:

1st tee

• 6:50 am - Austin Smotherman, Min Woo Lee, Robby Shelton
• 7:01 am - Kevin Streelman, Matthew NeSmith, Denny McCarthy
• 7:12 am - Ben An, Doug Ghim, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• 7:23 am - Michael Thompson, Brendon Todd, Keith Mitchell
• 7:34 am - Kevin Kisner, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
• 7:45 am - Trey Mullinax, Cam Davis, Tyler Duncan
• 7:56 am - Adam Svensson, Joel Dahmen, Robert Streb
• 8:07 am - J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey, Luke List
• 8:18 am - Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Harman
• 8:29 am - Emiliano Grillo, Mark Hubbard, Matt Wallace
• 8:40 am - Nate Lashley, Troy Merritt, Kelly Kraft
• 8:51 am - Aaron Baddeley, David Lingmerth, Ben Martin
• 11:50 am - Kevin Tway, Russell Knox, Chesson Hadley
• 12:01 pm - Andrew Putnam, Maverick McNealy, Doc Redman
• 12:12 pm - Beau Hossler, Adam Schenk, Stephan Jaeger
• 12:23 pm - Lucas Herbert, Aaron Wise, Jason Day
• 12:34 pm - Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
• 12:45 pm - Kurt Kitayama, Will Zalatoris, Xander Schauffele
• 12:56 pm - Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
• 1:07 pm - Sam Burns, Cameron Young, Sahith Theegala
• 1:18 pm - Chris Kirk, Seamus Power, Keegan Bradley
• 1:29 pm - Sam Ryder, Davis Riley, Taylor Moore
• 1:40 pm - Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Max McGreevy
• 1:51 pm - Joseph Bramlett, Justin Suh, Andrew Novak

10th tee

• 6:50 am - Danny Willett, Brandon Wu, Davis Thompson
• 7:01 am - Adam Long, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Montgomery
• 7:12 am - Tommy Fleetwood, Taylor Pendrith, Callum Tarren
• 7:23 am - Si Woo Kim, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton
• 7:34 am - Tony Finau, Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
• 7:45 am - Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler
• 7:56 am - Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
• 8:07 am - Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Hideki Matsuyama
• 8:18 am - Nico Echavarria, Sungjae Im, Harris English
• 8:29 am - Jhonattan Vegas, Peter Malnati, Ryan Fox
• 8:40 am - Adam Hadwin, Patrick Rodgers, Greyson Sigg
• 8:51 am - Nick Hardy, Eric Cole, Harrison Endycott
• 11:50 am - David Lipsky, S.H. Kim, Tyson Alexander
• 12:01 pm - Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges, Will Gordon
• 12:12 pm - Ben Griffin, Matthias Schwab, Justin Lower
• 12:23 pm - Sepp Straka, Garrick Higgo, Stewart Cink
• 12:34 pm - Chez Reavie, Tom Hoge, Francesco Molinari
• 12:45 pm - J.T. Poston, Lucas Glover, Matt Kuchar
• 12:56 pm - K.H. Lee, Martin Laird, Gary Woodland
• 1:07 pm - Ryan Brehm, Lanto Griffin, Scott Stallings
• 1:18 pm - Ryan Palmer, Patton Kizzire, Alex Smalley
• 1:29 pm - Dylan Frittelli, Jerry Kelly, Wyndham Clark
• 1:40 pm - Scott Piercy, James Hahn, Nick Watney
• 1:51 pm - Aaron Rai, Dylan Wu, Erik Barnes