The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational begins Thursday with the first round at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Florida. Here’s everything you need to know to watch Thursday’s tournament, including complete Arnold Palmer Invitational TV coverage, broadcast information and Round 1 times.
How to watch the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday
This week golf fans will be treated to a heavyweight battle between the best players in the game, including all of the top 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Longtime No. 1 and No. 2: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Both stars have shown strong performances in the early part of the season. Scheffler picked up his 20th PGA Tour victory at American Express. McIlroy finished T2 at the Genesis Invitational.
Now the biggest stars on the Tour, both winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, will go to battle at Bay Hill to try and add another trophy to their shelves.
And the action begins with Thursday’s opening round at Bay Hill.
You can watch the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on TV with the Golf Channel starting at 2pm ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer exclusive coverage beginning Thursday at 7:30 a.m. ET, with featured team and hole features throughout the day.
Below you’ll find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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How to watch on TV on Thursday
The Golf Channel will provide TV coverage of the first round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday from 2-6 pm ET.
How to stream online on Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational with PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer live coverage beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET Thursday in addition to team coverage and featured holes.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 1 tee times (ET)
It is No. 1
7:40 am – Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett
7:50 am – Jonathan Vegas, Tom Hoge
8:00 am – Ryan Fox, Billy Horschel
8:10 am – Brian Campbell, Patrick Rodgers
8:20 am – Matt McCarty, Max Greyserman
8:30 am – Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
8:40 am – Daniel Berger, Alex Noren
8:50 am – Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
9:05 am – Harry Hall, Corey Conners
9:15 am – Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
9:25 am – Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
9:35 am – Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre
9:45 am – Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia
9:55 am – Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose
10:05 am – Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry
10:20 am – Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley
10:30 am – Aldrich Potgieter, Adam Scott
10:40 am – JT Poston, Keith Mitchell
10:50 am – Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Smotherman
11:00 am – Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley
11:10 am – Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune
11:20 am – Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
11:35 am – Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
11:45 am – Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody
11:55 am – Jordan Spieth, Sam Stevens
12:05 pm – Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:15 pm – Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
12:25 pm – JJ Spaun, Nick Taylor
12:35 pm – Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
12:50 pm – Ben Griffin, Tommy Fleetwood
1:00 pm – Nico Echavarria, Ludvig Åberg
1:10 pm – Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup
1:20 pm – Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
1:30 pm – Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland
1:40 pm – Rickie Fowler, Michael Kim
1:50 pm – Chris Kirk, Sahith Theegala
