2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational Thursday TV coverage: How to watch Round 1

The 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational gets underway Thursday morning with the first round at Bay Hill. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Arnold Palmer Invitational TV coverage, streaming info and Round 1 tee times.

How to watch Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has only played two PGA Tour events in 2025, but he already has a win. It came in his season debut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a Signature Event that brought with it a $3.6 million winner’s check.

Now McIlroy has a chance to add another Signature Event win (and $4 million more) at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. McIlroy will face off against a star-studded field, with Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and many more top-ranked pros joining the four-time major champion at Bay Hill.

You can watch the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on TV via Golf Channel, which will air coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early coverage and featured group streaming coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET.

Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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How to watch on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will air first-round TV coverage of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational from 2-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer early general coverage and featured group coverage beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App will provide a live simulcast of Golf Channel’s coverage for viewers with an active cable subscription.

2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 1 tee times (ET)

Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Jacob Bridgeman
7:50 a.m. – Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee
8:00 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Aldrich Potgieter
8:10 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Sungjae Im
8:20 a.m. – Max Homa, Adam Hadwin
8:30 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Sahith Theegala
8:40 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Jason Day
8:50 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Young
9:05 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Matthieu Pavon
9:15 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Eric Cole
9:25 a.m. – Austin Eckroat, Byeong Hun An
9:35 a.m. – Cam Davis, Si Woo Kim
9:45 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Scottie Scheffler
9:55 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland
10:05 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Collin Morikawa
10:20 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Max McGreevy
10:30 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Ben Griffin
10:40 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Michael Kim
10:50 a.m. – Isaiah Salinda, Jackson Koivun (a)
11:00 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes
11:10 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Sam Stevens
11:20 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Brian Harman
11:35 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Adam Scott
11:45 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick
11:55 a.m. – Denny McCarthy, Max Greyserman
12:05 p.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Corey Conners
12:15 p.m. – Nick Dunlap, Will Zalatoris
12:25 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:35 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Tony Finau
12:50 p.m. – Russell Henley, Tom Hoge
1:00 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry
1:10 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas
1:20 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns
1:30 p.m. – Joe Highsmith, Patrick Cantlay
1:40 p.m. – Justin Rose, Patrick Rodgers
1:50 p.m. – Harris English, Rafael Campos