The highly anticipated 2020 Masters kicks off on Thursday at Augusta National, where Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau and all the best players in the game will begin their quest for a green jacket on Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the first round.
Previewing Masters Round 1
He may not be the betting favorite, and many experts don’t give him much of a shot to win, but Tiger Woods will have the entire golf world’s attention on Thursday. He is the defending champion, after all, even though that epic victory happened a good 19 months ago. But no matter what shape his game is in, the five-time champion always has a chance at Augusta National.
He will have his work cut out for him on Thursday, though. Tiger will get his tournament started early in the morning at 7:55 a.m. ET, and since the Masters is using split tees this year, he’ll begin on the difficult 10th hole before diving into Amen Corner.
The co-favorites, according to Chirp, should be no surprise to anyone: Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson. Johnson is the top-ranked player in the world, and DeChambeau’s profile has exploded this year with his massive distance increases that helped him earn his first major championship victory in the last major to be played, the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. Bryson will get started even earlier than Tiger (at 7:33 a.m. ET), while DJ will have to wait until noon to tee off alongside Rory McIlroy.
Below you’ll find all the information you need to watch the first round of the 2020 Masters on TV or stream it online, as well as a complete list of tee times for Thursday.
How to watch Masters Round 1 on TV
ESPN will air the first round of the 2020 Masters on TV with four and a half hours of TV coverage, from 1-5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. The ESPN TV broadcast can also be streamed online with ESPN+.
In addition to streaming the TV coverage with ESPN+, golf fans can watch featured group and featured hole coverage on ESPN+, Masters.com or the Masters app. You can also watch every shot hit by every player after-the-fact on Masters.com
Sign up for an ESPN+ account here to follow all the action all tournament long. Here’s the complete streaming schedule for Thursday:
Masters streaming schedule for Thursday, Nov. 12 (ET)
THURSDAY, NOV. 12 Featured Groups: 7:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 7:55 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (ESPN+)
FRIDAY, NOV. 13 Featured Groups: 7:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 7:55 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (ESPN+)
SATURDAY NOV. 14 Featured Groups: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 10:45 a.m.-4 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 10:10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 11:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m. (ESPN+)
SUNDAY NOV. 15 Featured Groups: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 8:45 a.m.-2 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 8:10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 9:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. (ESPN+)
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2020 Masters Round 1 tee times (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:00 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Corey Conners, C. T. Pan 7:11 a.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Charles Howell III, Jazz Janewattananond 7:22 a.m. – Larry Mize, Andrew Landry, Lukas Michel (A) 7:33 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, Lee Westwood, Kevin Na 7:44 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Jason Kokrak, Henrik Stenson 7:55 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Jason Day, Abel Gallegos (A) 8:06 a.m. – Vijay Singh, Lanto Griffin, Tyler Duncan 8:17 a.m. – Mike Weir, Rafael Cabrera Bello, Matt Wallace 11:05 a.m. – Sung Kang, Erik Van Rooyen 11:16 a.m. – Danny Willett, Rickie Fowler, John Augenstein (A) 11:27 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Abraham Ancer, Bernd Wiesberger 11:38 a.m. – Adam Scott, Collin Morikawa, Tyrrell Hatton 11:49 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka 12:00 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy 12:11 p.m. – Zach Johnson, Justin Rose, Cameron Champ 12:22 p.m. – Victor Perez, Sungjae Im, Brendon Todd
Tee No. 10
7:00 a.m. – Sandy Lyle, Jimmy Walker, Yuxin Lin (A) 7:11 a.m. – Webb Simpson, Marc Leishman, Hideki Matsuyama 7:22 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Adam Hadwin, Scottie Scheffler 7:33 a.m. – Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Louis Oosthuizen 7:44 a.m. – Patrick Reed, Paul Casey, Tony Finau 7:55 a.m. – Tiger Woods, Shane Lowry, Andy Ogletree (A) 8:06 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Gary Woodland, Ian Poulter 8:17 a.m. – Graeme McDowell, Si Woo Kim, Nate Lashley 11:05 a.m. – Justin Harding, Shugo Imahira, Nick Taylor 11:16 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Sebastian Munoz, Byeong Hun An 11:27 a.m. – Bubba Watson, Matthew Wolff, Tommy Fleetwood 11:38 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Billy Horschel, Cameron Smith 11:49 a.m. – Bernhard Langer, J. T. Poston, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 12:00 p.m. – Fred Couples, Max Homa, Dylan Frittelli 12:11 p.m. – Jose Maria Olazabal, Andrew Putnam, James Sugrue (A)
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