The Players -2026

[MentalityJohn]

We have a very difficult but mostly showy course this week.

Lets see what they got. This course offers so many chances to get into trouble it is really a mental minefield. I am excited to see who can handle it and who cant. Last year we got a foreshadowing of JJ and Rory, I am excited for this year

Who do people have winning? what will the winning score be? I am thinking 12 or 13 under

[saevel25]

29 minutes ago, MentalityJohn said:

We have a very difficult but mostly showy course this week.

Lets see what they got. This course offers so many chances to get into trouble it is really a mental minefield. I am excited to see who can handle it and who cant. Last year we got a foreshadowing of JJ and Rory, I am excited for this year

Who do people have winning? what will the winning score be? I am thinking 12 or 13 under

Over the past 15 years, the winning score has ranged from -10 to -20. Mostly around -13. 

Here is Thursday and Friday weather.

Saturday and Sunday weather.

I think the course will play soft. Plenty of sky cover, lots of rain on Thursday. Fairways and greens will probably stay soft throughout the week. 

In terms of tee times, I think Thursday morning and Friday afternoon have the biggest advantage. I bolded the big group of each set. 

Most beneficial with the weather

Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee

7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith

Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee

7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer

Most hurt by the weather

Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee

12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
2:30 p.m., 9:40 a.m.: Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart

Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee

12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman

 

[MentalityJohn]

24 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

Over the past 15 years, the winning score has ranged from -10 to -20. Mostly around -13. 

Here is Thursday and Friday weather.

Saturday and Sunday weather.

I think the course will play soft. Plenty of sky cover, lots of rain on Thursday. Fairways and greens will probably stay soft throughout the week. 

In terms of tee times, I think Thursday morning and Friday afternoon have the biggest advantage. I bolded the big group of each set. 

Most beneficial with the weather

Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee

7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith

Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee

7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
7:52 a.m., 12:42 p.m.: Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
8:04 a.m., 12:54 p.m.: Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8:16 a.m., 1:06 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
8:28 a.m., 1:18 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8:40 a.m., 1:30 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
8:52 a.m., 1:42 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
9:04 a.m., 1:54 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
9:16 a.m., 2:06 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
9:28 a.m., 2:18 p.m.: Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer

Most hurt by the weather

Round 1: No. 1 tee, Round 2: No. 10 tee

12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
2:30 p.m., 9:40 a.m.: Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart

Round 1: No. 10 tee, Round 2: No. 1 tee

12:30 p.m., 7:40 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
12:42 p.m., 7:52 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
12:54 p.m., 8:04 a.m.: Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
1:06 p.m., 8:16 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
1:18 p.m., 8:28 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
1:30 p.m., 8:40 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
1:42 p.m., 8:52 a.m.: Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
1:54 p.m., 9:04 a.m.: Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
2:06 p.m., 9:16 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
2:18 p.m., 9:28 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman

 

This is an awesome breakdown. most of the bigger tournaments usually have one wave with the advantage, Thank you for the breakdown. If it is soft then it will be a lower final score