5 Fun The Players Championship Pool Format Ideas for 2026

Here are 5 of the best pool formats you can run for the The Players Championship (all of which are fully supported by PoolFrenzy).

1. Tiered Selection (The Standard)

Golfers are grouped into tiers based on their Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). You create 6 tiers of golfers, and each participant must pick exactly one golfer from each tier.

2. Pick 6, Use 4 (Drop the Worst Scores)

Each participant drafts a team of 6 golfers. At the end of the tournament, you only count the scores of their best 4 golfers.

3. Daily Best Ball

For each round, you take the single lowest score shot by any golfer on a participant's team and that becomes their team score for the day.

4. Prize Money Earnings

The participant whose team of golfers earned the highest combined real-world prize money wins the pool.

5. Total Strokes (The Grinder's Format)

Add up every single stroke taken by every single golfer on the team over all four rounds. The lowest total stroke count wins.