The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational gets underway Thursday with the first round at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Florida. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Arnold Palmer Invitational TV coverage, streaming details and Round 1 tee times.
How to watch Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday
This week golf fans will be treated to a heavyweight bout among the best players in the game, including all of the top 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Leading the way are the longtime Nos. 1 and 2: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Both stars have displayed solid games early in the season. Scheffler picked off his 20th PGA Tour win at the American Express. McIlroy finished T2 at the Genesis Invitational.
Now the biggest stars on Tour, both past Arnold Palmer Invitational winners, will go to battle at Bay Hill to try and add another trophy to their shelfs.
And the action gets started with Thursday’s opening round at Bay Hill.
You can watch the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on TV via Golf Channel beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive streaming coverage starting Thursday at 7:30 a.m. ET, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage all day long.
Below you will 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 Thursday
Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday from 2-6 p.m. ET.
How to stream online Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational 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.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 1 tee times (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:40 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett
7:50 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Hoge
8:00 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Billy Horschel
8:10 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Patrick Rodgers
8:20 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Max Greyserman
8:30 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
8:40 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Alex Noren
8:50 a.m. – Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
9:05 a.m. – Harry Hall, Corey Conners
9:15 a.m. – Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
9:25 a.m. – Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
9:35 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre
9:45 a.m. – Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia
9:55 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose
10:05 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry
10:20 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley
10:30 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Adam Scott
10:40 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell
10:50 a.m. – Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Smotherman
11:00 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley
11:10 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune
11:20 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
11:35 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
11:45 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody
11:55 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Sam Stevens
12:05 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:15 p.m. – Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
12:25 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Nick Taylor
12:35 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
12:50 p.m. – Ben Griffin, Tommy Fleetwood
1:00 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Ludvig Åberg
1:10 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup
1:20 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
1:30 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland
1:40 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Michael Kim
1:50 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Sahith Theegala
