2026 THE PLAYERS Championship Betting Preview
11 March 2026
The PGA Tour heads to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, this week for THE PLAYERS Championship. Last year's winner Rory McIlroy returns to defend his title at the par 72 / 7352 yard course at TPC Sawgrass.
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS, TIME
- Day: March 12-15, 2026
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- Golf Course: TPC Sawgrass
- Distance: Par 72 / Yards 7352
- Purse: $25,000,000
- Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy
- Moneyline Favorite: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO WATCH THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
- TV: NBC/Golf Channel
- Streaming: ESPN+/Peacock
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 30
Here are the Top 30 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| S. Scheffler | -15.277 |
| A. Bhatia | -17.322 |
| J. Bridgeman | -18.229 |
| S. Burns | -18.277 |
| R. Henley | -19.234 |
| X. Schauffele | -19.291 |
| J. Rose | -20.070 |
| C. Morikawa | -20.659 |
| P. Cantlay | -20.938 |
| R. McIlroy | -21.150 |
| B. Griffin | -21.783 |
| MW Lee | -23.110 |
| Cam Young | -23.495 |
| T. Fleetwood | -23.653 |
| L. Aberg | -23.687 |
| M. Fitzpatrick | -23.717 |
| J. Knapp | -23.845 |
| R. Fowler | -23.948 |
| A. Scott | -24.037 |
| S. Lowry | -24.217 |
| S. Theegala | -25.178 |
| D. Berger | -25.321 |
| R. MacIntyre | -25.658 |
| JJ Spaun | -25.671 |
| C. Gotterup | -25.732 |
| SH Kim | -25.916 |
| J. Thomas | -25.996 |
| M. McNealy | -26.637 |
| H. English | -26.811 |
| A. Noren | -27.032 |
WINNER: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER (+425)
After winning this event in 2023, Scheffler became the first player to defend the title in 2024. He's trying to become the only golfer other than Jack Nicklaus to win the tournament three times. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take Scheffler (+425) to add another victory at TPC Sawgrass this weekend.
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 10 FINISH: XANDER SCHAUFFELE (+265)
Rated No. 6 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 20 FINISH: MATT FITZPATRICK (+164)
Rated No. 16 in the Dunkel Index
