With the golfing calendar having been rejigged for the new season, The Players Championship kicks off golf’s biggest events for 2019.
The unofficial fifth major, held by Webb Simpson, begins a run of six months in which there will be at least one marquee event across both the PGA and European Tours.
Standard Sport runs you through all you need to know…
When is The Players?
The Players Championship will take place between Thursday, March 14 and Sunday, March 17.
Along with a host of tweaks to the PGA Tour schedule for 2019, the tournament has been moved from May having been held in March for 30 years before being pushed back in 2007.
Where is it?
The tournament will be held, as always, at TPC Sawgrass in Florida.
Local time at TPC Sawgrass is five hours behind GMT.
Betting odds
| Rory McIlroy | 11/1 |
| Dustin Johnson | 12/1 |
| Justin Thomas | 14/1 |
| Justin Rose | 16/1 |
| Brooks Koepka | 20/1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 20/1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 20/1 |
| Tiger Woods | 20/1 |
| Bryson Dechambeau | 22/1 |
| Jason Day | 25/1 |
| Jon Rahm | 25/1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 25/1 |
Odds via Betfair
Prize money
Golfers playing at TPC Sawgrass will be competing for the biggest purse ever seen for a standalone tournament.
In January it was announced that, following a $1.5million hike from 2018, the purse for the fifth major would be a staggering $12.5million (around £9.7m), with the winner pocketing $2.25million.
Tee times
| USA unless stated; all times GMT | ||
| Starting at hole 1 | ||
| 1140 | Charl Schwartzel (RSA), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Thorbjorn Olesen (Den) | |
| 1150 | Lucas Glover, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Talor Gooch | |
| 1201 | Chris Kirk, Brian Gay, Matt Wallace (Eng) | |
| 1211 | Charles Howell III, Aaron Wise, Scott Piercy | |
| 1222 | Adam Long, Danny Willett (Eng), Vijay Singh (Fij) | |
| 1232 | Cameron Champ, Michael Kim, Cameron Smith (Aus) | |
| 1243 | Marc Leishman (Aus), Ian Poulter (Eng), Adam Hadwin (Can) | |
| 1253 | Kevin Tway, Grayson Murray, Brian Harman | |
| 1304 | Brice Garnett, Patrick Cantlay, Ryan Armour | |
| 1314 | Ollie Schniederjans, Abraham Ancer (Mex), Seamus Power (Irl) | |
| 1325 | Kevin Streelman, Harris English, Peter Uihlein | |
| 1335 | Nick Watney, Bronson Burgoon, Eddie Pepperell (Eng) | |
| 1635 | Brian Stuard, Chez Reavie, Patrick Rodgers | |
| 1645 | Danny Lee (NZL), Jason Kokrak, Scott Langley | |
| 1656 | Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Branden Grace (RSA), John Huh | |
| 1706 | JB Holmes, Jason Dufner, Russell Henley | |
| 1717 | Brandt Snedeker, Troy Merritt, Jimmy Walker | |
| 1727 | Tiger Woods, Webb Simpson, Patrick Reed | |
| 1738 | Henrik Stenson (Swe), Adam Scott (Aus), Martin Kaymer (Ger) | |
| 1748 | Francesco Molinari (Ita), Jason Day (Aus), Tony Finau | |
| 1759 | Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth | |
| 1809 | Bud Cauley, Sam Saunders, Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng) | |
| 1820 | Rafa Cabrera Bello (Esp), Sung Kang (Kor), Tyler Duncan | |
| 1830 | Anirban Lahiri (Ind), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha), Ryan Blaum | |
| Starting at hole 10 | ||
| 1140 | Chesson Hadley, Michael Thompson, Corey Conners (Can) | |
| 1150 | Scott Brown, Byeong Hun An (Kor), Beau Hossler | |
| 1201 | Ryan Moore, Trey Mullinax, Sungjae Im (Kor) | |
| 1211 | Ted Potter Jr, Patton Kizzire, Brendan Steele | |
| 1222 | Keith Mitchell, Austin Cook, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) | |
| 1232 | Justin Rose (Eng), Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas | |
| 1243 | Bryson DeChambeau, Bubba Watson, Billy Horschel | |
| 1253 | Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia (Esp), Jon Rahm (Esp) | |
| 1304 | Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Rory McIlroy (Nirl) | |
| 1314 | Harold Varner III, Sam Ryder, Haotong Li (Chn) | |
| 1325 | Alex Cejka (Ger), Tom Hoge, Brandon Harkins | |
| 1335 | Scott Stallings, Rory Sabbatini (Slo), Joel Dahmen | |
| 1635 | Charley Hoffman, Luke List, Kelly Kraft | |
| 1645 | Vaughn Taylor, Nick Taylor (Can), J.T Poston | |
| 1656 | Alex Noren (Swe), Richy Werenski, Dominic Bozzelli | |
| 1706 | Andrew Putnam, Gary Woodland, Russell Knox (Sco) | |
| 1717 | Keegan Bradley, Andrew Landry, Si Woo Kim (Kor) | |
| 1727 | Kyle Stanley, Daniel Berger, Kevin Kisner | |
| 1738 | Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink | |
| 1748 | Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn), Paul Casey (Eng), Jim Furyk | |
| 1759 | Martin Trainer, Kevin Na, Jhonattan Vegas (Ven) | |
| 1809 | Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Shane Lowry (Irl), Martin Laird (Sco) | |
| 1820 | Ryan Moore, J.J Spaun, C.T Pan (Cpe) | |
| 1830 | Denny McCarthy, Wyndham Clark, Lucas Bjerregaard (Den) |
How to watch
Sky Sports will broadcast the event in the UK, starting with preview 'Live from The Players' shows on Tuesday and Wednesday before their coverage begins on the Thursday.
Featured groups will be available to follow on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event before the full coverage begins on both channels on each of the four days of play.
Previous winners
| Year | Player |
| 2018 | Webb Simpson |
| 2017 | Kim Si-woo |
| 2016 | Jason Day |
| 2015 | Rickie Fowler |
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer |
