Moving Day | The PLAYERS Championship
PGA Tour Brunch | Third Round Coverage of the '26 PLAYERS | Sawgrass
CUT: The PLAYERS 36-hole cut advanced 73 professionals at 2-over (146) from a field of 123 professionals.
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
PONTE VEDRA BEACH - Ludvig Åberg (1st/-12) Friday round of (63) marked the second-lowest 18-hole score in PLAYERS history, with the lowest being a (62) by Justin Thomas/2025/R2, Tom Hoge/2023/R3).
Åberg holds his sixth career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and is 1-for-5 converting to victory (2023 RSM Classic). The last player to hold the 36- hole lead/co-lead at THE PLAYERS and go on to win was Rory McIlroy in 2019.
Åberg is now the third player to post 29 on the front nine at TPC Sawgrass, joining Dustin Johnson/2022/R4, Martin Kaymer/2014/R1), and Åberg joined Derek Fathauer (2015/R1) as the only two players to post 5-under on Nos. 1-4 at TPC Sawgrass.
Xander Schauffele (2nd/-10) shot (65) and it matches his low 18-hole score in 24 career rounds at THE PLAYERS Championship (R1, R3/2024). He carded eight birdies in a round to mark the most in his career at TPC Sawgrass (previous: 7; R1, R3/2024).
Two-time PLAYERS Champion (2023, 2024) and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (T51/+1) extended his longest active cuts made streak on TOUR to 70.
The PLAYERS | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 Ludvig Åberg 69 63 132 (-12)
2 Xander Schauffele 69 65 134 (-10)
3 Cameron Young 68 67 135 (-9)
T4 Corey Conners 69 67 136 (-8)
T4 Justin Thomas 68 68 136 (-8)
Tournament Leaderboard: (link
The PLAYERS | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Sawgrass - The PLAYERS Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
YARDS/PAR: 7,352 yards/Par 72
ARCHITECTS: Pete Dye
OVERVIEW: (link)
PRIZE Money - Purse: $25,000,000 with Winner: $4,500,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rory McIlroy
PAST RESULTS: (link)
2025 Results: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @THEPLAYERSChamp
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
The PLAYERS | The Basics
The Tee Times at TPC Sawgrass will run from 8:15am (ET) to 2:35pm (ET) today.
Weather: Today’s forecast is for sunny skies, with temps 56-71 degrees. Winds at 6-13 mph. Little chance of rain on Saturday, but a 65% chance of rain Sunday.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 8:00am (EDT) on Sunday.
How to Watch |The PLAYERS
Saturday, March 14, 2026 | All Times Eastern Daylight Time
8:00am - 7:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming | BetCast
2:00pm - 7:00pm - NBC and Peacock Network
1:00pm- 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and online at PGATourCom
How to Watch: (link)
The PLAYERS | Tee Times, Leaderboard
Tee Times: (link) - 8:15am today
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Ludvig Åberg Commandeers The PLAYERS (PGATourCom)
Scheffler, McIlroy Barely Make Cut at Sawgrass (PGATourCom)
How to Watch Moving Day | The PLAYERS (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
March 14, 1993 - Despite admitting, “I choked like a dog coming in,” Freddie Coupleshung on to win The Honda Classic at Weston Hills (Florida), winning after the second hole of his Playoff against Robert Gamez. Couples led by four strokes with eight holes to go in the final round but finished his round with two birdies, two pars, three bogeys and one double-bogey. Couples rebounded after the tough stretch and won his 10th PGA Tour title. (Courtesy of Randy Walker), Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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