Rory McIlroy might be a part of a PGA Tour ‘supergroup’ at The Gamers after being named alongside Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele for the primary two rounds at TPC Sawgrass.
The world’s prime three have been put collectively for the primary two days of the PGA Tour’s flagship occasion, dwell from Thursday on Sky Sports activities, simply as they have been for the opening two rounds of The Masters and US Open final 12 months.
Scheffler arrives seeking to full an unprecedented three-peat at The Gamers, having adopted his 2023 victory by efficiently defending his title final 12 months with a one-shot win over Schauffele, Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman.
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Scottie Scheffler claimed a dramatic victory at The Gamers in 2024,, turning into the primary participant in historical past to defend the title.
The world No 1 claimed 9 worldwide victories final 12 months – together with a second main title at The Masters – however is but to win in 2025, with Scheffler now aiming to grow to be the primary participant since Steve Stricker in 2011 to win the identical PGA Tour occasion three years operating.
Schauffele – who made his return from a rib harm on the Arnold Palmer Invitational – is a two-time runner-up of The Gamers and seeking to win the occasion for the primary time, whereas McIlroy is a former champion at TPC Sawgrass after his one-shot victory in 2019.
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McIlroy might be making a fifteenth profession begin at The Gamers, the place he has missed the minimize six occasions but additionally posted 4 top-10s – together with the 2019 win – in a combined file across the well-known Florida format.
The Northern Irishman made a profitable begin to his PGA Tour season on the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am final month and registered top-20 finishes in his two begins since, with McIlroy among the many favourites to win the $4.5m first prize.
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Rory McIlroy appears to be like again by means of his ‘rocky historical past’ with the PGA Tour’s most iconic match, The Gamers
McIlroy’s marquee group might be one of many two Featured Teams out there over the primary two days, dwell on Sky Sports activities+, with the opposite together with Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama and former world No 1 Justin Thomas.
Åberg completed eighth on debut final 12 months and gained on the PGA Tour final month on the Genesis Invitational, whereas Matsuyama began his season with victory at The Sentry and has posted top-six finishes in his final two years at The Gamers.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the Genesis Invitational, the place Ludvig Åberg claimed a formidable victory
Thomas gained The Gamers in 2021 and makes his tenth profession begin at TPC Sawgrass, the place he goals to bounce again from final 12 months’s missed minimize and declare a primary worldwide victory because the 2022 PGA Championship.
Tee occasions for these two teams have but to be introduced, with the PGA Tour set to substantiate first and second-round timings over the approaching days forward of The Gamers getting beneath approach on Thursday morning.
The Gamers Championship Dwell
Thursday thirteenth March 11:30am
How can I watch The Gamers on Sky Sports activities?
Sky Sports activities is providing prolonged dwell protection of The Gamers, with over 60 hours of dwell content material and motion to take pleasure in from Tuesday to Sunday of match week.
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Sky Sports activities’ David Prutton takes on TPC Sawgrass’ iconic par-three seventeenth forward of The Gamers…with restricted success!
Protection additionally begins at 11.30am on the Friday and follows the motion from earlier than the opening tee shot till after the shut of play, with the motion then dwell from 1pm on each days over the weekend.
The PGA Tour’s primary feed, marquee teams featured group an featured holes feed might be out there all 4 rounds on Sky Sports activities+, together with six bonus teams, when you can obtain the Sky Sports activities app to get dwell scores, textual content commentary and highlights all through the week.
Who will win The Gamers? Watch dwell all through the week on Sky Sports activities. Dwell protection of the opening spherical begins on Thursday at 11.30am. Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract on NOW.
