How to watch 2026 PGA Championship for free: Tee times, livestream

The second of the four major tournaments on the PGA Tour begins today.

The PGA Championship begins today and will continue through Sunday, May 17, when the winner of the 108th annual tournament will be named. This year’s PGA Championship field consists of 156 golfers, among them PGA Tour champions and major tournament winners. Following the first two rounds, the field will be cut to the top 70.

Going into the PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler is a favorite as he looks to repeat after winning here last year. Recent two-time Masters champ Rory McIlroy is also among the favorites to win, with Jon Rahm, 2026 Players Championship winner Cameron Young and Bryson DeChambeau rounding out the top five.

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 the a few different networks and streaming services, you only need one to stream every minute of the tournament: DIRECTV.

DIRECTV’s Choice plan ($59.99 for your first month with a five-day free trial) also access to the ESPN Unlimited/ESPN+ app, where morning coverage and featured groups will stream every day. Of course, it also includes ESPN, where coverage airs daily, and CBS, where Saturday and Sunday’s final rounds will air.

2026 PGA Championship TV and streaming schedule

Round 1 – May 14

• Round 1 Early Livestream: 6:45 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Round 1 Telecast: 12-8 p.m. (ESPN)
• Featured Groups: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Featured Holes (15, 16, 17): 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)

Round 2 – May 15

• Round 2 Early Livestream: 6:45 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Round 2 Telecast: 12-8 p.m. (ESPN)
• Featured Groups: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Featured Holes (15, 16, 17): 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)

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 1

Tee No. 1

• 6:45 a.m. – Braden Shattuck, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin
• 6:56 a.m. – Francisco Bidé, Harry Hall, Ryan Gerard
• 7:07 a.m. – Johnny Keefer, Rico Hoey, Nicolai Højgaard
• 7:18 a.m. – Shaun Micheel, Michael Brennan, Garrick Higgo
• 7:29 a.m. – Y.E. Yang, Jhonattan Vegas, Matt McCarty
• 7:40 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Tom McKibbin, Stephan Jaeger
• 7:51 a.m. – Daniel Brown, Adrien Saddier, Harris English
• 8:02 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Bud Cauley, Alex Noren
• 8:13 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman, Kristoffer Reitan
• 8:24 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry, Padraig Harrington
• 8:35 a.m. – Ryan Lenahan, Ryan Fox, Kazuki Higa
• 8:46 a.m. – Jared Jones, Michael Kim, Ryo Hisatsune
• 8:57 a.m. – Tyler Collet, Kota Kaneko, Brandt Snedeker
• 12:15 p.m. – Andrew Novak, John Parry, Jordan Gumberg
• 12:26 p.m. – Ben Polland, Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria
• 12:37 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Ricky Castillo, Michael Thorbjornsen
• 12:48 p.m. – Luke Donald, Jesse Droemer, Stewart Cink
• 12:59 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun, Max Homa
• 1:10 p.m. – Ben Kern, J.T. Poston, Russell Henley
• 1:21 p.m. – Adam Scott, Corey Conners, Daniel Berger
• 1:32 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
• 1:43 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood
• 1:54 p.m. – Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas
• 2:05 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
• 2:16 p.m. – Zach Haynes, Alex Smalley, Chandler Blanchet
• 2:27 p.m. – Bernd Wiesberger, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Andy Sullivan

Tee No. 10

• 6:50 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, David Puig, Denny McCarthy
• 7:01 a.m. – William Mouw, Chris Gabriele, Taylor Pendrith
• 7:12 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Bryce Fisher, Joaquín Niemann
• 7:23 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Billy Horschel, Ian Holt
• 7:34 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Sam Burns
• 7:45 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman
• 7:56 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala
• 8:07 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Derek Berg, Joe Highsmith
• 8:18 a.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Åberg, Rickie Fowler
• 8:29 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton
• 8:40 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
• 8:51 a.m. – Daniel Hillier, Ryan Vermeer, Max McGreevy
• 9:02 a.m. – Paul McClure, Mikael Lindberg, Angel Ayora
• 12:10 p.m. – Michael Block, Rasmus Højgaard, Dustin Johnson
• 12:21 p.m. – Mark Geddes, Steven Fisk, David Lipsky
• 12:32 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Austin Hurt, Casey Jarvis
• 12:43 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Michael Kartrude, Matt Wallace
• 12:54 p.m. – Martin Kaymer, Elvis Smylie, Davis Riley
• 1:05 p.m. – Jason Dufner, Haotong Li, Jimmy Walker
• 1:16 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jordan Smith
• 1:27 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Patrick Reed, Pierceson Coody
• 1:38 p.m. – Brian Campbell, Adam Schenk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• 1:49 p.m. – Marco Penge, Sepp Straka, Patrick Rodgers
• 2:00 p.m. – Aaron Rai, Travis Smyth, Sami Välimäki
• 2:11 p.m. – Sam Stevens, Jayden Schaper, Garrett Sapp
• 2:22 p.m. – Timothy Wiseman, Matti Schmid, Austin Smotherman

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