Players Championship 2026: Odds, Past Winners, Best Course History

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, poses for a photo with his trophy after winning a playoff round of The Players Championship golf tournament Monday, March 17, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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One of the best weeks in golf is here, with the Players Championship from TPC Sawgrass.

Known as golf’s “fifth major,” it is one of the year’s most iconic events.

Scottie Scheffler has the best odds to win this week at +450.

TPC Sawgrass has one of the best finishes in golf, highlighted by the par-3 17th hole’s island green.

Five of the last six editions of the event have been decided by one stroke, including a year ago when Rory McIlroy beat J.J. Spaun in a playoff.

Players Championship Odds

GolferOdds to Win
Scottie Scheffler+450
Collin Morikawa+1600
Rory McIlroy+1600
Ludvig Aberg+2000
Si Woo Kim+2200
Xander Schauffele+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Russell Henley+3000
Cameron Young+3300
Min Woo Lee+3300
Viktor Hovland+3300
Hideki Matsuyama+3500
Akshay Bhatia+4000
Jake Knapp+4000
Matt Fitzpatrick+4000
Chris Gotterup+4500
Sepp Straka+4500

Players Championship Past Winners

YearWinnerScore
2025Rory McIlroy-12
2024Scottie Scheffler-20
2023Scottie Scheffler-17
2022Cameron Smith-13
2021Justin Thomas-14
2019Rory McIlroy-16
2018Webb Simpson-18
2017Si Woo Kim-10
2016Jason Day-15
2015Rickie Fowler-12

Who Has the Best TPC Sawgrass Course History For the Players Championship?

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman have some of the best course history at TPC Sawgrass.

Scottie Scheffler

Scheffler has won this event two out of the five times he’s played, and also had a T-20 last year.

Rory McIlroy

In addition to winning twice (2025 and 2019), he has two other top-20 finishes.

Brian Harman

Although Harman has yet to win, he has three top-8 finishes, including a T-2 in 2024.

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Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”

Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”