The Players Championship is a PGA Tour event. Often dubbed men’s golf’s ‘fifth major’, it is a flagship event contested by the circuit’s big names. The event at TPC Sawgrass this year will see a whopping 48 of the world’s top 50-ranked golfers competing. However, LIV Golfers remain banned from playing in the event.For the unversed, golfers who jumped ships from the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf are banned from partaking in any event run by the American circuit. Notably, the Saudi-backed circuit players are allowed to compete at all four major championships, including the Masters. However, The Players Championship does not allow names from the breakaway tour roster to compete as it remains a signature event of the PGA.It is pertinent to note that the restrictions are expected to continue until a deal for the ‘reunification’ of men’s golf is made by the PGA and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which owns LIV Golf. Owing to the existing rules, reigning US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, five-time major winner Brooks Koepka, and former Masters champion Jon Rahm, among others, can only spectate the event.The Players Championship’s 2022 champion Cameron Smith, 2014 champ Martin Kaymer, 2008 winner Sergio Garcia and 2007 winner Phil Mickelson are among other LIV Golfers who sit the PGA Tour contest out.Who is playing in The Players Championship 2025?The Players Championship 2025 will see a stacked 144-player field, including 48 of the world's top 50 golfers, compete for a whopping $25,000,000 prize purse. The event is being headlined by the likes of two-time defending champion and World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, alongside World No.2 Rory McIlroy and No.3 Xander Schauffele.Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland, USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, and 2021 champion Justin Thomas are among other big names to watch at TPC Sawgrass this weekend. It is pertinent to note that Tiger Woods will sit out of the contest due to injury.Listed below is the complete player field for The Players Championship 2025:Byeong Hun AnLudvig AbergDaniel BergerChristiaan BezuidenhoutAkshay BhatiaKeegan BradleyJacob BridgemanSam BurnsBrian CampbellRafael CamposLaurie CanterPatrick CantlayFrankie Capan IIIBud CauleyWill ChandlerWyndham ClarkEric ColeCorey ConnersJoel DahmenCam DavisJason DayThomas DetryNick DunlapNico EchavarriaAustin EckroatHarris EnglishTony FinauPatrick FishburnMatt FitzpatrickTommy FleetwoodRickie FowlerRyan FoxBrice GarnettDoug GhimRyan GerardLucas GloverWill GordonChris GotterupMax GreysermanBen GriffinLanto GriffinEmiliano GrilloAdam HadwinHarry HallBrian HarmanRussell HenleyJoe HighsmithRyo HisatsuneLee HodgesRico HoeyCharley HoffmanTom HogeNicolai HojgaardRasmus HojgaardMax HomaBilly HorschelBeau HosslerViktor HovlandMark HubbardMackenzie HughesSungjae ImStephan JaegerChan KimMichael KimSi Woo KimTom KimChris KirkKurt KitayamaPatton KizzireJake KnappBen KohlesMatt KucharNate LashleyK.H LeeMin Woo LeeDavid LipskyLuke ListJustin LowerShane LowryRobert MacIntyrePeter MalnatiHideki MatsuyamaDenny McCarthyMatt McCartyRory McIlroyMaverick McNealyMac MeissnerKeith MitchellTaylor MooreCollin MorikawaTrey MullinaxAlex NorenHenrik NorlanderAndrew NovakC.T PanMatthieu PavonTaylor PendrithVictor PerezChandler PhillipsJ.T PostonAldrich PotgeiterSeamus PowerAndrew PutnamAaron RaiChad RameyDavis RileyPatrick RodgersJustin RoseKevin RoySam RyderIsaiah SalindaXander SchauffeleScottie SchefflerAdam SchenkMatti SchmidAdam ScottGreyson SiggBen SilvermanDavid SkinnsAlex SmalleyJ.J SpaunJordan SpiethSam StevensSepp StrakaJackson SuberAdam SvenssonJesper SvenssonNick TaylorSahith TheegalaJustin ThomasDavis ThompsonAlejandro TostiSami ValimakiErik van RooyenJhonattan VegasKris VenturaCamilo VillegasVince WhaleyGary WoodlandCameron YoungCarson YoungKevin YuWill ZalatorisMore details on the PGA Tour's The Players Championship 2025 will be updated as the event progresses.