The clubhouse at TPC Boston, home of this week's 2020 Northern Trust.
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The coronavirus-abridged PGA Tour regular season is over, and now the best players in the game will begin the playoff push for the FedEx Cup title at the 2020 Northern Trust. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the event.
Northern Trust preview
The field at the Northern Trust is one of the strongest all year, featuring the top 124 players in the FedEx Cup standings. By week’s end, only the the 70 of those players will earn the right to continue the playoffs at next week’s BMW Championship, so the stakes are high.
One pro who doesn’t have to worry about advancing is Collin Morikawa, The 23-year-old star captured his first major championship at the PGA Championship, and he already has three Tour wins in his young career, including two this season. Those victories, along with his impressively consistent performance throughout the year has earned him the No. 2 spot in the FedEx Cup standings to start the playoffs.
Morikawa will play the first two rounds alongside the No. 1 and No. 3 players in the FedEx standings: Justin Thomas and Webb Simpson, respectively.
Tiger Woods is also back in action this week, coming off a disappointing T37 finish at the PGA Championship. This will be Tiger’s third start since the PGA Tour returned from the coronavirus hiatus. Because of his time off, Tiger sits at 49th in the FedEx standings, which means he’ll need a decent performance to ensure a spot in next week’s playoff event.
You can find full information about streaming the 2020 Northern Trust online or watching the action on TV below.
Northern Trust basics
What: 2020 Northern Trust Where: TPC Boston, Norton, Mass. When: Thursday-Sunday, August 20-23 Purse: $9.5 million ($1.71 million winner’s check) Last year’s champion: Patrick Reed
How to watch the Northern Trust on TV
You can watch all four rounds of the 2020 Northern Trust on TV. Golf Channel will have the action for the first and second rounds, and will also provide early coverage on the weekend. Primary coverage of the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast on CBS. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, August 20: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) Friday, August 21: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) Saturday, August 22: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS) Sunday, August 23: 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-6:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
How to watch the Northern Trust online, streaming
With a cable TV subscription, streaming the entire 2020 Northern Trust online will be easy. You can catch the Golf Channel broadcasts on golfchannel.com, and the CBS broadcasts at cbs.com/all-access with your cable credentials, or you can sign up for a CBS All-Access account here. Another way to catch the action is with PGA Tour Live, which also includes featured group coverage, though you’ll need a subscription to access the stream.
2020 Northern Trust tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:20 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Nate Lashley, Ian Poulter 7:31 a.m. – Sung Kang, Talor Gooch, Matt Kuchar 7:42 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, J.T. Poston, Doc Redman 7:53 a.m. – Brendan Steele, Adam Hadwin, Jason Day 8:04 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Patrick Cantlay, Gary Woodland 8:15 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Joaquin Niemann, Harris English 8:26 a.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Cameron Champ, Adam Long 8:37 a.m. – Matt Jones, Cameron Tringale, Rickie Fowler 8:48 a.m. – Scott Brown, Brian Gay, Justin Rose 8:59 a.m. – Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Charley Hoffman, Keegan Bradley 12:00 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren, Pat Perez 12:11 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, Henrik Norlander, Brian Harman 12:22 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Danny Lee, Jim Herman 12:33 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Richy Werenski, Mark Hubbard 12:44 p.m. – Sebastian Munoz, Kevin Na, Hideki Matsuyama 12:55 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Lanto Griffin 1:06 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im, Patrick Reed 1:17 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Matthew NeSmith, Scott Harrington 1:28 p.m. – Russell Henley, Sam Ryder, Sam Burns 1:39 p.m. – Luke List, Scott Stallings, Brice Garnett 1:50 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Tom Lewis
Tee No. 10
7:20 a.m. – Ryan Armour, Ryan Moore* 7:31 a.m. – Harold Varner III, Bud Cauley, Brian Stuard 7:42 a.m. – Xinjun Zhang, Sepp Straka, Harry Higgs 7:53 a.m. – Michael Thompson, Carlos Ortiz, Andrew Landry 8:04 a.m. – Abraham Ancer, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson 8:15 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Rory McIlroy, Brendon Todd 8:26 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Webb Simpson 8:37 a.m. – Tiger Woods, Dylan Frittelli, Matthew Fitzpatrick 8:48 a.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth 8:59 a.m. – Scot Piercy, Rory Sabbatini, Beau Hossler 12:00 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Robby Shelton, Si Woo Kim 12:11 p.m. – Charles Howell III, Denny McCarthy, Bubba Watson 12:22 p.m. – Paul Casey, Corey Conners, Max Homa 12:33 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Joel Dahmen, Tom Hoge 12:44 p.m. – Matthew Wolff, Tyler Duncan, Adam Scott 12:55 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Cameron Smith 1:06 p.m. – Kevin Streelman, Tony Finau, Scottie Scheffler 1:17 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Davis 1:28 p.m. – Zach Johnson, Keith Mitchell, Zac Blair 1:39 p.m. – Graeme McDowell, Adam Schenk, Lucas Glover 1:50 p.m. – Bo Hoag, Wyndham Clark
2020 Northern Trust tee times: Round 2 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:20 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Robby Shelton, Si Woo Kim 7:31 a.m. – Charles Howell III, Denny McCarthy, Bubba Watson 7:42 a.m. – Paul Casey, Corey Conners, Max Homa 7:53 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Joel Dahmen, Tom Hoge 8:04 a.m. – Matthew Wolff, Tyler Duncan, Adam Scott 8:15 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Cameron Smith 8:26 a.m. – Kevin Streelman, Tony Finau, Scottie Scheffler 8:37 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Davis 8:48 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Keith Mitchell, Zac Blair 8:59 a.m. – Graeme McDowell, Adam Schenk, Lucas Glover 9:10 a.m. – Bo Hoag, Wyndham Clark 12:00 p.m. – Ryan Armour, Ryan Moore* 12:11 p.m. – Harold Varner III, Bud Cauley, Brian Stuard 12:22 p.m. – Xinjun Zhang, Sepp Straka, Harry Higgs 12:33 p.m. – Michael Thompson, Carlos Ortiz, Andrew Landry 12:44 p.m. – Abraham Ancer, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson 12:55 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Rory McIlroy, Brendon Todd 1:06 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Webb Simpson 1:17 p.m. – Tiger Woods, Dylan Frittelli, Matthew Fitzpatrick 1:28 p.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth 1:39 p.m. – Scott Piercy, Rory Sabbatini, Beau Hossler
Tee No. 10
7:20 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren, Pat Perez 7:31 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Henrik Norlander, Brian Harman 7:42 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Danny Lee, Jim Herman 7:53 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Richy Werenski, Mark Hubbard 8:04 a.m. – Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na, Hideki Matsuyama 8:15 a.m. – Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Lanto Griffin 8:26 a.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im, Patrick Reed 8:37 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Matthew NeSmith, Scott Harrington 8:48 a.m. – Russell Henley, Sam Ryder, Sam Burns 8:59 a.m. – Luke List, Scott Stallings, Brice Garnett 9:10 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Tom Lewis 12:00 p.m. – Chez Reavie, Nate Lashley, Ian Poulter 12:11 p.m. – Sung Kang, Talor Gooch, Matt Kuchar 12:22 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, J.T. Poston, Doc Redman 12:33 p.m. – Brendan Steele, Adam Hadwin, Jason Day 12:44 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Patrick Cantlay, Gary Woodland 12:55 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Joaquin Niemann, Harris English 1:06 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Cameron Champ, Adam Long 1:17 p.m. – Matt Jones, Cameron Tringale, Rickie Fowler 1:28 p.m. – Scott Brown, Brian Gay, Justin Rose 1:39 p.m. – Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Charley Hoffman, Keegan Bradley
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