Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The iconic island green at the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass will play a pivotal role in this week's PLAYERS Championship.
Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and the best field in golf take to the iconic Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass this weekend for one of the season’s marquee events – The PLAYERS Championship.
TV coverage will be on the Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday).
If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of every shot at the 2020 PLAYERS Championship on your computer, phone, or streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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Amazon Prime’s PGA Tour Live Channel
Current or new Amazon Prime members can subscribe to the PGA Tour Live Amazon Channel, which will have complete coverage of every shot of every player at the 2020 PLAYERS Championship:
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This is different–and far more extensive–than the TV broadcasts.
Once you’re signed up for Amazon’s PGA Tour Live Channel, you can then watch any group at the PLAYERS Championship live on your computer via the Amazon website, or you can watch on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or other streaming device via the Amazon Video app.
FuboTV
The Golf Channel and NBC (live in select markets) are two of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the Golf Channel or NBC’s coverage of the PLAYERS Championship on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch a replay of each channel’s broadcast on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. All include NBC (live in select markets), while the “Max,” “Xtra,” and “Ultimate” packages include the Golf Channel, and “Max” comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the Golf Channel or NBC’s coverage of the PLAYERS Championship on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
The Golf Channel and NBC (live in select markets) are both included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the Golf Channel or NBC’s coverage of the PLAYERS Championship on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
2020 Players Championship Preview
Nineteen of the top 20 players in the world will tee it up this weekend at the iconic Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass for the PGA TOUR’s marquee event – The PLAYERS Championship.
The season’s best field, featuring 47 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, will be playing for a $2.7 million top prize and a season-high $15 million pool.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, who is looking to defend his 2019 PLAYERS title, comes into the weekend riding an incredible streak of seven consecutive top-five finishes. The betting favorite this week finished T-5 last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
McIlroy has top 10s in 10 of his last 11 starts and leads the PGA TOUR in scoring average. The 30-year-old Northern Irishman won his first PLAYERS in 2019, defeating Jim Furyk by one stroke with a total score of -16.
The second-ranked player in the world, Jon Rahm, will be looking to reach the finish line on top this year, after he let last year’s PLAYERS tournament slip away. The Spaniard led after 54-holes but came undone, shooting a 76 in the final round. The 25-year-old Rahm has bounced back in a big way since that inauspicious Sunday last March, winning three tournaments and placing in the top ten 16 times.
Joining McIlroy and Rahm will be a star-studded cast of the world’s best golfers including Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson, along with past PLAYERS champions Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Adam Scott and Webb Simpson.
The only top 20 player who will not be in attendance this weekend for the PLAYERS is Tiger Woods, who will miss the marquee tournament due to back stiffness.
For the first time ever, fans will be able to watch every shot struck by every player in the field. All the action will be streamed live from the first tee shot hit on Thursday morning to the final putt sunk on Sunday afternoon. Fans will be able to follow the coverage via a subscription to PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold.
“I’ve been with the PGA TOUR for 15 years and this is the one thing that people always ask me for: `When can I watch my favorite player whenever I want when he’s on the course?’”, the Tour’s Vice President Digital Operations Scott Gutterman said. “We feel like we’re definitely giving our fans the feature they most ask for. So, we’re pretty excited about it and eagerly awaiting the fan feedback.”
The majestic Stadium Course will be on full display this year, with weather conditions expected to be ideal. With temperatures in the high 70’s and light winds in the forecast, great scoring is predicted.