2022 Valspar Championship live coverage: How to watch Round 1 on Thursday

The first round of the 2022 Valspar Championship begins early Thursday morning in Palm Harbor, Fla. Here’s what you need to know to watch Round 1 on TV or online.

Previewing the Valspar Championship

While the strength of the Valspar field doesn’t compare to last week’s Players Championship, there are still a bunch of elite PGA Tour players and major champions teeing it up at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course. The betting favorite is World No. 8 Justin Thomas. Even thought JT finished T33 at the Players, he’s collected five top-10 finishes in his last seven starts.

But two players in the field are actually ranked better than Thomas. World No. 2 Collin Morikawa and World No. 3 Viktor Hovland will try to best the odds and capture a victory of their own.

Thomas will tee off for the first round at 1:03 p.m. ET Thursday afternoon alongside Kevin Kisner and Carlos Ortiz. You can stream the entire first round via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, or watch the telecast on Golf Channel.

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Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round of the 2022 Valspar Championship.

How to watch the Valspar Championship Round 1 on TV

Golf Channel will air the first round of the 2022 Valspar Championship with a four-hour telecast from 2-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream the Valspar Championship Round 1 online

You can stream the first round of the Valspar Championship via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET on Thursday, which includes featured group coverage. Fans can also stream the first round Golf Channel TV coverage on golfchannel.com.

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2022 Valspar Championship Round 1 tee times (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. – Peter Malnati, Bronson Burgoon, Kramer Hickok
7:51 a.m. – Cameron Tringale, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith
8:02 a.m. – Brice Garnett, Seung-Yul Noh, Hank Lebioda
8:13 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Jim Herman, Davis Love III
8:24 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Lanto Griffin, Zach Johnson
8:35 a.m. – Wesley Bryan, Jimmy Walker, Danny Willett
8:46 a.m. – Branden Grace, Tyler Duncan, Luke Donald
8:57 a.m. – Ryan Brehm, Chez Reavie, C.T. Pan
9:08 a.m. – Jonas Blixt, Bill Haas, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
9:19 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Kevin Streelman, Doc Redman
9:30 a.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Greyson Sigg, Callum Tarren
9:41 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Dylan Wu, Kevin Yu
12:30 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Austin Cook, Vince Whaley
12:41 p.m. – Kyle Stanley, Cameron Percy, Omar Uresti
12:52 p.m. – Pat Perez, Martin Kaymer, Mito Pereira
1:03 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Justin Thomas, Carlos Ortiz
1:14 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson
1:25 p.m. – Sam Burns, Gary Woodland, Xander Schauffele
1:36 p.m. – Robert Streb, Tyrrell Hatton, Adam Long
1:47 p.m. – Russell Knox, Tommy Fleetwood, Harold Varner III
1:58 p.m. – Brian Harman, Emiliano Grillo, Harry Higgs
2:09 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, David Lipsky, Bernd Wiesberger
2:20 p.m. – Matthias Schwab, Davis Riley, Greg Koch
2:31 p.m. – Adam Svensson, Andrew Novak, Luke Guthrie

Tee No. 10

7:40 a.m. – Andrew Putnam, Chesson Hadley, Kelly Kraft
7:51 a.m. – Sean O’Hair, Trey Mullinax, Roger Sloan
8:02 a.m. – Scott Piercy, Jhonattan Vegas, Sam Ryder
8:13 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Jason Day
8:24 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Abraham Ancer, Collin Morikawa
8:35 a.m. – Jason Kokrak, Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen
8:46 a.m. – Martin Trainer, Matt Kuchar, Patton Kizzire
8:57 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Nate Lashley, Keegan Bradley
9:08 a.m. – Alex Noren, Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Schenk
9:19 a.m. – Aaron Wise, Danny Lee, J.J. Spaun
9:30 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Alex Smalley, Blake Kennedy
9:41 a.m. – Brandon Wu, Austin Smotherman, Alex Fitzpatrick
12:30 p.m. – Brian Stuard, Tommy Gainey, Henrik Norlander
12:41 p.m. – Scott Stallings, Wyndham Clark, Hayden Buckley
12:52 p.m. – James Hahn, John Huh, Mark Hensby
1:03 p.m. – Joel Dahmen, Michael Thompson, Andrew Landry
1:14 p.m. – Brian Gay, Richy Werenski, William McGirt
1:25 p.m. – Martin Laird, Webb Simpson, Francesco Molinari
1:36 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Sung Kang, Charley Hoffman
1:47 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Charl Schwartzel, Lee Hodges
1:58 p.m. – Vaughn Taylor, Matt Wallace, Brandon Hagy
2:09 p.m. – Joseph Bramlett, Seth Reeves, Paul Barjon
2:20 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Moore, Andrew McCain
2:31 p.m. – Max McGreevy, Curtis Thompson, Jackson Suber

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