How to watch the BMW Championship on Thursday: Round 1 TV schedule

The FedEx Cup Playoffs resume this week with the 2022 BMW Championship beginning Thursday with the opening round at the Wilmington Country Club. Here’s what you need to know to watch Round 1 on TV or online.

Preview of BMW Round 1

At last year’s BMW Championship, Patrick Cantlay overtook Bryson DeChambeau in a thrilling playoff and celebrated his third win of the season. The win put Cantlay in first place in the FedEx Cup standings, which he rode to capture the 2021 FedEx Cup title and later the Player of the Year award.

But this year the story is a little different. Although Cantlay is firmly at No. 7, he no longer holds the top spot that was surpassed by Will Zatoris last week. Also, if Cantlay is to defend his title he will need to do so at a new course, Wilmington Country Club, which takes over duties from last year’s BMW venue Caves Valley.

Cantlay also has to contend with some resurgent Tour pros, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and betting favorite Rory McIlroy.

It all begins Thursday when Cantlay will tee off alongside Scheffler for his opening round at 2:40pm ET. You can stream the first round via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ or watch the broadcast on Golf Channel.

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Below is everything you need to watch the first round of the 2022 BMW Championship.

How to watch the first round of the BMW Championship on TV

Golf Channel will televise the opening round of the 2022 BMW Championship on Thursday with a four-hour telecast from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET.

How to stream BMW Championship Round 1 online

You can stream the opening round of the 2022 BMW Championship on Thursday from 9am to 7pm ET via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which includes coverage of the group. Fans can also stream the first round of Golf Channel TV coverage at golfchannel.com.

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Start times of the BMW Championship Round 1 2022 (All times ET)

Tee #1

9:10 a.m. – Harold Varner III, Alex Noren

9:20 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Taylor Moore

9:30 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Chez Reavie

9:40 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Si Woo Kim

9:50 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Sebastian Muñoz

10:00 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott

10:10 a.m. – Trey Mullinax, Mito Pereira

10:25 a.m. – Seamus Power, Shane Lowry

10:35 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, KH Lee

10:45 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Corey Conners

10:55 a.m. – JT Poston, Joohyung Kim

11:05 am – Collin Morikawa, Tom Hoge

11:15 a.m. – Max Homa, Jordan Spieth

11:25 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay

11:40 a.m. – Sam Burns, Tony Finau

11:50 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im

12:00 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Marc Leishman

12:10 p.m. – Matt Kuchar, Brendan Steele

12:20 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

12:30 p.m. – Lucas Herbert, Emiliano Grillo

12:40 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Cam Davis

12:55 p.m. – Scott Stallings, Andrew Putnam

1:05 p.m. – Luke List, Russell Henley

1:15 p.m. – Keith Mitchell, Cameron Tringale

1:25 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Denny McCarthy

1:35 p.m. – JJ Spaun, Aaron Wise

1:45 p.m. – Davis Riley, Sahith Theegala

1:55 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Brian Harman

2:10 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Joaquin Niemann

2:20 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama

2:30 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Rory McIlroy

2:40 p.m. – Will Zalatoris, Scottie Scheffler

2:50 p.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young

3:00 p.m. – Alex Smalley, Wyndham Clark