How to watch the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship on Thursday: Round 1 live coverage

Scottie Scheffler hits drive during FedEx St. Jude Championship

Scottie Scheffler begins the FedEx Cup Playoffs in second place.

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The 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship kicks off Thursday with the opening round at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn. Here’s what you need to know to watch Round 1 on TV or online.

Previewing Round 1

UPDATE: First-round tee times for the FedEx St. Jude Championship were delayed by more than two hours due to inclement weather Thursday morning. The round is now scheduled to get underway at 11:15 a.m. ET. You can see the updated tee times reflected below.

Scottie Scheffler entered last year’s FedEx Cup Playoffs in the No. 1 position, but in the end got edged out by Rory McIlroy, who took home his third Cup title.

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This year, Scheffler is in second place heading into the playoff-opening FedEx St. Jude Championship and hoping to improve on last year and finally get a FedEx Cup on his trophy shelf.

He’ll play Thursday’s first round alongside defending champion McIlroy and the player in pole position in the standings: Jon Rahm.

You can stream the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ beginning at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, or you can watch the telecast on Golf Channel starting at 2 p.m. ET.

Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship.

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How to watch the FedEx St. Jude Championship on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will air the opening round of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship on TV with a four-hour telecast from 2-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream the FedEx St. Jude Championship online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship on Thursday via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will have exclusive coverage beginning at 8 a.m. ET, in addition to featured group coverage. Fans can stream Golf Channel’s first-round TV coverage via NBCSports.com.

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2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 1 tee times (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

11:15 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Nick Hardy, Alex Smalley
11:27 a.m. – Eric Cole, Andrew Putnam, Harris English
11:39 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Adam Svensson, Brendon Todd
11:51 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im, Justin Rose
12:03 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Seamus Power, Corey Conners
12:15 p.m. – Sam Burns, Russell Henley, Emiliano Grillo
12:27 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Tyrrell Hatton, Si Woo Kim
12:39 p.m. – Tony Finau, Jason Day, Nick Taylor
12:51 p.m. – Max Homa, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman
1:03 p.m. – Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Matt Kuchar
1:15 p.m. – Sam Stevens, Aaron Rai, Beau Hossler
1:27 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Ben Griffin

Tee No. 10

11:15 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Taylor Montgomery, Davis Riley
11:27 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Mackenzie Hughes, Cameron Young
11:39 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Adam Hadwin, J.T. Poston
11:51 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Lee Hodges, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:03 p.m. – Taylor Moore, Tommy Fleetwood, Denny McCarthy
12:15 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Kurt Kitayama, Adam Schenk
12:27 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Tom Kim, Sepp Straka
12:39 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
12:51 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
1:03 p.m. – Brandon Wu, Hayden Buckley, Hideki Matsuyama
1:15 p.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Cam Davis, Sam Ryder
1:27 p.m. – Matt NeSmith, Vincent Norrman

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