You are reading our viewer’s guide for the opening round of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii. For complete TV coverage and streaming details for Friday’s second round, click here.
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The 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii starts Thursday with the first round at Waialae Country Club on the island of Honolulu. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Sony Open TV coverage, streaming details and Round 1 tee times.
How to watch Sony Open on Thursday
A brand-new PGA Tour season gets underway on Thursday in Hawaii, and one of the breakout stars of last season is hoping to keep the momentum going on Thursday.
That player is J.J. Spaun. At No. 6, Spaun is one of the top-ranked players in the Sony Open field. But he’s the only one who captured a major championship victory in 2025.
Spaun triumphed at the 2025 U.S. Open at treacherous Oakmont last summer. It was the 35-year-old’s second PGA Tour win, and it earned him a place on the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Spaun will play the opening round alongside one of his Ryder Cup teammates: Collin Morikawa.
You can watch the first round of the Sony Open on TV via Golf Channel, which will air coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday night. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide featured group streaming coverage starting on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii.
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How to watch on TV Thursday
Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii on Thursday from 7-10 p.m. ET.
How to stream online Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Sony Open via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer featured group streaming coverage from 12-10 p.m. ET on Thursday.
2026 Sony Open Round 1 tee times (ET)
Tee No. 1
12:10 p.m. – Michael Kim, Brice Garnett, Jacob Bridgeman
12:21 p.m. – Alex Smalley, Erik van Rooyen, Gary Woodland
12:32 p.m. – Denny McCarthy, Tom Kim, Emiliano Grillo
12:43 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Pendrith, Cam Davis
12:54 p.m. – Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Brian Campbell
1:05 p.m. – Steven Fisk, Adam Schenk, William Mouw
1:16 p.m. – Richard Hoey, Nick Dunlap, Patton Kizzire
1:27 p.m. – Haotong Li, Pierceson Coody, Kevin Roy
1:38 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Corey Kozuma, Kensei Hirata
1:49 p.m. – John VanDerLaan, Yuta Sugiura, Gordon Sargent
4:40 p.m. – Lee Hodges, Hank Lebioda, Tom Hoge
4:51 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley, Mark Hubbard
5:02 p.m. – Webb Simpson, Daniel Berger, Doug Ghim
5:13 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama
5:24 p.m. – Tony Finau, John Keefer, Michael Brennan
5:35 p.m. – Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Maverick McNealy
5:46 p.m. – S.H. Kim, McClure Meissner, Luke Clanton
5:57 p.m. – Jordan Smith, Max McGreevy, A.J. Ewart
6:08 p.m. – Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang, Taisei Nagasaki
6:19 p.m. – Marcelo Rozo, Kazuki Higa, Zach Bauchou
