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The Players Pool

Tournament Complete
Started: March 12, 2026

The Players 2026 tournament is complete. Plan your next pool with tier or salary-cap drafting, configurable scoring, and a setup checklist for your group.

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About the Tournament

Plan Your Next Pool

The Players 2026 event has concluded. Use this guide to choose your rules and explain them to your group. When the next event and field are available on Clubpicks, you can create that tournament pool.

Latest Completed Edition

Cameron Young

Won the latest completed edition in 2026 at TPC Sawgrass at 13 under par, one stroke ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick.

Course

TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) • Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

How to plan your The Players pool

Start with the rules your group will use, then make your picks from the available field. Choose a single-event pool or connect events in a league. Create a league for free. A Season Pass lets you invite your group; invited members join free. Review pricing and organization plans before inviting your group.

What to decide for The Players Championship

The Players Championship is a PGA Tour event at TPC Sawgrass. It is not one of the four men’s major championships.

Choose a standalone Players pool or add the event to a custom league schedule. The four-major schedule excludes The Players; choose the optional five-event schedule if you want to add it. A fifth event is not a fifth major.

If you choose prize-money scoring, explain that golfers’ tournament earnings determine the pool result. Those earnings are scoring data, not money Clubpicks collects or pays to members.

Verify the current field, venue and championship rules with Official Players Championship information. The tournament’s cut rule determines who continues; your pool’s penalty setting determines how missed rounds affect your team.

Commissioner checklist

  1. Choose a tier draft for a structured selection, or a salary cap for more freedom to balance stars and value picks.
  2. Confirm the event and available players in your pool before asking anyone to submit a team.
  3. Share the roster requirements, displayed first-tee lock time and time zone, scoring rules, and missed-cut and withdrawal treatment with every member.
  4. Check that members have submitted their teams before play begins. Use the pool leaderboard to follow the competition.

Planning a season with the same group? See how leagues work and the commissioner setup walkthrough.

A checklist for The Players pool picks

  • Check the confirmed field and withdrawal news before selecting a roster. A familiar name is not a guarantee of an active entry.

Formats

Two ways to build your team

Illustrative pick previews. Your pool’s settings determine the actual roster.

T1
Scheffler
McIlroy
Schauffele
T2
Morikawa
Hovland
Aberg
T3
Fleetwood
Burns
Homa
T4
Henley

Getting Started

How It Works

1

Plan Your Pool

Choose your format and scoring rules. Create the tournament pool once its event and field are available.

2

Invite Players

Share your pool link with friends and track who joins

3

Follow Score Updates

Scores update automatically during tournament play; delays and corrections are possible.

History

Past Champions

2026Cameron Young
-13Won by 1 stroke

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  • In a tier draft, compare the available choices within each tier. In a salary-cap pool, compare complete legal rosters rather than choosing every expensive player first.
  • Read the cut and withdrawal rules before deciding how much risk to take. No pick can guarantee a result.

    • Stroke scoring rewards lower totals: scores of −4 and +1 combine to −3 before any other players or applicable penalties. Review the complete scoring examples and rules for your group. Use the format comparison to choose your rules and the free rules template to share them. This guide explains preparation; it does not rank the current field.

    Im
    Kim
    T5
    Lowry
    Clark
    Pendrith
    T6
    Straka
    Taylor
    Hadwin

    Tier Draft

    Pick from each tier

    Start with six tiers and one pick from each. Initial tiers follow player salaries, with DataGolf rank breaking ties. Commissioners can customize tier sizes and picks before play begins.

    $40,600 spent$9,400 left
    Scheffler$11,200
    Hovland$9,000
    Henley$7,400
    Im$7,200
    Straka$5,800

    Example in progress: 5 picks · $9,400 remaining

    Salary Cap

    Build within a budget

    The recommended setup is at least six golfers within a $50,000 budget. Balance expensive players with lower-cost picks. Your commissioner sets the cap and minimum roster size.

    Compare roster examples and format trade-offs. Team selection and scoring are separate choices.

    2025
    Rory McIlroy
    -12Won by Playoff
    2024Scottie Scheffler
    -20Won by 1 stroke
    2023Scottie Scheffler
    -17Won by 5 strokes
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