2026 THE PLAYERS Championship Betting - Bet on FedEx Cup

2026 THE PLAYERS Championship Betting Online

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is favored to win THE PLAYERS Championship with World No. 2 and defending champion Rory McIlroy the second choice in golf betting odds. Scheffler and McIlroy have dominated this event recently with each of them winning it twice. Golf’s unofficial fifth major is THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponta Vedra Beach, Florida. The event was moved some years ago from mid-May to mid-March. The event is known for the famous “Island Green” par-3 17th hole. The field for this event is just as good as all of the majors, with all of the world’s top ranked eligible players in the tournament, but unfortunately, LIV players are still not eligible. The PGA Tour has put this event into the elevated purse category which means a whopping $25 million dollar prize purse with the winner getting $4.5 million dollars. The winner also receives a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour and a three year invite to the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. All of the top players on the PGA Tour are in the field with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler listed as the golf betting favorite, followed by World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. Those are the only two players listed at single-digit odds.

Catch all of the action at THE PLAYERS Championship from Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15.

PGA Tour Betting Lines

2026 THE PLAYERS Championship at a Glance

Course: TPC Sawgrass, Ponta Vedra Beach, FL

Par: 72

Course Lengths: 7,275 yards

Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy

Tournament Record: -24 (264)

It is rare when the course gets the top billing at a tournament instead of the players in the event but that is the case with THE PLAYERS Championship. In reality, it is one hole that gets the spotlight and it is the 17th Island Green.  The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass was designed in 1980 by Pete Dye and has a “stadium” concept where fans can watch a number of holes from bleacher type stands.

The big attraction at TPC Sawgrass is the Island Green on the 17th hole. The hole is just 132 yards but it is nothing but a green with a small bunker in front. It is all or nothing on this hole as it is completely surrounded by water. The best pros in the world hit it into the water and when you count in all of the tourists who play the course, it is estimated that more than 100,000 golf balls are fished out of the water every year. The record for most balls in the water on the 17th hole in THE PLAYERS Championship was set in 2007 when 93 balls splashed down.

THE PLAYERS Championship Winners (2000)

The field for THE PLAYERS Championship consists of 144 players. Those that qualify are the winners of PGA Tour events since last year’s PLAYERS, the Top 125 from the previous season’s FedExCup point’s list, major champions from the past five years, PLAYERS winners from the past five years, The Tour Championship winners from the past three years, WGC winners from the past three years, Memorial Tournament, Genesis Invitational and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners since 2015, Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking, Senior Players champion from last year, Korn Ferry Tour money leader from last season, money leader during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and top 10 current FedExCup point’s leaders. The rest of the field is filled by players who rank the highest in the current season’s FedExCup standings.

Most Career Wins

A number of players have won this event twice, including Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, but only Jack Nicklaus has won the tournament three times.

Best Winning Tournament Scores

The best score at this tournament was shot by Greg Norman in 1994 at -24 under and that number has never been approached since, with Scottie Scheffler the only player to get within four shots of that number.

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