2026 Truist Championship Thursday TV coverage: Watch Round 1

The 2026 Truist Championship gets underway Thursday with the first round at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Truist Championship TV coverage, streaming details and complete Round 1 tee times.

How to watch Truist Championship on Thursday

The second major of the year, the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink, is just one week away. But first, most of the PGA Tour’s best players will fight for a $3.6 million winner’s share at the second consecutive Signature Event.

The Truist Championship makes its official return to Quail Hollow on Thursday morning, where World No. 2 Rory McIlroy will begin his attempt at capturing PGA Tour win No. 31. McIlroy will also be prepping his game for a run at his second straight major win next week.

McIlroy will face off against a small but strong field beginning Thursday at the Truist, with red-hot Cameron Young and similarly steamy Matt Fitzpatrick showing no fear in recent weeks.

Other popular Tour pros such as Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele are also in the field this week.

McIlroy will tee off for the opening round on Thursday at 11:33 a.m. ET alongside Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose.

You can watch the first round of the Truist Championship on TV via Golf Channel beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early streaming coverage starting Thursday at 7:30 a.m. ET, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage all day long. The GOLF App will carry a simulcast of Golf Channel’s TV coverage.

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

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How to watch on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Truist Championship on Thursday from 2-6 p.m. ET.

How to stream online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2026 Truist Championship via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer streaming coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday in addition to featured group and hole coverage. You can also stream a live simulcast of Golf Channel’s TV coverage on the GOLF App.

2026 Truist Championship Round 1 tee times (ET)

Tee No. 1

11:00 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Mackenzie Hughes, Alex Smalley
11:11 a.m. – Min Woo Lee, Matt Wallace, Denny McCarthy
11:22 a.m. – Ricky Castillo, Andrew Novak, Corey Conners
11:33 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Keegan Bradley, Harris English
11:44 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Maverick McNealy, Harry Hall
11:55 a.m. – Brian Campbell, J.T. Poston, Nicolai Højgaard
12:06 p.m. – Jason Day, Michael Kim, David Lipsky
12:17 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Ryan Gerard, Alex Noren
12:28 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth
12:39 p.m. – Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas
12:50 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Ryan Fox, Si Woo Kim
1:01 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Sahith Theegala, Max Homa

Tee No. 10

11:00 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Kristoffer Reitan
11:11 a.m. – Adam Scott, Ryo Hisatsune, Pierceson Coody
11:22 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Brian Harman, Ludvig Åberg
11:33 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose
11:44 a.m. – Alex Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Rickie Fowler
11:55 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Bud Cauley, Chandler Blanchet
12:06 p.m. – Tom Hoge, Patrick Rodgers, Sam Stevens
12:17 p.m. – Tony Finau, Daniel Berger, Austin Smotherman
12:28 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Akshay Bhatia, Ben Griffin
12:39 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay
12:50 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Robert MacIntyre, Sungjae Im
1:01 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Webb Simpson, Andrew Putnam