The 2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs officially kick off Thursday with the opening round of the Northern Trust. Here’s what you need to know to watch the first round at TPC Boston.
Previewing Northern Trust Round 1
Tiger Woods has only made two PGA Tour starts since February, but this week he makes his third, and the 15-time major champion has plenty on the line. Having played so little, Tiger’s FedEx Cup ranking to start the playoffs is not as strong as he would have hoped. Even with his win at the Zozo Championship in October, he sits at 49th.
Tiger tees off early on Thursday, at 8:37 a.m. ET, and he’ll need to play well enough to stay within the Top 70 to earn a spot in next week’s BMW Championship and continue the playoff push.
The man currently at the top of the standings is Justin Thomas. As is tradition at the Northern Trust, Thomas will play the first round alongside the two players just beneath him in the standings, No. 2 Collin Morikawa and No. 3 Webb Simpson. Morikawa, who is making his first start since winning the PGA Championship, arguably represents Thomas’ greatest threat in the playoffs. They begin their opening rounds at 8:26 a.m. ET on Thursday.
Below you will find everything you need to watch Thursday’s first round of the Northern Trust.
How to watch Northern Trust Round 1 on TV
Golf Channel will air the action for the first round of the Northern Trust and with four hours of coverage on Thursday, 3-7 p.m. ET.
How to stream Northern Trust Round 1 online
You can catch the full first round Golf Channel broadcast of the Northern Trust 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.
Northern Trust tee times for Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:20 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Nate Lashley, Ian Poulter
7:31 a.m. – Sung Kang, Talor Gooch, Matt Kuchar
7:42 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, J.T. Poston, Doc Redman
7:53 a.m. – Brendan Steele, Adam Hadwin, Jason Day
8:04 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Patrick Cantlay, Gary Woodland
8:15 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Joaquin Niemann, Harris English
8:26 a.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Cameron Champ, Adam Long
8:37 a.m. – Matt Jones, Cameron Tringale, Rickie Fowler
8:48 a.m. – Scott Brown, Brian Gay, Justin Rose
8:59 a.m. – Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Charley Hoffman, Keegan Bradley
12:00 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren, Pat Perez
12:11 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, Henrik Norlander, Brian Harman
12:22 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Danny Lee, Jim Herman
12:33 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Richy Werenski, Mark Hubbard
12:44 p.m. – Sebastian Munoz, Kevin Na, Hideki Matsuyama
12:55 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Lanto Griffin
1:06 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im, Patrick Reed
1:17 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Matthew NeSmith, Scott Harrington
1:28 p.m. – Russell Henley, Sam Ryder, Sam Burns
1:39 p.m. – Luke List, Scott Stallings, Brice Garnett
1:50 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Tom Lewis
Tee No. 10
7:20 a.m. – Ryan Armour, Ryan Moore
7:31 a.m. – Harold Varner III, Bud Cauley, Brian Stuard
7:42 a.m. – Xinjun Zhang, Sepp Straka, Harry Higgs
7:53 a.m. – Michael Thompson, Carlos Ortiz, Andrew Landry
8:04 a.m. – Abraham Ancer, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson
8:15 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Rory McIlroy, Brendon Todd
8:26 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Webb Simpson
8:37 a.m. – Tiger Woods, Dylan Frittelli, Matthew Fitzpatrick
8:48 a.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth
8:59 a.m. – Scot Piercy, Rory Sabbatini, Beau Hossler
12:00 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Robby Shelton, Si Woo Kim
12:11 p.m. – Charles Howell III, Denny McCarthy, Bubba Watson
12:22 p.m. – Paul Casey, Corey Conners, Max Homa
12:33 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Joel Dahmen, Tom Hoge
12:44 p.m. – Matthew Wolff, Tyler Duncan, Adam Scott
12:55 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Cameron Smith
1:06 p.m. – Kevin Streelman, Tony Finau, Scottie Scheffler
1:17 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Davis
1:28 p.m. – Zach Johnson, Keith Mitchell, Zac Blair
1:39 p.m. – Graeme McDowell, Adam Schenk, Lucas Glover
1:50 p.m. – Bo Hoag, Wyndham Clark
