2021 Genesis Invitational live coverage: How to watch Round 1 on Thursday

The strongest field of the year is ready at Riviera Country Club to start Day 1 of the 2021 Genesis Invitational. Here’s what you need to know to watch the first round.

Previewing Genesis Invitational Round 1

If you were holding out waiting for the heart of the PGA Tour season to begin, you’ve missed a lot of great action over the past month. But this week is a great one to start tuning in, for many reasons. The Genesis Invitational is hosted by Tiger Woods, for one, and though he’s still recovering from back surgery, he’ll be hanging around for his hosting duties. Getting a peek at iconic and exclusive Riviera CC is reason enough on its own to watch.

But the best reason to watch the tournament this week is because, though Tiger won’t be playing, just about every other star of the PGA Tour will be. That includes World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, coming off a win in Saudi Arabia, and four-time major champion Brooks Koepka, who just secured his eighth Tour win at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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Jordan Spieth will continue his quest for his first win in four years. He’s come close the past two weeks, including a T4 at the WMPO and a T3 at Pebble Beach, and plenty of fans will be glued to his rounds to see if he can finally end the drought. That’s not to mention other stars like Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and defending champion Adam Scott, to name a few. They’ll all be in the mix, too.

Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round on Thursday.

How to watch Genesis Invitational Round 1 on TV

Golf Channel will air the action for the first round of the 2021 Genesis Invitational with four hours of coverage from 2-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream Genesis Invitational Round 1 online

You can stream the first round of Golf Channel TV coverage of the 2021 Genesis Invitational on golfchannel.com. Fans can also view Featured Group coverage of the opening round all day Thursday via PGA Tour Live with a subscription. For those without a subscription, PGA Tour Live is offering a free viewing on Thursday from 12-2 p.m. ET and 6-8 p.m. ET.

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Genesis Invitational tee times for Round 1 (ET)

Tee No. 1

9:40 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Wyndham Clark, Sepp Straka
9:51 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Denny McCarthy, Maverick McNealy
10:02 a.m. – James Hahn, Camilo Villegas, Xinjun Zhang
10:13 a.m. – Martin Laird, Brendon Todd, Troy Merritt
10:24 a.m. – Stewart Cink, C.T. Pan, Ryan Armour
10:35 a.m. – Tyler Duncan, Joaquin Niemann, Scott Piercy
10:46 a.m. – Matthew Wolff, Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama
10:57 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Dylan Frittelli, Corey Conners
11:08 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Matthew NeSmith
11:19 a.m. – Willie Mack III, John Augenstein, Angus Flanagan
2:10 p.m. – Vaughn Taylor, Luke List, Sam Burns
2:21 p.m. – Tom Hoge, Scottie Scheffler, Doug Ghim
2:32 p.m. – Harry Higgs, Scott Harrington, Tyler McCumber
2:43 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Champ
2:54 p.m. – Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele
3:05 p.m. – Sebastián Muñoz, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth
3:16 p.m. – J.B. Holmes, Rickie Fowler, Brendan Steele
3:27 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Jason Kokrak, Chez Reavie
3:38 p.m. – Sergio Garcia, Marc Leishman, Gary Woodland
3:49 p.m. – Kyle Stanley, Patrick Rodgers, Bo Hoag

Tee No. 10

9:40 a.m. – Cameron Tringale, Joel Dahmen, Will Zalatoris
9:51 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Danny Lee, Kevin Streelman
10:02 a.m. – Harold Varner III, Mark Hubbard, Doc Redman
10:13 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa
10:24 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson
10:35 a.m. – Sung Kang, Francesco Molinari, Tony Finau
10:46 a.m. – Adam Long, Brandt Snedeker, Matthew Fitzpatrick
10:57 a.m. – Michael Thompson, Andrew Landry, J.T. Poston
11:08 a.m. – Robert Streb, Richy Werenski, Jim Furyk
11:19 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Matt Jones, Talor Gooch
2:10 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Abraham Ancer, Robby Shelton
2:21 p.m. – Brian Harman, Peter Malnati, Cameron Davis
2:32 p.m. – Branden Grace, Alex Noren, Henrik Norlander
2:43 p.m. – Cameron Smith, Max Homa, Jimmy Walker
2:54 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Austin Cook. Russell Knox
3:05 p.m. – Kevin Na, Nate Lashley, Pat Perez
3:16 p.m. – Jim Herman, Lanto Griffin, Charles Howell III
3:27 p.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Brian Gay, Wesley Bryan
3:38 p.m. – Russell Henley, Brian Stuard, Padraig Harrington
3:49 p.m. – Tyler Strafaci, Andy Ogletree, Tae Hoon Kim