2023 BMW Championship: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times

The 2023 BMW Championship kicks off this week at Olympia Fields in Illinois. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the event, including a full BMW Championship TV schedule, streaming schedule and complete tee times for the first and second rounds.

BMW Championship preview

The lengthy regular season and the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs are in the rearview, and now only the top-50 PGA Tour players remain to fight on for their chance at the $18 million grand prize.

They have two tournaments left to make their case, starting with this week’s BMW at historic Olympia Fields.

Can defending FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy improve on his near-misses in recent big events, and win the BMW to catapult into first place heading into the Tour Championship? Will World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler cement his place at the top of the standings? Or will Lucas Glover continue his improbably run with a third win in a row?

We’ll all have to watch the action from Illinois to find out, and it all gets started with the opening round on Thursday.

Golf Channel and CBS will provide TV coverage of the BMW Championship, and ESPN+, NBCSports.com and Paramount+ will offer streaming coverage online.

You can find the full list of tee times for the first and second rounds below, along with complete information about streaming the 2023 BMW Championship online or watching the action on TV.

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Tournament basics

What: 2023 BMW Championship
Where: Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields, Ill.
When: Thursday-Sunday, August 16-19
Purse: $20 million ($3.6 million winner’s share)
Defending champion: Patrick Cantlay

How to watch the BMW Championship on TV

Golf Channel and CBS will share TV coverage of the 2023 BMW Championship, with Golf Channel taking the first two rounds and early coverage on the weekend, and CBS providing the primary broadcasts on Saturday and Sunday. Check out the full TV schedule below.

Thursday, August 17: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, August 18: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, August 19: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, August 20: 12-2 ET (Golf Channel); 2-6 p.m. ET (CBS)

How to watch the BMW Championship online, streaming

You can watch the 2023 BMW Championship online with PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ and Paramount+. PGA Tour Live will stream exclusive coverage of the event Thursday-Sunday beginning each day at 9:15 a.m. ET, including featured group coverage all four days of the tournament.

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2023 BMW Championship tee times: Round 1 (ET)

Tee No. 1

11:26 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Brendon Todd
11:37 a.m. – Adam Svensson, Matt Fitzpatrick
11:48 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Byeong Hun An
11:59 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose
12:10 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im
12:21 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Sepp Straka
12:32 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Adam Schenk
12:43 p.m. – Russell Henley, Nick Taylor
12:54 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa
1:10 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Lucas Glover
1:21 p.m. – Brian Harman, Tommy Fleetwood
1:32 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Hoge
1:43 p.m. – Cam Davis, Cameron Young
1:54 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Eric Cole
2:05 p.m. – Seamus Power, Lee Hodges
2:16 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Denny McCarthy
2:27 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Sam Burns
2:43 p.m. – Corey Conners, Tyrrell Hatton
2:54 p.m. – Jason Day, Collin Morikawa
3:05 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim
3:16 p.m. – Tony Finau, Taylor Moore
3:27 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Wyndham Clark
3:38 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler
3:49 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
4:00 p.m. – Harris English, Patrick Rodgers

2023 BMW Championship tee times: Round 2 (ET)

Tee No. 1

9:26 a.m. – Cam Davis, Cameron Young
9:37 a.m. – Andrew Putnam, Eric Cole
9:48 a.m. – Seamus Power, Lee Hodges
9:59 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Denny McCarthy
10:10 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Sam Burns
10:21 a.m. – Corey Conners, Tyrrell Hatton
10:32 a.m. – Jason Day, Collin Morikawa
10:43 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim
10:54 a.m. – Tony Finau, Taylor Moore
11:10 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Wyndham Clark
11:21 a.m. – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler
11:32 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
11:43 a.m. – Harris English, Patrick Rodgers
11:54 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Brendon Todd
12:05 p.m. – Adam Svensson, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:16 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Byeong Hun An
12:27 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose
12:43 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im
12:54 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Sepp Straka
1:05 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Adam Schenk
1:16 p.m. – Russell Henley, Nick Taylor
1:27 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa
1:38 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Lucas Glover
1:49 p.m. – Brian Harman, Tommy Fleetwood
2:00 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Hoge

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