2026 Masters Thursday TV coverage: How to watch Round 1 at Augusta National

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The 2026 Masters finally gets underway Thursday morning, April 9, with the first round at Augusta National. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Masters TV coverage, streaming info and Round 1 tee times.

How to watch Masters on Thursday

On Thursday morning, major season begins at Augusta National with the opening round of the 2026 Masters.

Heading into the this year’s event, one big question on fans’ minds involves last year’s Masters champion, Rory McIlroy. Can McIlroy defend his title and capture his second green jacket this week?

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He’ll have lots of competition, including from his own grouping for Round 1. Playing partner Cameron Young is fresh off a recent win at the 2026 Players Championship, the biggest of his career.

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Meanwhile, LIV stars Bryson DeChambeau and 2023 winner Jon Rahm are hoping to bring home a Masters victory themselves. And let’s not forget about other past champions expected to contend this year, such as World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth.

You can watch the first round of the Masters on TV via ESPN, which will air coverage beginning on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET. Masters.com, the Masters app, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+ and the ESPN App will provide exhaustive streaming coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET with the honorary starters.

Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Masters.

How to watch on TV Thursday

ESPN will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Masters from 3-7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2026 Masters via Masters.com, the Masters app, the ESPN App, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+ and DirecTV, with several streaming options available. Check out the full 2026 Masters Thursday streaming schedule below.

Honorary Starters: 7:30 a.m. (Masters.com, Masters App)
Masters On the Range: 8:30-10-30 a.m. (Masters.com, Masters App, Paramount+)
Featured Groups: 9:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (Masters.com, Masters App, Paramount+, Prime Video, ESPN App, DirecTV)
Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Masters.com, Masters App, ESPN App)
Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (Masters.com, Masters App, Paramount+, Prime Video, ESPN App, DirecTV)
Featured Holes (15 and 16): 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (Masters.com, Masters App, Paramount+, Prime Video, ESPN App, DirecTV)
Round 1 Prime Video Coverage: 1-3 p.m. (Prime Video)
Round 1 ESPN Telecast: 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN App)
Full Round 1 Stream: 1-7:30 p.m. (Masters.com, Masters App)

2026 Masters Round 1 tee times (ET)

Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. – John Keefer, Haotong Li
7:50 a.m. – Naoyuki Kataoka, Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz
8:02 a.m. – José María Olazábal, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Aldrich Potgieter
8:14 a.m. – Angel Cabrera, Sami Valimaki, Jackson Herrington (A)
8:26 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Max Greyserman, Ryan Fox
8:38 a.m. – Vijay Singh, Matt McCarty, Rasmus Højgaard
8:50 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Kristoffer Reitan, Casey Jarvis
9:02 a.m. – Bubba Watson, Nicolas Echavarria, Brandon Holtz (A)
9:19 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Jake Knapp
9:31 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor
9:43 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day
9:55 a.m. – Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia
10:07 a.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele
10:19 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley
10:31 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (A)
10:43 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Noren
11:03 a.m. – Samuel Stevens, Sungjae Im
11:15 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell
11:27 a.m. – Mike Weir, Wyndham Clark, Mateo Pulcini (A)
11:39 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nicolai Højgaard
11:51 a.m. – Danny Willett, Davis Riley, Ethan Fang (A)
12:03 p.m. – Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman
12:15 p.m. – Fred Couples, Min Woo Lee, Fifa Laopakdee (A)
12:27 p.m. – Sergio Garcia, Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman
12:44 p.m. – Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Michael Brennan
12:56 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Tyrrell Hatton
1:08 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg
1:20 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka
1:32 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas
1:44 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland
1:56 p.m. – Harris English, Marco Penge, Si Woo Kim