The unofficial fifth main is lastly right here as the PGA Tour is in Ponte Vedra Seaside, Florida, for The Gamers Championship. It’s time for TPC Sawgrass to shine and let its ‘island’ inexperienced trigger some carnage.
This week, the largest names on the PGA Tour will battle it out to earn a portion of the $25 million purse.
Right here’s all the knowledge for the third Florida Swing occasion.
The Gamers Championship:
The place: TPC Sawgrass, The Stadium Course (Par-72 7,275 yards)
When: March 14-17
Purse: $25,00,000
FedEx Cup Factors: 750
Defending Champion: Scottie Scheffler
The way to Watch the Gamers Championship:
This week, NBC and the Golf Channel will share tv protection of The Gamers Championship. The Golf Channel will broadcast the primary two rounds whereas NBC will take over for the weekend.
Kevin Kisner returns to the sales space for The Gamers doubtlessly as Paul Azinger’s everlasting substitute.
Followers can tune into Golf Channel for ‘Stay from the Gamers’ as the printed groups carry out their exhibits on the property all week. Tuesday and Wednesday may have nearly all-day protection. Golf Channel will likely be reside from 9 a.m. to five p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. on each these days.
The community may even be reside earlier than and after every event day.
The complete schedule follows beneath:
Thursday, March. 14: 1-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, March 15: 1-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, March 16: 2-7 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, March 17: 1-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
The way to Stream The Gamers Championship:
ESPN+ will supply streams of The Gamers Championship beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET. The community may even present featured and marquee group protection day by day.
The ESPN+ air occasions for its important feed are as follows:
Thursday, March 14:
Stream 1: Important feed (7:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET); Featured (1-7 p.m.);
Stream 2: Marquee (8:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET); Featured (1-7 p.m.)
Stream 3: Featured (8:15 a.m.-1 p.m. ET); Featured Gap (1-7 p.m.)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8 a.m.- 7 p.m. ET)
Friday, March 15:
Stream 1: Important feed (7:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET); Featured (2-7 p.m.);
Stream 2: Marquee (8:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET); Featured (2-7 p.m.)
Stream 3: Featured (8:15 a.m.-1 p.m. ET); Featured Gap (2-7 p.m.)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8 a.m.- 7 p.m. ET)
Saturday, March 16:
Stream 1: Important feed (8 a.m.- 2 p.m. ET); Featured (1-6 p.m.);
Stream 2: Marquee (9 a.m.- 2 p.m. ET); Featured (1-6 p.m.)
Stream 3: Featured (8:45 a.m.- 2 p.m. ET); Featured Gap (1-6 p.m.)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. ET)
Sunday, March 17:
Stream 1: Important feed (7:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET); Featured (1-6 p.m.);
Stream 2: Marquee (8:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET); Featured (1-6 p.m.)
Stream 3: Featured (8:15 a.m.- 1 p.m. ET); Featured Gap (1-6 p.m.)
Stream 4: Featured Holes (8 a.m.- 6 p.m. ET)
Peacock will simulcast Golf Channel’s broadcasts throughout all 4 days. Protection might be streamed on Peacock right here.
The Gamers Championship Featured/Marquee Teams
Thursday
Featured Teams
8:35 a.m. ET — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth (tenth gap)
1:40 p.m. ET — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas (1st gap)
Friday
Featured Teams
8:35 a.m. ET — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas (tenth gap)
1:40 p.m. ET — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth (1st gap)
The Gamers Championship Preview:
Ten of the highest 12 Official World Golf Rating gamers are within the subject this week as they appear to win huge in Florida. It’s generally known as the unofficial fifth main due to its spectacular fields, and this week doesn’t disappoint.
Following a dominating Arnold Palmer Invitational efficiency, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler seems to be to go back-to-back at TPC Sawgrass.
His putter swap forward of Bay Hill paid off huge time, as he made 16-of-16 putts from inside 15 ft on Sunday alone.
Scheffler is the odds-on favourite at +500, per DraftKings. Can he defend his title and thrust back the others, or will another person dethrone him?
Rory McIlroy, who is available in at +1200 odds, might have had one other Sunday meltdown in Orlando, however don’t depend him out at The Gamers. He is without doubt one of the finest drivers on Tour proper now, and that may assist him deal with this observe.
Preserving it within the fairway is a should at TPC Sawgrass, so if he can pull all of it collectively, McIlroy may win one other gold man trophy.
Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris are additionally within the combine. Whereas Hovland didn’t do a lot final week at Bay Hill, he likes TPC Sawgrass. He completed T9 in 2022 and T3 final yr, so it might be time for him to win his first occasion of 2024.
Thomas and Zalatoris performed extraordinarily properly in Orlando however couldn’t sustain with Scheffler.
Another guys that might shock folks this week are Ludvig Åberg, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa and Shane Lowry.
The Gamers Championship Spherical 1 Tee Occasions (ET):
1st Gap
7:40 a.m. — Ryan Moore, Chesson Hadley, Zac Blair
7:51 a.m. — Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Younger
8:02 a.m. — Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Joseph Bramlett
8:13 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge
8:24 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk
8:35 a.m. — Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie
8:46 a.m. — Brice Garnett, Russell Henley, Steve Stricker
8:57 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings
9:08 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Sungjae Im, Webb Simpson
9:19 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Ok.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin
9:30 a.m. — David Lipsky, Justin Decrease, Tyson Alexander
9:41 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune
12:45 p.m.— Doug Ghim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu
12:56 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley
1:07 p.m. — Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stephan Jaeger
1:18 p.m. — Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Nick Dunlap
1:29 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa
1:40 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas
1:51 p.m. — Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman
2:02 p.m. — Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry
2:13 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia
2:24 p.m. — Garrick Higgo, S.H. Kim, Andrew Novak
2:35 p.m. — Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Corridor
2:46 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki
tenth Gap
7:40 a.m. — Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery
7:51 a.m. — Michael Kim, Aaaron Rai, Carl Yuan
8:02 a.m. — Joel Dahmen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee
8:13 a.m. — Jason Day, Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar
8:24 a.m. — Sam Burns, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood
8:35 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth
8:46 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott
8:57 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Tom Kim, Justin Rose
9:08 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd
9:19 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox
9:30 a.m. — Martin Laird, Justin Suh, Greyson Sigg
9:41 a.m. — Nate Lashley, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles
12:45 p.m.— Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid
12:56 p.m. — Denny McCarthy, Matt NeSmith, Nicolai Højgaard
1:07 p.m. — Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu
1:18 p.m. — Grayson Murray, Seamus Energy, Francesco Molinari
1:29 p.m. — Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson
1:40 p.m. — Nico Echavarria, J.T. Poston, Harris English
1:51 p.m. — Davis Riley, Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun
2:02 p.m. — Luke Listing, Gary Woodland, Cameron Younger
2:13 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam
2:24 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson
2:35 p.m. — Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNealy, Callum Tarren
2:46 p.m. — Chan Kim, David Skinns, Jimmy Stanger
The Gamers Championship Spherical 2 Tee Occasions (ET):
1st Gap:
7:40 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid
7:51 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Matt NeSmith, Nicolai Højgaard
8:02 a.m. — Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu
8:13 a.m. — Grayson Murray, Seamus Energy, Francesco Molinari
8:24 a.m. — Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Adam Svensson
8:35 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, J.T. Poston, Harris English
8:46 a.m. — Davis Riley, Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun
8:57 a.m. — Luke Listing, Gary Woodland, Cameron Younger
9:08 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam
9:19 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson
9:30 a.m. — Tyler Duncan, Maverick McNealy, Callum Tarren
9:41 a.m. — Chan Kim, David Skinns, Jimmy Stanger
12:45 p.m. — Troy Merritt, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Montgomery
12:56 p.m. — Michael Kim, Aaron Rai, Carl Yuan
1:07 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee
1:18 p.m. — Jason Day, Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar
1:29 p.m. — Sam Burns, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood
1:40 p.m. — Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth
1:51 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott
2:02 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Tom Kim, Justin Rose
2:13 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd
2:24 p.m. — C.T. Pan, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Fox
2:35 p.m. — Martin Laird, Justin Suh, Greyson Sigg
2:46 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Robby Shelton, Ben Kohles
tenth Gap
7:40 a.m. — Doug Ghim, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu
7:51 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Beau Hossler, Alex Smalley
8:02 a.m. — Cam Davis, Sam Ryder, Stephan Jaeger
8:13 a.m. — Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Nick Dunlap
8:24 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa
8:35 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas
8:46 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman
8:57 a.m. — Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry
9:08 a.m. — Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia
9:19 a.m. — Garrick Higgo, S.H. Kim, Andrew Novak
9:30 a.m. — Ben Martin, Eric Cole, Harry Corridor
9:41 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Sam Stevens, Sami Valimaki
12:45 p.m.— Ryan Moore, Chesson Hadley, Zac Blair
12:56 p.m. — Brandon Wu, Ben Taylor, Carson Younger
1:07 p.m. — Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Joseph Bramlett
1:18 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Tom Hoge
1:29 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk
1:40 p.m. — Vincent Norrman, Sepp Straka, Chez Reavie
1:51 p.m. — Brice Garnett, Russell Henley, Steve Stricker
2:02 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings
2:13 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Sungjae Im, Webb Simpson
2:24 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Ok.H. Lee, Adam Hadwin
2:35 p.m. — David Lipsky, Justin Decrease, Tyson Alexander
2:46 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Ben Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune
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