The PGA Tour heads to Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Here’s what you need to know for Thursday’s opening round.
Previewing the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Round 1
Former Masters champ Patrick Reed, at 24th in the World, is the highest-ranked player in the field, and Matt Fitzpatrick and Christiaan Bezuidenhout are also among the betting favorites.
The winner of this year’s event gets 500 FedEx Cup points and a Masters invite, yet the tournament failed to get a full field. Issues with travel, Covid restrictions and a soft spot on the schedule are all reasons for the dip in players, which you can read more about here.
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But that just means there are less people for those on site to beat. Brian Gay returns to defend his title. Last year he birdied the 72nd hole to force a playoff with Wyndham Clark, then beat Clark with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
This is just the third year of the tournament, and no one has played it better than Gay. Besides his win last year, he was T3 in 2019.
How to watch the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on TV
You can watch the entire 2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Golf Channel. The complete TV schedule is below. All times are ET.
Thursday, Oct. 28: 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 29: 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30: 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 31: 1-4 p.m.
How to stream the Butterfield Bermuda Championship online
You can stream the Golf Channel coverage at golfchannel.com/watch or nbcsports.com/live by logging in with your cable credentials. You can also watch via PGA Tour Live if you have a subscription.
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2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Round 1 tee times (ET)
Tee No. 1
6:35 a.m. – Kevin Stadler, Anirban Lahiri, J.J. Spaun
6:46 a.m. – Vaughn Taylor, Brendon de Jong, Mark Hubbard
6:57 a.m. – Austin Cook, Ryan Armour, Russell Knox
7:08 a.m. – Martin Trainer, Brian Stuard, Hank Lebioda
7:19 a.m. – Tommy Gainey, Parker McLachlin, Sepp Straka
7:30 a.m. – J.J. Henry, Jonathan Byrd, John Rollins
7:41 a.m. – David Lipsky, Taylor Pendrith, Erik Barnes
7:52 a.m. – Ben Crane, Jason Kohn, John Pak
8:03 a.m. – Ted Purdy, Brett Drewitt, Damian Palanyandi
8:14 a.m. – Bo Hoag, Dawie van der Walt, Camiko Smith
11:15 a.m. – Michael Kim, Patrick Rodgers, Scott Gutschewski
11:26 a.m. – Danny Lee, Seung-Yul Noh, Peter Uihlein
11:37 a.m. – Greg Chalmers, Ben Martin, Johnson Wagner
11:48 a.m. – Garrick Higgo, Patrick Reed, Danny Willett
11:59 a.m. – Seamus Power, Dylan Frittelli, Graeme McDowell
12:10 p.m. – Jason Dufner, Arjun Atwal, Kramer Hickok
12:21 p.m. – Stephan Jaeger, David Skinns, Harry Hall
12:32 p.m. – Vincent Whaley, Alex Smalley, Guido Migliozzi
12:43 p.m. – Matthias Schwab, Kurt Kitayama, Dylan Wu
12:54 p.m. – Davis Riley, Callum Tarren, Thomas Detry
1:05 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Michael Sims, Brian Morris
Tee No. 10
6:35 a.m. – Chris Stroud, Adam Hadwin, Matt Every
6:46 a.m. – Richard Johnson, Ricky Barnes, Beau Hossler
6:57 a.m. – Ted Potter Jr., Robert Garrigus, Daniel Chopra
7:08 a.m. – Nick Watney, Luke Donald, Matt Fitzpatrick
7:19 a.m. – Brian Gay, Nick Taylor, Camilo Villegas
7:30 a.m. – David Lingmerth, Scott Brown, Matthew NeSmith
7:41 a.m. – Jim Knous, Hayden Buckley, Aaron Rai
7:52 a.m. – Chase Seiffert, Ben Kohler, Greg Koch
8:03 a.m. – Seth Reeves, Greyson Sigg, Austin Eckroat
8:14 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Max McGreevy, Jay McLuen
8:25 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Matt Hill
11:15 a.m. – Fabian Gomez, Sangmoon Bae, Scott Stallings
11:26 a.m. – Sean O’Hair, Olin Browne, Cameron Percy
11:37 a.m. – D.A. Points, John Senden, Andres Romero
11:48 a.m. – Peter Malnati, Denny McCarthy, Brandon Hagy
11:59 a.m. – David Hearn, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:10 p.m. – Mito Pereira, Lucas Herbert, Brandon Wu
12:21 p.m. – Joseph Bramlett, Austin Smotherman, Patrick Flavin
12:32 p.m. – Nick Hardy, Chad Ramey, Kyle Wilshire
12:43 p.m. – John Merrick, Justin Lower, Chaka DeSilva
12:54 p.m. – Michael Gligic, Curtis Thompson, Ludvig Aberg
1:05 p.m. – Cody Gribble, Adam Svensson, Jordan Gumberg