There are numerous ways to watch the 2021 PGA Championship this week.
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The sun is shining, the temperatures are rising, and the best golfers on the planet are gathered in South Carolina for the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament all week long.
How to watch the PGA Championship
The drama on the PGA Tour is heating up just in time for the second major of the year at Kiawah Island. The Ocean Course was the site of Rory McIlroy’s second major win and first PGA title in 2012. The course was treacherous that week, especially during the blustery second round, and it could present an even tougher test this year.
Three-time major champion Jordan Spieth has rediscovered his game in 2021 after years of struggles. The popular star captured his first win since 2017 at the Texas Open in April. He then finished T3 at the Masters, one of seven top-10s in his last nine starts. With a win this week, Spieth could complete the career grand slam, adding more incentive and nerves to the proceedings.
Fortunately for golf fans, few tournaments offer more extensive coverage than this year’s PGA. ESPN will carry 12 straight hours of coverage on Thursday and Friday, split between the TV network and ESPN+, which will also carry Featured Group and Featured Hole coverage all four days. The exhaustive coverage for the weekend will be split between ESPN+, ESPN and CBS.
You can find out exactly how to watch the PGA Championship below, including full TV and streaming schedules, tee times and more.
PGA Championship basics
What: 2021 PGA Championship Where: The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island, S.C. When: Thursday-Sunday, May 20-23 Purse: TBA Last year’s champion: Collin Morikawa
How to watch the PGA Championship on TV
You can watch the 2021 PGA Championship on CBS and ESPN. ESPN will air the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday with six hours of TV coverage, as well as early coverage on the weekend. CBS takes over for the conclusion of the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, May 20: 1-7 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, May 21: 1-7 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, May 22: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN); 1-7 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, May 23: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN); 1-7 p.m. (CBS)
How to watch the PGA Championship online, streaming
You can stream the 2021 PGA Championship online in various ways via ESPN+. Options include featured group and hole coverage every day of the tournament, simulcasts of all TV broadcasts and exclusive early coverage of all four rounds. You can stream the CBS weekend broadcasts on Paramount+. Here’s the full streaming schedule for the 2021 PGA Championship:
THURSDAY, MAY 20 Exclusive ESPN+ Round 1 Coverage: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Featured Groups: All day (ESPN+) Featured Holes (16, 17 and 18): 8:15 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+) Round 1 ESPN TV Coverage: 1-7 p.m. (ESPN App)
FRIDAY, MAY 21 Exclusive ESPN+ Round 2 Coverage: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Featured Groups: All day (ESPN+) Featured Holes (16, 17 and 18): 8:15 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+) Round 2 ESPN TV Coverage: 1-7 p.m. (ESPN App)
SATURDAY MAY 22 Exclusive ESPN+ Round 3 Coverage: 8-10 a.m. ET (ESPN+) Round 3 ESPN TV Coverage: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (ESPN App) Round 3 CBS TV Coverage: 1-7 p.m. ET (Paramount+) Featured Groups and Featured Holes (15, 16 and 17): All day (ESPN+)
SUNDAY MAY 23 Exclusive ESPN+ Round 4 Coverage: 8-10 a.m. ET (ESPN+) Round 4 ESPN TV Coverage: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (ESPN App) Round 4 CBS TV Coverage: 1-7 p.m. ET (Paramount+) Featured Groups and Featured Holes (15, 16 and 17): All day (ESPN+)
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2021 PGA Championship tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:00 a.m. – Patrick Rada, Adam Long, Cameron Tringale 7:11 a.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Larkin Gross, Matt Jones 7:22 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Derek Holmes, George Coetzee 7:33 a.m. – Bernd Wiesberger, Tom Hoge, Joel Dahmen 7:44 a.m. – John Daly, Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner 7:55 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Martin Laird, Hudson Swafford 8:06 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson 8:17 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel 8:28 a.m. – Harris English, Stewart Cink, Alex Noren 8:39 a.m. – Kevin Na, Tom Lewis, Jason Kokrak 8:50 a.m. – Jason Scrivener, Stuart Smith, Emiliano Grillo 9:01 a.m. – Brad Marek, Peter Malnati, Lanto Griffin 9:12 a.m. – Mark Geddes, Denny McCarthy, Rikuya Hoshino 12:30 p.m. – Frank Bensel, Jr., Robert Streb, Kurt Kitayama 12:41 p.m. – Alex Beach, Daniel van Tonder, Wyndham Clark 12:52 p.m. – Abraham Ancer, Max Homa, Sam Burns 1:03 p.m. – Tony Finau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners 1:14 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Padraig Harrington 1:25 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed 1:36 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Cameron Smith 1:47 p.m. – Steve Stricker, Billy Horschel, Daniel Berger 1:58 p.m. – Webb Simpson, Will Zalatoris, Jordan Spieth 2:09 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Sergio Garcia 2:20 p.m. – Thomas Pieters, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar 2:31 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Pete Ballo, Cam Davis 2:42 p.m. – Dean Burmester, Greg Koch, K.H. Lee
Tee No. 10
7:05 a.m. – Ben Polland, Talor Gooch, Harry Higgs 7:16 a.m. – Rob Labritz, Brendan Steele, Harold Varner III 7:27 a.m. – Paul Casey, Garrick Higgo, Marc Leishman 7:38 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton 7:49 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Champ, John Catlin 8:00 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Francesco Molinari, Scottie Scheffler 8:11 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry 8:22 a.m. – Lee Westwood, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele 8:33 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka 8:44 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama 8:55 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Matt Wallace, Erik van Rooyen 9:06 a.m. – Chan Kim, Brett Walker, Brian Gay 9:17 a.m. – Aaron Wise, Sonny Skinner, Kalle Samooja 12:25 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Jim Herman 12:36 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Joe Summerhays, Richy Werenski 12:47 p.m. – Sebastian Munoz, Tim Pearce, Sam Horsfield 12:58 p.m. – Y.E. Yang, Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem 1:09 p.m. – Joaquin Niemann, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai 1:20 p.m. – Branden Grace, Adam Hadwin, Rasmus Hojgaard 1:31 p.m. – Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Carlos Ortiz 1:42 p.m. – Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Kevin Streelman 1:53 p.m. – Ian Poulter, Brian Harman, Sungjae Im 2:04 p.m. – Antoine Rozner, Chez Reavie, Brandon Stone 2:15 p.m. – Victor Perez, Omar Uresti, Maverick McNealy 2:26 p.m. – Tyler Collet, Brendon Todd, Lucas Herbert 2:37 p.m. – Ben Cook, Mackenzie Hughes, Takumi Kanaya
2021 PGA Championship tee times: Round 2 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:00 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Jim Herman 7:11 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Joe Summerhays, Richy Werenski 7:22 a.m. – Sebastian Munoz, Tim Pearce, Sam Horsfield 7:33 a.m. – Y.E. Yang, Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem 7:44 a.m. – Joaquin Niemann, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai 7:55 a.m. – Branden Grace, Adam Hadwin, Rasmus Hojgaard 8:06 a.m. – Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Carlos Ortiz 8:17 a.m. – Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Kevin Streelman 8:28 a.m. – Ian Poulter, Brian Harman, Sungjae Im 8:39 a.m. – Antoine Rozner, Chez Reavie, Brandon Stone 8:50 a.m. – Victor Perez, Omar Uresti, Maverick McNealy 9:01 a.m. – Tyler Collet, Brendon Todd, Lucas Herbert 9:12 a.m. – Ben Cook, Mackenzie Hughes, Takumi Kanaya 12:30 p.m. – Ben Polland, Talor Gooch, Harry Higgs 12:41 p.m. – Rob Labritz, Brendan Steele, Harold Varner III 12:52 p.m. – Paul Casey, Garrick Higgo, Marc Leishman 1:03 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton 1:14 p.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Champ, John Catlin 1:25 p.m. – Zach Johnson, Francesco Molinari, Scottie Scheffler 1:36 p.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry 1:47 p.m. – Lee Westwood, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele 1:58 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka 2:09 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama 2:20 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Matt Wallace, Erik van Rooyen 2:31 p.m. – Chan Kim, Brett Walker, Brian Gay 2:42 p.m. – Aaron Wise, Sonny Skinner, Kalle Samooja
Tee No. 10
7:05 a.m. – Frank Bensel, Jr., Robert Streb, Kurt Kitayama 7:16 a.m. – Alex Beach, Daniel van Tonder, Wyndham Clark 7:27 a.m. – Abraham Ancer, Max Homa, Sam Burns 7:38 a.m. – Tony Finau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners 7:49 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Padraig Harrington 8:00 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed 8:11 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Cameron Smith 8:22 a.m. – Steve Stricker, Billy Horschel, Daniel Berger 8:33 a.m. – Webb Simpson, Will Zalatoris, Jordan Spieth 8:44 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Sergio Garcia 8:55 a.m. – Thomas Pieters, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar 9:06 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Pete Ballo, Cam Davis 9:17 a.m. – Dean Burmester, Greg Koch, K.H. Lee 12:25 p.m. – Patrick Rada, Adam Long, Cameron Tringale 12:36 p.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Larkin Gross, Matt Jones 12:47 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Derek Holmes, George Coetzee 12:58 p.m. – Bernd Wiesberger, Tom Hoge, Joel Dahmen 1:09 p.m. – John Daly, Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner 1:20 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Martin Laird, Hudson Swafford 1:31 p.m. – Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson 1:42 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel 1:53 p.m. – Harris English, Stewart Cink, Alex Noren 2:04 p.m. – Kevin Na, Tom Lewis, Jason Kokrak 2:15 p.m. – Jason Scrivener, Stuart Smith, Emiliano Grillo 2:26 p.m. – Brad Marek, Peter Malnati, Lanto Griffin 2:37 p.m. – Mark Geddes, Denny McCarthy, Rikuya Hoshino
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