The 2026 Austin Championship begins this Thursday at the Omni Barton Creek resort in Austin, Texas. Golf fans can follow the opening round through various television and digital streaming platforms, with featured group coverage starting early in the morning.
Tournament Coverage and Streaming
Television coverage for the first round will be provided by the Golf Channel, airing from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. For those looking to stream the event online, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer exclusive featured group coverage beginning at 8 a.m. ET. Additionally, a live simulcast of the Golf Channel’s broadcast will be available through Golfchannel.com and the Golf Channel App.
A major focus of the tournament is Austin Smotherman, who enters the event following a successful run during the FedEx Fall. The 32-year-old secured his first PGA Tour victory at the Bank of Utah Championship in early October and followed it up with a win at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Smotherman is now competing in Austin, Texas, aiming for his third victory in just over a month.
Round 1 Tee Times (All times ET)
Tee No. 1
8:00 a.m. – Nick Hardy, Mac Meissner, Takumi Kanaya
8:11 a.m. – Rafael Campos, Zac Blair, John Parry
8:22 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Tyler Duncan, David Skinns
8:33 a.m. – Kevin Yu, Aaron Wise, Kevin Streelman
8:44 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger
8:55 a.m. – Adam Schenk, Joe Highsmith, Lucas Glover
9:06 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Hank Lebioda, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
9:17 a.m. – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Luke Clanton, Alvaro Ortiz
9:28 a.m. – Patrick Fishburn, Neal Shipley, Miles Russell (a)
9:39 a.m. – Zecheng Dou, Adrien Saddier, Christiaan Maas
12:40 p.m. – David Lipsky, Max McGreevy, Dylan Wu
12:51 p.m. – Jackson Suber, Danny Walker, Zach Bauchou
1:02 p.m. – Austin Eckroat, Joel Dahmen, Max Greyserman
1:13 p.m. – Austin Smotherman, Jackson Koivun, Tommy Morrison
1:24 p.m. – Brian Harman, Chris Kirk, Pierceson Coody
1:35 p.m. – Eric Cole, Sam Stevens, Jordan Smith
1:46 p.m. – Chad Ramey, Rico Hoey, A.J. Ewart
1:57 p.m. – Jimmy Stanger, Kensei Hirata, Davis Chatfield
2:08 p.m. – Hayden Springer, David Ford, Frankie Harris
2:19 p.m. – Isaiah Salinda, Paul Peterson, Casey Russell
Tee No. 10
8:00 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, C.T. Pan, Chandler Phillips
8:11 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Andrew Putnam, Vince Whaley
8:22 a.m. – Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Rasmus Højgaard
8:33 a.m. – Blades Brown, Andrew Novak, Max Homa
8:44 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Daniel Berger, Doug Ghim
8:55 a.m. – Karl Vilips, Cam Davis, Davis Riley
9:06 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes
9:17 a.m. – Jesper Svensson, Trace Crowe, Marcelo Rozo
9:28 a.m. – Chandler Blanchet, John VanDerLaan, Jeffrey Kang
9:39 a.m. – Haotong Li, Alejandro Tosti, Emilio Gonzalez
12:40 p.m. – Nick Dunlap, Michael Thompson, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:51 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Adam Svensson, Patrick Rodgers
1:02 p.m. – Peter Malnati, Justin Lower, Kevin Roy
1:13 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Matt McCarty, Taylor Pendrith
1:24 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, William Mouw, Matt Kuchar
1:35 p.m. – Ben Martin, Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles
1:46 p.m. – Kristoffer Ventura, Johnny Keefer, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
1:57 p.m. – Marco Penge, Gordon Sargent, Cole Sherwood
2:08 p.m. – Nicholas Lindheim, Rikuya Hoshino, William Sides
2:19 p.m. – Pontus Nyholm, Christo Lamprecht, Thomas Rosenmueller
