Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
When to watch The Players Championship 2026
- The tournament continues from Thursday to Sunday.
Where to watch
- The 2026 Players Championship will be broadcast in the United States on Peacock.
Show more (4 items)
Golf’s unofficial “fifth major” comes as the world’s best players head to Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida for the Players Championship.
Currently world No. 2 Rory McIlroy comes into this year’s tournament as the defending champion. However, the Irish star’s hopes of equaling Scottie Scheffler’s recent winning streak at Sawgrass are in doubt due to a back injury that forced him to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational last weekend. Despite the disruption to his preparations, McIlroy remains among the main favourites, with Schaeffler and Colin Morikawa currently leading the betting with the bookmakers.
The total prize pool up for grabs at the PGA Major Championship is $25 million and $4.5 million for the overall winner.
Irishman Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick’s Day in style last year by defeating JJ Spawn in a playoff to win the Players Championship for the second time.
What is the US TV schedule for the 2026 Players Championship?
Linear television coverage of the US Players Championship is on Golf Channel and NBC.
This means you’ll also be able to live stream both networks’ feeds via NBC’s online Peacock service.
For more comprehensive coverage, streaming service ESPN Plus offers extended access to PGA Tour Live, including marquee sets, highlight sets, highlight holes and main event recaps.
Here’s the full TV schedule (all times ET):
Thursday and Friday
- Golf Channel: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m
- ESPN Plus: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m
Saturday
- NBC, Peacock: 2 p.m.-7 p.m
- ESPN Plus: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m
Sunday
- NBC, Peacock: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m
- ESPN Plus: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m
Live broadcast of the 2026 Players Championship in the United States
Linear television coverage in the US is available on Golf Channel and NBC, while streaming service Peacock has NBC’s coverage of the entire tournament.
For more comprehensive coverage, live PGA Tour coverage takes place Thursday through Sunday on ESPN Plus, offering recaps of main events, highlights, highlight groups and featured hole coverage.
ESPN Plus can be accessed via the network’s ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited Flow packages. ESPN Select carries ESPN Plus and is the cheapest option at $13 per month
ESPN’s streaming platforms have been shaken up in recent months. The sports network now offers two tiers with its new direct-to-consumer setup: ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited. ESPN Select is essentially what ESPN Plus was, with the same content available to subscribers, including PGA Golf, for $13 per month. If you want full access to ESPN’s networks and services, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNNews, and ESPN Deportes, plus all ESPN Select content, ESPN Unlimited is the perfect solution. It costs $30 per month.
Peacock currently costs $11 per month for the ad-supported Peacock Premium plan and $17 per month for the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus plan.
Four of the major live TV services offer The Golf Channel.
Hulu with Live TV starts at $90 per month for an ad-supported package that includes the Golf Channel. Click on the “View channels in your area” link on it Welcome page To find out what local channels are available in your zip code.
Read our Hulu with Live TV review.
DirecTV Stream’s new MySports package is priced at $85 per month and includes the Golf Channel along with an ESPN Plus subscription.
Read our DirecTV Stream review.
Live stream of The Players Championship 2026 in the UK
Golf fans in the UK can watch the tournament live on Sky Sports. The tournament will be broadcast on Sky Sports Golf and Main Events, with additional coverage via the Red Button service.
Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the 2026 Players Championship on Sky Sports Golf, with wide-ranging coverage of play every day. Subscribers can also stream the event via the Sky Go app. Sky subsidiary Now (formerly Now TV) provides direct access to Sky Sports channels through a Now Sports membership. You can get an access day for £15 (possibly just for the final round), or sign up for a monthly plan from £35 per month to watch all four days of the tournament.
Live broadcast of the 2026 Players Championship in Australia
The 2026 Players Championship Down Under can be watched on Fox Sports via Foxtel. If you’re not a Fox subscriber, your best option is to subscribe to the Kayo Sports streaming service.
A Kayo Sports subscription starts at AU$30 per month and lets you stream on one screen, while the premium tier costs AU$46 per month for simultaneous viewing on up to three devices.
The service gives you access to a wide range of sports, including F1, NRL, NFL, NHL and MLB, and there are no restrictive contracts.
Better yet, if you’re a new customer, you can take advantage of a free one-week trial of Kayo Sports.
Broadcast of the 2026 Players Championship in Canada
Live coverage of all four days of the 2026 Players Championship will be available to watch in Canada on TSN, while the weekend’s action will be available to watch on free-to-air channel CTV2.
Cord cutters can also watch TSN’s coverage via the network’s live streaming service, TSN Plus.
The complete TSN Plus streaming package features exclusive coverage of NFL, F1, Nascar and Grand Slam tennis games. Ideal for cord cutters, the service costs $25 CAD per month.