The 2020 BMW Championship gets underway on Thursday at Olympia Fields CC. Here’s what you need to know to watch the first round.
Previewing BMW Championship Round 1
Tiger Woods is in the field again this week at the BMW, but if he wants to play next week’s playoff finale, he’ll need his best performance of the calendar year, and it all begins Thursday. Tiger tees off with Bubba Watson and Carlos Ortiz at 1:14 p.m. ET.
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Tiger and everyone else in the field will be chasing one man: World No. 1 Dustin Johnson. Johnson picked up his second victory since the PGA Tour’s restart with a dominant win Sunday at the Northern Trust, and now he sits atop the FedEx Cup rankings with a clear path to his first Cup title. He’ll play the first round alongside Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger, beginning at 1:03 p.m. ET.
As for the FedEx Cup, if there was ever a week to keep an eye on the standings — even on Thursday — it’s this one. Only the top 30 players by the end of play on Sunday will earn a ticket to the Tour Championship and a chance at the grand prize.
Below you will find everything you need to watch Thursday’s first round of the BMW Championship.
How to watch BMW Championship Round 1 on TV
Golf Channel will air the action for the first round of the BMW Championship with four hours of coverage on Thursday, 3-7 p.m. ET.
How to stream BMW Championship Round 1 online
You can catch the full first round Golf Channel broadcast of the BMW Championship on golfchannel.com. Fans can also view Featured Group coverage of the opening round all day Thursday via PGA Tour Live, though you will need a subscription to access both options.
BMW Championship tee times for Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
12:30 p.m. – Richy Werenski, Brendan Steele, Brian Harman
12:41 p.m. – Cameron Smith, Adam Long, Kevin Streelman
12:52 p.m. – Marc Leishman, Kevin Na, Ryan Palmer
1:03 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Lanto Griffin, Sebastián Muñoz
1:14 p.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Russell Henley
1:25 p.m. – Robby Shelton, Jim Herman, Paul Casey
1:36 p.m. – Adam Scott, Gary Woodland, Nick Taylor
1:47 p.m. – Tyler Duncan, Matthew Wolff, Mark Hubbard
1:58 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Brendon Todd
2:09 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau
2:20 p.m. – Jason Day, Michael Thompson, Talor Gooch
Tee No. 10
12:30 p.m. – Alex Noren, Harry Higgs, Adam Hadwin
12:41 p.m. – Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Joaquin Niemann
12:52 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed
1:03 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger
1:14 p.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson
1:25 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Jason Kokrak, Maverick McNealy
1:36 p.m. – Joel Dahmen, Danny Lee, Tom Hoge
1:47 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Mackenzie Hughes, Patrick Cantlay
1:58 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Champ
2:09 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Hideki Matsuyama, Abraham Ancer
2:20 p.m. – Andrew Landry, Corey Conners, Matt Kuchar
2:31 p.m. – Max Homa, Charles Howell III, Louis Oosthuizen