It may not be a major, but it’s also not just another PGA Tour event. However you care to label the Players Championship, the tour’s flagship event is back once again with a loaded field, an opportunity for a first-of-its-kind three-peat and a fabled island-green par 3 ready to provide maximum chaos.

Scottie, Xander and Rory are finally in the same field at the Arnold Palmer this week. Plus, when could we see Tiger Woods again, and is there any progress on a PGA Tour-LIV deal?

Players Championship is just around the corner, with Scottie Scheffler looking to become the first golfer to win the tournament three consecutive times. The Sporting News is your guide to the PLAYERS,

It looks like Tiger Woods will not return to the PGA Tour for THE PLAYERS Championship after all, leaving questions around when we will see him again.

"My heart is not into practicing right now," said Tiger Woods as he finished his TGL season with another Jupiter loss.

This is the final year in which Woods is exempt for the competition on the back of his win at the 2019 Masters.

Tiger Woods was seen walking 18 holes with his caddie on Monday at Seminole Golf Club, a clear indication that he is preparing to return to the PGA Tour.

The 15-time Major champion suggested he was unlikely to appear at TPC Sawgrass after not practicing much since the death of his mother, Kultida

Tiger Woods has not played a PGA Tour event since missing the cut at the 2024 PGA Championship last May and his return now looks unlikely at the Players Championship