2025 Zurich Classic Thursday TV coverage: How to watch Round 1

You are reading our viewer’s guide for Round 1 of the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. For complete TV coverage of Friday’s second round, click here.

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The 2025 Zurich Classic begins Thursday morning with the first round at TPC Louisiana. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Zurich Classic TV coverage, streaming info and Round 1 tee times.

How to watch the Zurich Classic on Thursday

If you’re anxiously awaiting the 2025 Ryder Cup and are in need of some team golf featuring some of golf’s biggest stars, you’re in luck. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is exactly what you’re looking for.

And the betting favorites for this week’s event are also the defending champions: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. For McIlroy, it will be his first appearance in an official tournament since his historic 2025 Masters victory.

Can last year’s winners ride McIlroy’s momentum to a repeat win in New Orleans? We’ll start getting some answers to that question during Thursday’s opening round, which will feature a four-ball format.

You can watch the first round of the Zurich Classic on TV via Golf Channel, which will air coverage beginning at 3 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 Zurich Classic.

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How to watch on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2025 Zurich Classic from 3-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2025 Zurich Classic 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 Zurich Classic Round 1 tee times (ET)

Tee No. 1

8:00 a.m. – Chesson Hadley/Jonathan Byrd, Zac Blair/Patrick Fishburn
8:13 a.m. – Robert Streb/Troy Merritt, Chad Ramey/Justin Lower
8:26 a.m. – Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard, Patton Kizzire/Ben Kohles
8:39 a.m. – Sepp Straka/Brice Garnett, Davis Riley/Nick Hardy
8:52 a.m. – Cam Davis/Adam Svensson, Peter Malnati/Russell Knox
9:05 a.m. – Lee Hodges/Jason Dufner, Brandt Snedeker/Chad Reavie
9:18 a.m. – Troy Mullinax/Rob Shelton, Taylor Montgomery/John Pak
9:31 a.m. – Ryo Hisatsune/Takumi Kanaya, David Skinns/Ben Taylor
9:44 a.m. – Taylor Dickson/Trace Crowe, Rikuya Hoshino/Kaito Onishi
9:57 a.m. – Isaiah Salinda/Kevin Velo, Laurie Canter/Jordan Smith
1:05 p.m. – Kevin Tway/Bud Cauley, Doug Ghim/Chan Kim
1:18 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman/Chandler Phillips, Sami Valimaki/Ben Silverman
1:31 p.m. – Joel Dahmen/Harry Higgs, Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin
1:44 p.m. – Wyndham Clark/Taylor Moore, Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama
1:57 p.m. – Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick
2:10 p.m. – Garrick Higgo/Ryan Fox, Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin
2:23 p.m. – Matt McCarty/Mason Andersen, Chris Gotterup/Quade Cummins
2:36 p.m. – Will Gordon/Matthew Riedel, Mac Meissner/Noah Goodwin
2:49 p.m. – Matt NeSmith/Will Chandler, Jeremy Paul/Yannick Paul
3:02 p.m. – Matteo Manassero/Cristobal Del Solar, Alejandro Del Rey/Angel Ayora

Tee No. 10

8:00 a.m. – Sam Ryder/Rico Hoey, Alex Smalley/Joseph Bramlett
8:13 a.m. – J.T. Poston/Kevin Mitchell, Ryan Gerard/Jimmy Walker
8:26 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon/Victor Perez, Erik van Rooyen/Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8:39 a.m. – Karl Vilips/Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard/Nicolai Højgaard
8:52 a.m. – Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry, Kevin Chappell/Tom Hoge
9:05 a.m. – Aaron Rai/Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young
9:18 a.m. – Jake Knapp/Frankie Capan III, Eric Cole/Sam Saunders
9:31 a.m. – Kevin Kisner/Greyson Sigg, Sam Stevens/Max McGreevy
9:44 a.m. – Kevin Roy/Trevor Cone, Paul Peterson/Thomas Rosenmueller
9:57 a.m. – Kris Ventura/Antoine Rozner, Steven Fisk/Tim Widing
1:05 p.m. – Lanto Griffin/Cameron Champ, Michael Putnam/Beau Hossler
1:18 p.m. – Martin Laird/Bill Haas, David Lipsky/Dylan Wu
1:31 p.m. – Luke List/Henrik Norlander, Adam Schenk/Tyler Duncan
1:44 p.m. – Nico Echavarria/Max Greyserman, Kevin Yu/Jhonattan Vegas
1:57 p.m. – Si Woo Kim/Sangmoon Bae, Zach Johnson/Ryan Palmer
2:10 p.m. – Camilo Villegas/Luke Donald, Charley Hoffman/Nick Watney
2:23 p.m. – Joe Highsmith/Alejandro Tosti, Matt Wallace/Thorbjorn Olesen
2:36 p.m. – Nate Lashley/Hayden Springer, Vince Whaley/Andres Albertson
2:49 p.m. – Hayden Buckley/Braden Thornberry, Jesper Svensson/Vincent Norgaard
3:02 p.m. – Pierceson Coody/Jackson Suber, Ricky Castillo/William Mouw