It’s major championship time again. For just the second time this year, the best men’s golfers in the world will compete for history. This time, it’s the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the first round.
Previewing U.S. Open Round 1
There are too many quality storylines to count heading into the first round at Winged Foot. Will the course setup frustrate pros, sending scores soaring? Will World No. 1 Dustin Johnson cement himself as the best in the game? Can Phil Mickelson avenge his 2006 collapse at Winged Foot and finally win a U.S. Open? Can Tiger Woods capture major No. 16?
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We’ll start to get answers to all of those questions and more during Thursday’s opening round, and plenty of big names are getting an early start. Woods starts off the 1st tee at 8:07 a.m. ET alongside Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas. At the same time, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and Justin Rose will begin on the 10th. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed will get started even earlier, at 7:56 a.m. ET, with Hideki Matsuyama.
You’ll have to wait until the afternoon to see other stars, like Johnson, Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Rickie Fowler, to name a few. Below you’ll find the complete list of tee times, as well as all the information you need to watch the first round of the 2020 U.S. Open on TV or stream it online.
How to watch U.S. Open Round 1 on TV
The TV coverage for the opening round of the U.S. Open on Thursday will be split between NBC and Golf Channel. Golf Channel will start things off with six and a half hours of coverage from 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ET. NBC will follow that with a three-hour broadcast from 2-5 p.m. ET
How to watch U.S. Open Round 1 online
For the first time, the final two hours of the first round at Winged Foot will be available exclusively on NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, Peacock. This streaming coverage will be offered for free to all viewers, as long as you sign up for a free Peacock account, which you can do here.
In addition, the USGA will provide Featured Group and Featured Hole coverage all day Thursday on usopen.com, the U.S. Open app and the U.S. Open streaming app. In addition, you can watch U.S. Open 360, which will include player interviews, live-streams from the practice areas and more. Check out the full first round streaming schedule below.
U.S. Open streaming schedule for Thursday, Sept. 17 (ET)
Thursday, September 17
First Round (TV coverage): 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (Golfchannel.com)
First Round (TV Coverage): 2-5 p.m. ET (NBCSports.com)
First Round (Online only): 5-7 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Featured Groups (Online only): 7:55 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ET (usopen.com)
Featured Holes (Online only): 8:10 a.m.-6:45 p.m. ET (usopen.com)
2020 U.S. Open tee times for Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
6:50 a.m. – Brandon Wu, Curtis Luck, Ryan Fox
7:01 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Rasmus Hojgaard, J.T. Poston
7:12 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Sung Kang, Kevin Streelman
7:23 a.m. – Jazz Janewattananond, Kevin Na, Matt Wallace
7:34 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Harris English, Davis Thompson (a)
7:45 a.m. – Paul Waring, Victor Perez, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
7:56 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed, Jordan Spieth
8:07 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods
8:18 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, Lucas Glover, Graeme McDowell
8:29 a.m. – Charles Howell III, Ryo Ishikawa, Max Homa
8:40 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Robert MacIntyre, Sandy Scott (a)
8:51 a.m. – Eddie Pepperell, Troy Merritt, Sami Valimaki
12:10 p.m. – Shaun Norris, Rory Sabbatini, Chan Kim
12:21 p.m. – Adam Long, Eduard Rousaud (a), Mike Lorenzo-Vera
12:32 p.m. – Lukas Michel (a), Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones
12:43 p.m. – Ryan Palmer, Si Woo Kim, Rafa Cabrera Bello
12:54 p.m. – Joaquin Niemann, Sungjae Im, Cameron Champ
1:05 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Andy Ogletree (a), Shane Lowry
1:16 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Tony Finau
1:27 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey, Jon Rahm
1:38 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Matthew Wolff, Viktor Hovland
1:49 p.m. – Romain Langasque, Davis Riley, Will Zalatoris
2:00 p.m. – Matthias Schwab, Cole Hammer (a), Alex Noren
2:11 p.m. – Connor Syme, Paul Barjon, Marty Jertson
Tee No. 10
6:50 a.m. – Daniel Balin, Greyson Sigg, J.C. Ritchie
7:01 a.m. – Ricky Castillo, (a) Brian Harman, Andy Sullivan
7:12 a.m. – Tom Lewis, Preston Summerhays (a), Jason Kokrak
7:23 a.m. – Martin Kaymer, Jimmy Walker, John Augenstein (a)
7:34 a.m. – Tyler Duncan, Thomas Detry, Erik van Rooyen
7:45 a.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett
7:56 a.m. – Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, Jason Day
8:07 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Justin Rose
8:18 a.m. – Ian Poulter, Patrick Cantlay, Steve Stricker
8:29 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes, Corey Conners
8:40 a.m. – Sebastian Munoz, Chun An Yu (a), Justin Harding
8:51 a.m. – Scott Hend, Dan McCarthy, Ryan Vermeer
12:10 p.m. – Richy Werenski, Taylor Pendrith, Renato Paratore
12:21 p.m. – Jim Herman, John Pak (a), Thomas Pieters
12:32 p.m. – Michael Thompson, Andrew Putnam, Chesson Hadley
12:43 p.m. – Bernd Wiesberger, Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith
12:54 p.m. – Lee Westwood, James Sugrue (a), Bubba Watson
1:05 p.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Daniel Berger, Branden Grace
1:16 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Kevin Kisner, Abraham Ancer
1:27 p.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Zach Johnson, Keegan Bradley
1:38 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Xander Schauffele, Brandt Snedeker
1:49 p.m. – Shugo Imahira, Byeong Hun An, Takumi Kanaya (a)
2:00 p.m. – Danny Lee, Mark Hubbard, Lanto Griffin
2:11 p.m. – Stephan Jaeger Lee Hodges Adrian Otaegui
