Charles Schwab Challenge live coverage: How to watch Round 1 on Thursday

The long wait is over: golf fans will finally get a chance to watch their favorite pro golfers compete on live TV again at the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge. Thursday’s first round will be the first round played on Tour in over three months. Here’s what you need to know to follow the opening round action.

Charles Schwab Challenge preview

The field at the Charles Schwab Challenge is stacked top to bottom with the biggest names on the PGA Tour (except for Tiger Woods, that is). All of the golfers ranked in the top 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking will be teeing it up at Colonial Country Club, including World No. 1 Rory McIlroy.

Players will tee off in threesomes across two tees for Thursday’s first round, and tournament organizers have some star-studded groupings planned. Look no further than the 2:06 p.m. ET tee time, which features McIlroy, World No. 2 Jon Rahm, and four-time major champion Brooks Koepka (No. 3).

Immediately before that group hits the 1st tee, another trio of fan favorites will begin their rounds: Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth (1:55 p.m. ET). Phil Mickelson will get things started early Thursday morning at 8:45 a.m. ET (7:45 a.m. local time), playing alongside 2019 U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland and defending champion Kevin Na.

The 8:46 a.m. CT tee time will be reserved for a moment of silence to honor the memory of George Floyd and to amplify “the voices and efforts underway to end systemic issues of racial and social injustices impacting our country,” according to the PGA Tour.

How to watch Charles Schwab Challenge Round 1 on TV

The first round of the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge will air on Golf Channel for a total of seven hours on Thursday. In addition to the normal Round 1 broadcast from 4-7 p.m. ET, Golf Channel will air PGA Tour Live Featured Group coverage from 12-4 p.m. ET.

How to stream Charles Schwab Challenge Round 1 online

Viewers who choose to watch the tournament online can view Featured Group coverage of the opening round all day Thursday via PGA Tour Live, though you will need an account to access the stream. For those with a cable TV subscription, the Golf Channel TV broadcast can be streamed live online at golfchannel.com.

Twitter will offer limited coverage of the first round for free, as well as a “Twitter Multicast” featuring celebrities and pro athletes discussing the first round as they watch it.

Charles Schwab Challenge tee times for Round 1

Tee No. 1

7:50 a.m. – Ryan Palmer, Brian Harman, Bill Haas
8:01 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Doc Redman, Robby Shelton
8:12 a.m. – Brian Stuard, Branden Grace, Scott Harrington
8:23 a.m. – Kevin Tway, Patton Kizzire, Russell Knox
8:34 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Charles Howell III, Pat Perez
8:45 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Brice Garnett, Jason Dufner
8:56 a.m. – Matthew Wolff, Corey Conners, Louis Oosthuizen
9:07 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Brendan Steele, Jimmy Walker
9:18 a.m. – Cameron Champ, Shane Lowry, Jim Herman
9:29 a.m. – Kevin Streelman, Rory Sabbatini, Abraham Ancer
9:40 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Harris English, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:46 a.m. (8:46 local) – As the PGA Tour commits to amplifying the voices and efforts underway to end systemic issues of racial and social injustices impacting our country, we have reserved the 8:46 a.m. tee time at the Charles Schwab Challenge to pay our respects to the memory of George Floyd. We will pause at 8:46 a.m. during each round for a moment of silence, prayer and reflection.
9:51 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Danny Lee, Brian Gay
10:02 a.m. – Tom Lehman, Henrik Norlander, Tyler McCumber
1:00 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Bud Cauley, Harry Higgs
1:11 p.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick, Denny McCarthy, Sepp Straka
1:22 p.m. – Harold Varner III, Zac Blair, Scottie Scheffler
1:33 p.m. – Cameron Smith, Joaquin Niemann, Adam Long
1:44 p.m. – Tyler Duncan, Brendon Todd, Sung Kang
1:55 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
2:06 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm
2:17 p.m. – Webb Simpson, Matt Kuchar, Tony Finau
2:28 p.m. – Lanto Griffin, Sebastián Muñoz, Sergio Garcia
2:39 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Scott Brown, Josh Teater
2:50 p.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Richy Werenski, Adam Schenk
3:01 p.m. – Peter Uihlein, Maverick McNealy, Matthew NeSmith
3:12 p.m. – David Frost, Cameron Davis, Franklin Corpening

Tee No. 10

7:50 a.m. – J.J. Henry, Tom Hoge
8:01 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Beau Hossler, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
8:12 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren
8:23 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Dylan Frittelli, Keith Mitchell
8:34 a.m. – Patrick Reed, Marc Leishman, Graeme McDowell
8:45 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau
8:56 a.m. – Kevin Na, Gary Woodland, Phil Mickelson
9:07 a.m. – Andrew Landry, Max Homa, Steve Stricker
9:18 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Ian Poulter, Daniel Berger
9:29 a.m. – Chesson Hadley, Bernhard Langer, Jason Kokrak
9:40 a.m. – Ryan Moore, Vaughn Taylor, Victor Perez
9:46 a.m. – (8:46 local) As the PGA TOUR commits to amplifying the voices and efforts underway to end systemic issues of racial and social injustices impacting our country, we have reserved the 8:46 a.m. tee time at the Charles Schwab Challenge to pay our respects to the memory of George Floyd. We will pause at 8:46 a.m. during each round for a moment of silence, prayer and reflection.
9:51 a.m. – Olin Browne, Doug Ghim, Tom Lewis
1:00 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Carlos Ortiz
1:11 p.m. – Talor Gooch, Sam Ryder, Jazz Janewattananond
1:22 p.m. – Chad Campbell, Matt Wallace, Xinjun Zhang
1:33 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Billy Horschel, Danny Willett
1:44 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Bubba Watson, Zach Johnson
1:55 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Xander Schauffele, Jim Furyk
2:06 p.m. – Nate Lashley, C.T. Pan, Scott Piercy
2:17 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Si Woo Kim
2:28 p.m. – Matt Jones, Scott McCarron, Byeong Hun An
2:39 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Bronson Burgoon, Mark Hubbard
2:50 p.m. – John Senden, Nick Watney, Erik van Rooyen
3:01 p.m. – Keith Clearwater, Kramer Hickok, Andy Ogletree