2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational Thursday TV coverage : How to watch Round 1

Rory McIlroy stands next to caddie at 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is one of many stars in the field this week.

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The 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational kicks off Thursday with the opening round at Bay Hill in Florida. Here’s what you need to know to watch Round 1 on TV or online, including complete Arnold Palmer Invitational TV coverage.

Previewing Round 1

As with last week’s PGA Tour event, two stars who call South Florida home, Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler, are in the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. But unlike last week, this time they’ll be joined by a lot more star power.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffle, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth and many more will be teeing it up at Bay Hill, vying for their share of the $20 million purse at this Signature Event. And it all gets started on Thursday morning.

You can watch the Arnold Palmer Invitational on TV via Golf Channel beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. ESPN+ will offer exclusive early coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET and featured group coverage all day long. In addition, Peacock will provide a live simulcast of Golf Channel’s coverage.

Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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How to watch Arnold Palmer Invitational on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will carry first-round TV coverage of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational from 2-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream Arnold Palmer Invitational online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday via Peacock and ESPN+. Peacock will provide a simulcast of Golf Channel’s TV coverage starting at 2 p.m. ET, and ESPN+ will provide featured group coverage and exclusive early coverage beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET.

2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 1 tee times (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

7:45 a.m. – Nick Dunlap
7:55 a.m. – C.T. Pan, Stephan Jaeger
8:05 a.m. – Luke List, Justin Lower
8:15 a.m. – Will Zalatoris, Min Woo Lee
8:25 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Schenk
8:35 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Sepp Straka
8:45 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Justin Rose
8:55 a.m. – Jason Day, Tom Hoge
9:05 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Patrick Rodgers
9:20 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley
9:30 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Andrew Putnam
9:40 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Lee Hodges
9:50 a.m. – Brian Harman, J.T. Poston
10:00 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim
10:10 a.m. – Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler
10:20 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Rickie Fowler
10:30 a.m. – Austin Eckroat, Matthieu Pavon
10:40 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nicolai Højgaard
10:55 a.m. – David Ford (a), Webb Simpson
11:05 a.m. – Grayson Murray, Erik van Rooyen
11:15 a.m. – Jake Knapp, Justin Thomas
11:25 a.m. – Corey Conners, Eric Cole
11:35 a.m. – Cam Davis, Denny McCarthy
11:45 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick
11:55 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An
12:05 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im
12:15 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Adam Hadwin
12:30 p.m. – Adam Svensson, Harris English
12:40 p.m. – Seamus Power, Tommy Fleetwood
12:50 p.m. – Cameron Young, Lucas Glover
1:00 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Max Homa
1:10 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth
1:20 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy
1:30 p.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry
1:40 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Adam Scott

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