Ludvig Åberg Draws Afternoon Pairing at The Players
ludvig åberg is scheduled to tee off at 1: 30 pm ET in Round 2 of the 2026 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., placing him in an afternoon wave of starters on Friday, March 13. That 1: 30 pm ET pairing with Si Woo Kim puts him near a high-profile group that includes Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas at 1: 42 pm ET.
Ludvig Åberg Round 2 Group
Ludvig Åberg will begin his second round at 1: 30 pm ET alongside Si Woo Kim on Friday, March 13 at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course. The specific 1: 30 pm ET slot appears on the published Round 2 tee sheet for the Players Championship.
The pattern suggests being in that afternoon window matters: with a packed field and shifting conditions, an early-afternoon start like Åberg’s can affect how a player manages wind and pin positions that develop later in the day.
Justin Thomas Friday tee time
Justin Thomas will move to a 1st-tee, afternoon start for Round 2, teeing off at 1: 42 pm ET alongside Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood. Thomas started his first round on the 10th tee, made birdies on the first three holes to reach three under, and signed for a 68 that left him at four under and tied for second.
The figures point to Thomas mounting a credible comeback: he missed the first part of the 2026 PGA Tour season while recovering from back surgery and opened at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with back-to-back 79s that missed the cut, but his 68 at TPC Sawgrass shows immediate improvement in scoring and momentum heading into the afternoon trio.
Scottie Scheffler and purse
Scottie Scheffler, the world No. 1 and pre-tournament favourite to win The Players for a third time in four years, is in the 1: 42 pm ET group with Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas. Scheffler signed for a level-par 72 in the first round, a score that Sporting Life noted had pushed his odds out to about 10/1 while leaving him in contention.
Prize figures add context: the winner of this year’s Players earns a $4. 5m first prize from a $25m total purse, and 47 of the world’s top 50 are scheduled to feature in the 123-man field. The numbers point to both high stakes and a crowded leaderboard, increasing the value of afternoon pairings where key movements can unfold.
Round 2 begins Friday, March 13 at TPC Sawgrass, with early tee times starting before the afternoon wave that includes Ludvig Åberg at 1: 30 pm ET and Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, and Tommy Fleetwood at 1: 42 pm ET. If Thomas’s 68 holds as a signal of recovery, the data suggests the afternoon groups could produce significant leaderboard shifts by the close of play.
