How to watch 2026 PGA Championship 3rd Round for free

After the field was cut from 156 to 70, Round 3 of the PGA Championship begins this morning.

A duo of American golfers, Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy, sit atop the leaderboard at four under par after 36 holes.

Brutal morning winds and what defending champion Scottie Scheffler described as “kind of absurd” pin locations kept the field bunched together, with 44 players sitting within five shots of the lead, including Rory McIlroy (who is five shots behind and tied for 30th) and Scheffler, who is within striking distance at two shots under par.

Some big names narrowly didn’t make the cut; Bryson DeChambeau failed to recover from a disastrous opening round and missed the cut at a major for the second consecutive time, while Garrick Higgo missed Round 3 by a single stroke, made even more devastating thanks to the two-stroke penalty he received on Thursday for being late to his tee time.

There are a bunch of different options when it comes to streaming this year’s PGA Championship, so we broke it down for you below. Keep reading for TV schedules, streaming schedules and more.

When is the 2026 PGA Championship?

The 2026 PGA Championship begins today, May 14, and ends on Sunday, May 17.

How to watch PGA Championship for free

While the 2026 PGA Championship will air across a few different networks and streaming services, you only need one to stream every minute of the tournament: DIRECTV.

DIRECTV’s MySports genre pack ($44.99 for your first two months after a five-day free trial) includes access to the ESPN Unlimited/ESPN+ app where morning coverage (from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) will stream, in addition to CBS, where the afternoon telecast is set to air.

2026 PGA Championship TV and streaming schedule

Round 3 – May 16

• Round 3 Early Livestream: 8-10 a.m. (ESPN+)
• Round 3 Early Telecast: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN)
• Featured Groups: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Featured Holes (13, 16, 17): 10:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Round 3 Afternoon Telecast: 1-7 p.m. (CBS)

Round 4 – May 17

• Round 4 Early Livestream: 8-10 a.m. (ESPN+)
• Round 4 Early Telecast: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN)
• Featured Groups: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Featured Holes (13, 16, 17): 10:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Round 4 Afternoon Telecast: 1-7 p.m. (CBS)

PGA Championship tee times — Round 3

• 7:45 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Alex Noren
• 7:54 a.m. – Nicolai Højgaard, Michael Brennan
• 8:03 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Johnny Keefer
• 8:12 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, William Mouw
• 8:21 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Brian Campbell
• 8:30 a.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Daniel Berger
• 8:39 a.m. – Luke Donald, Elvis Smylie
• 8:48 a.m. – Michael Kim, John Parry
• 8:57 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Padraig Harrington
• 9:06 a.m. – Daniel Brown, Chris Kirk
• 9:15 a.m. – Justin Rose, Brian Harman
• 9:24 a.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Sami Valimaki
• 9:33 a.m. – Kazuki Higa, Mikael Lindberg
• 9:42 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Sam Burns
• 9:51 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Joaquin Niemann
• 10:00 a.m. – Alex Fitzpatrick, Denny McCarthy
• 10:20 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Chandler Blanchet
• 10:30 a.m. – Martin Kaymer, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 10:40 a.m. – Casey Jarvis, Matt Wallace
• 10:50 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson
• 11:00 a.m. – Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy
• 11:10 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele
• 11:20 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Bud Cauley
• 11:30 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Ryan Gerard
• 11:40 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Matti Schmid
• 11:50 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
• 12:10 p.m. – Daniel Hillier, Ben Kern
• 12:20 p.m. – Ryan Fox, Ryo Hisatsune
• 12:30 p.m. – Rico Hoey, Cameron Smith
• 12:40 p.m. – Haotong Li, Patrick Reed
• 12:50 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Andrew Putnam
• 1:00 p.m. – Jason Day, Patrick Cantlay
• 1:10 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Aaron Rai
• 1:20 p.m. – Ludvig Aberg, Andrew Novak
• 1:30 p.m. – Harris English, Si Woo Kim
• 1:40 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, David Puig
• 2:00 p.m. – Cameron Young, Justin Thomas
• 2:10 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Max Greyserman
• 2:20 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Stephan Jaeger
• 2:30 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Gotterup
• 2:40 p.m. – Alex Smalley, Maverick McNealy

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