How To Watch The Players Championship Playoff: Live Streams, TV Channels, Schedule For PGA Tour Flagship Event

Watch The Players Championship Playoff this Monday to see who wins 2025 PGA Tour flagship event which has been dubbed the 'Fifth Major'. Will it be four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy, or one-time PGA Tour winner JJ Spaun? Here, Golf Monthly brings you all the information on how to watch The Players Championship Playoff live streams and TV broadcasts wherever you are in the world.

The Players Championship will be decided by a three-hole playoff on Monday morning between Rory McIlroy and JJ Spaun, who both finished the four rounds on 12 under par.

With play interrupted for four hours on Sunday afternoon due to the weather, there was not enough light left to hold the playoff, so the pair of them will tee it up again at 9am ET on Monday on the 16th tee.

They will play the last three holes and the player with the best aggregate score over these three holes wins the 51st Players Championship.

If the players are still tied, it goes to sudden death, starting at the 17th hole, and rotating through the same three holes until someone wins.

JJ Spaun had entered the final day with a one-stroke lead hoping that history does not repeat itself. The last nine golfers to lead by a single stroke entering the final round at The Players Championship have failed to win.

Thirty-four year old Spaun, who has only won once on the PGA Tour, shot 72 in the final round. Rory McIlroy carded a 68.

Rory McIlroy had been tied 5th at the start of Sunday, four shots off the lead. Last year’s winner, Scottie Scheffler, was tied 6th and trailing by five shots behind entering the final round in 2024.

The Players Championship is the tournament that offers the biggest purse on the PGA Tour, and its purse is larger than at any of the Majors.

This year’s winner will gets $4.5m, 750 FedExCup points, a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour and a three-year exemption to all four men's Majors.

Read on for our guide on how to watch The Players Championship Playoff online, on TV, and from anywhere.

Are there any free live streams for The Players Championship?

There are no free live streams for The Players Championship 2025. The closest you're going to get is through Fancode in India, a streaming platform where a monthly subscription costs just ₹199 – that's just over $2 and just under £2.

The service is geo-restricted so will only work in India. If you're away from India right now, you can still access your Fancode subscription by using a VPN – more on that below.

Watch The Players Championship from anywhere

If you are outside your usual country, you can still access the streaming services you subscribe to, even when you're away from home, thanks to a handy piece of software known as a VPN.

A Virtual Private Network – to give it the full name – can make your devices appear to be in any location, bypassing geo-restrictions so you can watch the things you've signed up for. It's perfect for watching golf from anywhere, and it comes with a host of internet security benefits, too.

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Watch The Players Championship golf in the US

There are a few options for watching The Players Championship in the US, with NBC showing the event on its network that includes The Golf Channel and the Peacock streaming platform. For a dedicated multi-feed streaming operation, ESPN+ is the home of PGA Tour Live.

The Players Championship on NBC

The opening two rounds of the Players Championship, on March 13 and March 14, will go out on The Golf Channel, while the final two rounds will be shown on NBC, with a simulcast available on Peacock.

NBC is available on cable TV plans, as is The Golf Channel. No cable? No problem. There are plenty of good 'cord-cutting' streaming services that allow you to watch cable TV channels online. Sling TV starts from $45 a month plus the $11 Sports Extra add-on, while Fubo plans start from $84.99 with a free trial.

You can stream The Golf Channel on the NBC Sports app but this is only for cable customers who log in with their cable credentials.

The final two rounds, however, on March 15 and March 16, will go out live on the main NBC channel. These broadcasts will be available on Peacock, where plans start from $7.99 per month or $79.99 for a year.

Multi-feed live streaming on ESPN+

For the most comprehensive coverage, PGA Tour Live via ESPN+ will be showing various streams including the main feed and featured groups and holes.

A subscription to ESPN+ costs $11.99 per month, or you could save over the course of a year with 12 months for $119.99. You can also bundle with other services, such as Dinsey+ and Hulu for $16.99 per month.

On Sunday the marquee group shown will be Scottie Scheffler, Min Woo Lee and Sam Ryder.

The two featured groups will be Justin Thomas, Davis Riley and Justin Lower; and Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood and Mac Meissner.

The featured holes will be 3, 12, 16 and the island green 17th.

Watch The Players Championship golf in the UK

Golf fans in the UK can watch The Players Championship on Sky Sports. The action will be shown on the dedicated golf channel, Sky Sports Golf, while a lot of the action can also be found on Sky Sports Main Event.

You can get Sky Sports on your television by adding a Sky Sports plan to your existing TV package - prices will vary by provider.

To watch online, subscribers can use the Sky Go app, while there are also a number of Sky Sports streaming plans out there. Check out Sky Sports deals and packages for today’s best prices.

Sky Sports is also available via the Now TV streaming service. Now TV’s sports package costs £26 per month right now.

If you’re a Sky Sports subscriber who’s currently outside the UK, you can still watch the coverage via streaming provided you use a VPN, such as NordVPN.

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How to watch The Players Championship in Canada

In Canada, The Players Championship: will be broadcast by TSN, which has rights to the PGA Tour in Canada.

TV packages vary by provider, but if you want a The Players Championship live stream, you can sign up to their online platform TSN+. Prices start from $8.99 a month.

How to watch The Players Championship in Australia

Golf fans in Australia can watch The Players Championship on Fox Sports and Kayo. Fox Sports will carry TV coverage on channel 503, while Kayo Sports will offer live streaming of all the rounds.

Kayo subscriptions start at $25 a month, but there's currently a free trial available.

The Players Championship: Playoff Format

The playoff in the Players Championship is played over three holes of strokeplay, with the lowest aggregate score on these three hole winning. The three holes are the 16th, 17th and 18th.

If the players are still tied after this, the playoff movs to sudden death. The first sudden death hole is the course's iconic par-3 17th with its island green. If still tied, the 18th is played, and then the 16th. This order continues in rotation until one player wins a hole.

The Players Championship: TV schedule and timings

Monday 17th March - Playoff:

• US (ET): 9am (Golf Channel/Peacock/ESPN+)

• Canada (ET): 9am (TSN)

• UK (GMT): 1pm (Sky Sports Golf)

• Australia (AEDT): 12am (Tuesday) (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)